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Marine species threatened by deep-sea mining
2017-10-25 06:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] IMAGE: These are polymetallic nodules with Plenaster craigi. White line is 1 cm. Credit: The University of Gothenburg Less than half of our planet's surface is covered by land. The rest is water, and this environment is home to an enormous r…
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Ryanair threatened with legal action by UK regulator
2017-09-28 01:01:21| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The Civil Aviation Authority says the airline has failed to make clear its obligations to passengers.
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People and wildlife now threatened by rapid destruction of central America's forests
2017-07-25 06:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] NEW YORK (July 25, 2017) - Central America's largest remaining forests are disappearing at a precipitous rate due to illegal cattle ranching, oil palm plantations, and other human-related activities, all of which are putting local communities and the region's wildlife species at high risk. A new comprehensive study by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) titled the “Human Footprint and Cow's Hoofprint Analysis” was presented this month for …
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Ancient Native American Lands are Threatened With Destruction by Oil Interests
2016-09-12 15:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
One Green Planet: The Standing Rock Sioux Reservation encompasses 2.3 million acres of land in North Dakota and is home to more than 8,000 members of the Sioux tribe. For the past several months, the people of the reservation have been fighting to protect their sacred lands and precious water supply from potential destruction in the form of the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Water is life, according to the Sioux. In a land where surface water and shallow groundwater are scarce and unreliable sources of water, the...
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Cambodia worker wages threatened by low garment prices
2016-09-07 16:29:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
As annual discussions get underway in Cambodia on a new minimum wage for garment workers, a new report warns significant further wage increases will be hard to achieve unless higher prices are paid by retailers and brands.
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