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Third bankruptcy of BHS buyer revealed

2016-05-08 14:11:19| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Dominic Chappell, whose consortium bought the failed retailer BHS last year, has been declared bankrupt three times, it has emerged.

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Alert! America's Most Polluted Cities Revealed in 2016 State of Air Report

2016-04-27 13:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World: According to the American Lung Association (ALA), more than half of the American population resides in "unhealthy hot spots." Are you one of them? In its annual "State of the Air" report for 2016, ALA rounds out the cities with the most polluted air by considering two types of air pollution: ozone and particle pollution, measured in short-term spikes and year-long average. Of the total American population, there is an estimated number of 166 million Americans at risk of premature death, the report...

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Revealed: nearly all new diesel cars exceed official pollution limits

2016-04-23 08:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Surprisingly, the tiny number of models that did not exceed the standard were mostly Volkswagens, the carmaker whose cheating of diesel emissions tests which emerged last year sparked the scandal. Experts said the new results show that clean diesel cars can be made but that virtually all manufacturers have failed to do so. The new data, from testing industry leader Emissions Analytics (EA), follows the publication this week by the Department for Transport of emissions results for 37 vehicles,...

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Revealed: The millions spent to bank success at Paris climate talks

2016-03-30 09:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Home: Wealthy countries gave developing countries tens of millions of dollars in aid to bolster their stake in a new global warming accord, it has emerged. Government budgets and green funds provided at least US$26 million to help ill-equipped ministries deliver carbon-cutting pledges towards last years Paris Agreement. The findings highlight the scale of assistance offered to ensure a maximum amount of intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs), which formed the backbone of the UN deal....

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