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Brazilian supermarkets ban beef linked to Amazon deforestation
2013-03-28 00:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A group representing 2,800 Brazilian supermarkets has signed an agreement barring beef linked to deforestation in the Amazon rainforest from their shelves. The Brazilian Association of Supermarkets signed the pact Monday with the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office, whose actions in 2009 - namely the threat of multi-billion dollar fines - helped pressure grocery chains into demanding deforestation-free beef from the world's largest cattle producers. That pressure, which came at the same time as...
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Fracking 'linked to biggest Oklahoma earthquake'
2013-03-27 12:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Scientists say wastewater injection from hydraulic fracturing was linked to a magnitude-5.7 earthquake that struck the US state of Oklahoma in 2011. Fracking, as it is known, injects water and chemicals into petroleum wells in a bid to extract trapped natural gas. Opponents of the practice say that it risks causing seismic events and contaminating groundwater. The study in Geology shows that "induced seismicity" can occur years after wastewater injection begins. Most seismic events linked...
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Fierce northern winter linked to Arctic sea ice melt
2013-03-26 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: TONY EASTLEY: There's more evidence today of the retreat of sea ice in the Arctic. Satellite pictures reveal the icy expanse reached its maximum size for the year on March the 15th yet the sea ice was the sixth lowest since satellite records began just over 30 years ago. Climate scientists say the ice loss is contributing to the massive snowstorms and bitter weather experienced in North America and Europe. Ashley Hall reports. ASHLEY HALL: It's been a particularly fierce winter and spring...
Chinese University Linked to Military Hacking Group
2013-03-25 23:36:28| PC Magazine Security Product Guide
Researchers at Chinese universities have been collaborating on security-related papers with members of the military linked to hacking, according to Reuters.
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Chinese University Linked to Military Hacking Group
2013-03-25 21:36:08| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Researchers at Chinese universities have been collaborating on security-related papers with members of the military linked to hacking, according to Reuters.
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