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Europe slow to act on diesel dangers
2016-02-19 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: In a sharp reminder of the dangers posed by diesel fuel, campaigners say Europe needs to act decisively to counter its dual dangers. Not only is it a serious health hazard, they argue, but it also worsens climate change. The group, Green Budget Europe (GBE), says that after including the global warming caused by black carbon or soot from diesel engines, cars that use the fuel do more harm to the climate than petrol-driven vehicles. Their conclusion, which contradicts industry claims, is...
Editorial contest for students eyes smartphone-related driving dangers
2016-01-13 07:45:08| Telecom - Topix.net
The Kansas Press Association, local Kansas newspapers and AT&T are joining together to conduct an "It Can Wait" editorial contest to raise awareness about the dangers of smartphone-related driving distractions, according to a KPA press release.
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A career fighting fires as dangers rose and tools evolved
2015-12-29 04:35:24| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
He grew up on Easton 's College Hill and spent summers as a lifeguard at Eddyside Beach -- he learned to swim in the Delaware River before the city venue had pools. "I spent most of my teenager summers on the river," Price said one recent rainy morning.
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Exxon Oil Industry Peers Knew About Climate Dangers 1970s, Too
2015-12-24 19:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: The American Petroleum Institute together with the nation's largest oil companies ran a task force to monitor and share climate research between 1979 and 1983, indicating that the oil industry, not just Exxon alone, was aware of its possible impact on the world's climate far earlier than previously known. The group's members included senior scientists and engineers from nearly every major U.S. and multinational oil and gas company, including Exxon, Mobil, Amoco, Phillips, Texaco, Shell, Sunoco,...
Global migration chief a oedisturbeda at dangers of xenophobia
2015-12-21 23:15:59| IT Services - Topix.net
NEW YORK: The anti-migrant sentiment taking hold in a slew of nations facing an influx of refugees is disturbing, dangerous and puts people's lives at risk, said the head of the International Organization for Migration . Concern and suspicion about migrants is based on stereotypes, fear of national identity loss and a "post-9/11 security syndrome," said William Lacy Swing, director general of the Geneva-based intergovernmental IOM.
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