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Want to cut down on meat but can't face cold turkey? Try 'reducetarianism'
2015-12-23 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuers: The environmental, health and animal welfare benefits of a meat-free diet are well known - but convincing people to forgo crispy bacon or juicy steak for the rest of their lives is not easy. There might be a better way, one campaigner says. Instead of advocating vegetarianism, he is encouraging people to drastically cut down on eating meat without cutting it out completely. He calls it "reducetarianism". "We're at a place in society where very few people are vegan or vegetarian," said Brian Kateman,...
How Many Airlines Does Delta Really Run? Try Five
2015-12-22 15:41:58| Airlines - Topix.net
By typical industry measures, Delta is the world's third-largest airline. Yet, as an airline heavily invested in other airlines, Delta is arguably the world's biggest player by a large margin.
Keystone developer says it may try again
2015-11-09 14:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: TransCanada pledged Friday to seek another permit for its Keystone XL pipeline after the Obama administration rejected the project. Saying "misplaced symbolism was chosen over merit and science," TransCanada said it would seek other options for getting the 1,200 mile pipeline built, including "filing a new application for a presidential permit." The company also questioned whether Obama's rejection of the project aligns with the State Department's review, which it said concluded the pipeline would...
States sue to block EPAs pollution rules even as some try to comply
2015-10-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: More than two dozen states filed lawsuits Friday seeking to block the Obama administrations signature climate-change regulation in a wave of opposition that coincided with new calls from scientists and even former Republican administration officials for deeper cuts in carbon pollution for the sake of the planet. The flurry of litigation was triggered by the official promulgation of the White Houses Clean Power Plan, an ambitious and controversial regulation that seeks to dramatically reduce...
VIDEO: Rugby World Cup: Indians giving the sport a try
2015-10-01 01:16:20| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Rugby union was introduced to India in the 1870s but interest soon waned. However, now - in Rugby World Cup year - there are ambitions to grow the sport.