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Hundreds of Groups Urge Passage of Farm Bill
2013-10-29 13:53:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: American Farm Bureau Federation More than 250 organizations, including the American Farm Bureau Federation, sent a letter today to House and Senate agriculture committee members and leadership advocating passage of a five-year farm bill as soon as possible. The groups are urging Congress to move forward on a unified farm bill that preserves a five-year authorization for all programs, while continuing the partnership between the nutrition and farm communities. read more
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Hundreds of oil spills kept secret by North Dakota
2013-10-28 16:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: North Dakota`s fracking frenzy is leaking like a sieve. And you haven`t heard about it because fracking companies, oil pipeline owners, and state officials have been keeping information about hundreds of oil spills secret for years. After a huge spill of more than 20,000 barrels on a wheat farm was hushed up for 11 days, the Associated Press discovered the extent of the years-long cover-up: Records obtained by the AP show that so far this year, North Dakota has recorded 139 pipeline leaks that...
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Wildfire smoke can drift for hundreds of miles, hurting health
2013-10-26 20:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
United Press International: Smoke from U.S. wildfires can drift for hundreds of miles and hurt the health of millions, an environmental group says. A report by the Natural Resources Defense Council, based on smoke data from the 2011 wildfire season -- one of the worst in recent decades -- found the area affected by smoke was 50 times greater than the area burned by fire. About two-thirds of Americans -- nearly 212 million people -- live in counties affected by smoke conditions in 2011. Many states had large wildfires...
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Hundreds of Protests in 36 Countries Demand Release Arctic 30
2013-10-18 19:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Today, as the Arctic 30 face their 30th day of imprisonment in Russia, nearly 10,000 people are taking to the streets at more than 100 events in 36 countries to call for their immediate release, according to a Greenpeace press release. Last night, the grounds of the Greenpeace office in Murmansk, Russia, were broken into. CCTV footage, released today by Greenpeace International, shows six men in balaclavas scaling a fence and entering the grounds. A mock cage--which was to be used to highlight...
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How Hundreds of 'Significant Hazard' Dams Escape State Inspection
2013-10-16 01:13:35| Waste Management - Topix.net
A photo of a rusted out pipe taken during an inspection of a dam. This picture is now used in dam safety workshops presented by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
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