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UN climate summit is high-profile, but some worlds most important leaders skip it

2014-09-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Washington Post: This week, the United Nations will host a huge and well-publicized one-day summit on climate change. The public is likely to be watching it closely: It comes just days after thousands of people in New York and around the world took to the streets, demanding more political action to help fight global warming. The climate summit's organizer, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, took part in the New York march, and for Tuesday's event, he is promising to bring together a some of the most powerful...

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Swift Execs Skip Conference as Phoenix Floods

2014-09-09 20:31:02| Trucking - Topix.net

Executives from Swift Transportation Co., scheduled to make a presentation at a Las Vegas conference, were forced to cancel due to record floods in Phoenix, where the company is based. Late Monday, heavy rains flooded major freeways and small roads in Phoenix, setting an all-time record for rainfall in the city in a single day, The Associated Press reported.

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See This, Skip That: Milwaukee

2014-07-20 15:01:31| Automakers - Topix.net

For many travelers to the Midwest, Milwaukee is an urban gem. Its location gives this city plenty to brag about; Lake Michigan braces it and rivers converge here.

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Skip the Target Field beer machines if you're thirsty, but if you don't: TILT

2014-07-16 01:21:37| Beverages - Topix.net

Target Field is acting as a guinea pig for self-service beer machines that pour Anheuser-Busch , and Monday night's Home Run Derby revealed plenty of fans who never attended a college keg party.

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