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How coastal real estate is being impacted by climate change
2015-11-14 18:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronto Star: The calm ocean view seems to lull Todd Putney into a trance as gentle waves wash over his feet and a rising tide slowly consumes his fold-up chair. Its a hypnotizing sight, one of the reasons Putney decided last year to purchase a beachfront property here. Interest rates were low, prices were reasonable. The timing was right. I always wanted a beach house, said Putney. At my age, I figured I couldnt find a better opportunity. Yet the oceans powerful allure masks a reality that has...
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Impacted Landowners Demand EPA Revise Flawed Fracking Study
2015-10-30 14:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Scientific Advisory Board met this week to review the agencys draft assessment of the impact of fracking on drinking water resources, but the largely academic exercise got a dose of reality from residents of Dimock, Pennsylvania; Pavillion, Wyoming; and Parker County, Texas who have fought for years to get U.S. EPA to act. Inexplicably, their cases of contamination were excluded in the thousands of pages that make up the EPAs assessment. Given only...
Germany: Volkswagen to Refit Vehicles Impacted by Emissions Scandal
2015-09-30 15:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) said on Tuesday it will repair up to 11 million vehicles and overhaul its namesake brand following the scandal over its rigging of emissions tests. New Chief Executive Matthias Mueller said the German carmaker would tell customers in the coming days they would need to have diesel vehicles with illegal software refitted, a move which some analysts have said could cost more than $6.5 billion. In Washington, U.S. lawmakers asked the automaker to turn over documents related to...
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ComEd Restores Power to 90 Percent of Customers Impacted by Severe Storms
2015-08-05 05:43:00| Transmission & Distribution World
ComEd has restored power to more than 90 percent of the 120,000 customers impacted by severe thunderstorms that produced high winds, hail and heavy rain read more
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Soybean price volatility impacted by supply and demand factors
2015-07-20 22:15:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: University of Illinois farmdocDaily November 2015 soybean futures traded to a low of about $8.96 on June 15, rebounded to $10.45 on July 14, and are currently trading near $9.90. The volatility in prices reflects the market's reaction to generally positive supply factors and some negative demand factors. read more
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