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World Cup Spotlight, Amazon Tribes Call End Deforestation

2014-06-17 15:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate News Network: Chief Raoni Metuktire, head of the Kayap indigenous group from the Xingu region, deep in the Amazon rainforest, sits in a packed lecture hall in London. With his jutting lip plate and large feather headdress, the elderly, gently-spoken tribal leader is an imposing presence. When Im gone I want my children and grandchildren to live in the forest as I have done, he says. I ask for your help. In the past, we didnt knock down the trees, destroy the land and build dams, but now all that is happening....

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U.S. Green Building Council Announces LEED Certification for Six World Cup Stadiums

2014-06-17 07:00:00| Coatings World Breaking News

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Chileans asked to stop World Cup barbecues as pollution rises

2014-06-16 21:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The governor of Santiago has asked Chileans to refrain from lighting up their barbecue grills while they watch the World Cup soccer tournament, as air pollution in the capital has worsened. "We have air problems. Do not light a wood fire, no bonfires, no barbecues," Governor Claudio Orrego said at the weekend, as the local government issued an environmental alert, restricting traffic and banning outdoor sports at schools. Local media reported that pollution levels in Santiago reached at least a...

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