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Earth Narrowly Missed Solar Blasts in 2012
2014-03-20 19:27:08| TechNewsWorld
Enormous solar blasts, which possessed the potential to wreak havoc on electrical grids and satellites, barely missed Earth in 2012. The near-misses, revealed by researchers Wednesday, would have been akin to the 1859 Carrington Event, the largest solar storm ever recorded. While there were no satellites to cripple back then, the storm knocked out telegraph systems across the U.S.
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Peltz blasts PepsiCo again, seeks details on operations, strategy
2014-03-14 02:40:48| Beverages - Topix.net
Peltz's Trian Fund Management, which owns nearly 1 percent of PepsiCo's stock, has been urging the company to split its flourishing snacks division from its sluggish beverage business to create "two leaner and more entrepreneurial companies."
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In Indonesia, Kerry Blasts Climate Change Deniers
2014-02-16 08:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Climate change may be the world's "most fearsome" weapon of mass destruction and urgent global action is needed to combat it, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday, comparing those who deny its existence or question its causes to people who insist the Earth is flat. In a speech to Indonesian students, civic leaders and government officials in Jakarta, Kerry laid into climate change skeptics, accusing them of using shoddy science and scientists to delay measures needed to reduce emissions...
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Loeb's hedge fund Third Point blasts Dow Chemical 'lack of transparency'
2014-02-13 01:46:40| Chemicals - Topix.net
DOW Chemical Co's lack of transparency makes it difficult to determine whether the petrochemical giant should be split up or kept together, billionaire hedge fund investor Daniel Loeb's Third Point LLC said on Wednesday - PHOTO: REUTERS DOW Chemical Co's lack of transparency makes it difficult to determine whether the petrochemical giant should be ... (more)
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Harlem billboard blasts LG Electronics
2014-02-05 01:24:41| Electronics - Topix.net
Korean electronics manufacturer LG has been granted permission to erect a 143-foot office tower along the Palisades coastal area of New Jersey, which some fear will ruin the landscape and view.
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