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Unlikely Partnerships Spring From California Water Crisis
2014-04-17 22:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: At a recent rally in Fresno County, Calif., farmers in plaid shirts stood side by side with migrant farmworkers in ball caps, holding signs that read "sin agua, no futuro" and "no water, no food." Fresno is the top agriculture-producing county in the U.S., with more than $6 billion in annual sales. Protesters argued that farms could go out of business without more water, and there would be mass layoffs. That rhetoric may be familiar, but the two groups' alliance is decidedly unusual. "I'm really...
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The U.S. oil and gas industry seeks to profit from crisis in Ukraine
2014-04-17 08:24:17| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The way to beat Vladimir Putin is to flood the European market with fracked-in-the-USA natural gas, or so the industry would have us believe.
Oil Refinery Crisis Averted Thanks To Tube Restoration
2014-04-15 15:49:28| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Just this past February, a major South Texas oil refinery discovered severe damage to their Air Cooler tubes while under inspection during a scheduled turnaround.
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Ukraine crisis could hit Russian GDP
2014-04-15 14:50:49| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The Russian economy may see zero growth this year because of the Ukraine crisis, Russia's finance minister has admitted.
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Russia-Crimea underwater telecom cable ready, as Ukraine crisis intensifies
2014-04-15 14:32:33| Telecom - Topix.net
The underwater telecommunication cables between the Crimean peninsula and Russia bypassing Ukraine are almost ready for use.
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