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Pond\'s Taps Jordana Brewster

2015-03-25 06:00:00| Happi Breaking News

Actress to help introduce brand to new generation of women.

The Arctic's Ponds Are Disappearing Even As the Region Melts

2015-03-15 00:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World News: New research has revealed that the Arctic is losing its ponds, with the important habitats shrinking more every day. This may seem like a strange revelation for some, as past research has revealed that the Arctic continues to melt in the wake of climate change. Wouldn't more melt water mean more ponds? Now, a pair of researchers explain what's really going on. "Plants are taking over shallow ponds because they're becoming warm and nutrient-rich," Christian Anderson, a postdoctoral fellow at the...

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N.C. tightens permit requirements for ash ponds, dams at Duke Energy's Sutton plant

2014-11-08 10:26:30| Energy - Topix.net

Frank Holleman, senior attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center, wrote to N.C. regulators in October arguing that their classification of Sutton Lake as a private cooling pond was mistaken. North Carolina environmental regulators tightened water quality rules requirements for Sutton Lake at Duke Energy's closed Sutton Plant, reclassifying the lake as public waters and designating the ash pond dams there as being high-risk.

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Regulator probes waterfowl landings on toxic Canada oil sands ponds

2014-11-05 20:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: New reports of waterfowl landing on toxic ponds of industrial waste in the oil sands of northern Alberta are being investigated by the Canadian province's energy regulator in light of the death of 1,600 ducks on such ponds in 2008. That incident six years ago led to charges against one of the biggest companies in the tar sands and boosted environmental opposition to operations there. "We've received reports from a few different companies in the area that there have been waterfowl landing on...

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