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COOL ruling brings economic consequences
2015-06-15 17:22:00| National Hog Farmer
The World Trade Organization Appellate Body has delivered its final decision on the U.S. mandatory country-of-origin labeling requirements for meat. For the fourth time, the WTO has found mandatory COOL to be non- compliant — a decision that was not a big shock to the meat industry. read more
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Were still waking up to the long-term consequences of burning fossil fuels
2015-06-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Sometimes, on environmental issues, we make things too complicated. Global warming is an example. We go on and on about emissions targets and thresholds and offsets -- when really, its all about something much simpler: heat. We burn fossil fuels -- coal, oil, natural gas -- because doing so gives off heat. We then use that heat to create electricity (and for other purposes). But burning fossil fuels also gives off carbon dioxide, which makes its way into the atmosphere and gives us heat in...
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COOL ruling could have consequences for U.S. exports
2015-05-12 14:52:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: USMEF The World Trade Organization is expected to issue a final ruling soon on Mexico and Canada’s challenge of U.S. country-of-origin labeling (COOL) regulations for red meat. A ruling against the U.S. could give Canada and Mexico the green light to impose retaliatory tariffs on imports of some U.S. products. read more
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HBOs Award-Winning VICE Exposes Climate Deniers and the Dire Consequences of Sea Level Rise
2015-03-06 16:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The third season of the Emmy-winning news series VICE debuts today at 11 p.m. on HBO. The first episode covers the pressing issue of sea level rise. VICE Media founder Shane Smith travels to the bottom of the world to investigate the instability of the West Antarctic ice sheet and see how the continent is melting. Then, the VICE crew heads to Bangladesh to capture the impacts of rising sea levels on this South Asian country. From the UN Climate conference to the Peoples Climate March to the...
Global wheat yields threatened by warming with serious consequences
2015-01-22 16:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ecologist: Just one degree of global warming could cut wheat yields by 42 million tonnes worldwide, around 6% of the crop, writes Paul Brown - causing devastating shortages of this staple food. Market shortages would cause price rises. Many developing countries, and the hungry poor within them, would not be able to afford wheat or bread. Climate change threatens dramatic price fluctuations in the price of wheat and potential civil unrest because yields of one of the world's most important staple foods...
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