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In Houston, Falling Oil Prices Spark Fears Of Job Cuts Beyond Energy
2015-03-03 11:40:53| Energy - Topix.net
In recent weeks, the price of gasoline has ticked up but regular unleaded still costs about a dollar less than it did a year ago. That's good for consumers, who have more money to spend.
In Houston, Falling Oil Prices Spark Fears Of Job Cuts Beyond Energy
2015-03-03 10:40:03| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
In recent weeks, the price of gasoline has ticked up but regular unleaded still costs about a dollar less than it did a year ago. That's good for consumers, who have more money to spend.
New Study Says Climate Change Helped Spark Syrian Civil War
2015-03-03 01:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Slate: By now, it's pretty clear that we're starting to see visible manifestations of climate change beyond far-off melting ice sheets. One of the most terrifying implications is the increasingly real threat of wars sparked in part by global warming. New evidence says that Syria may be one of the first such conflicts. We know the basic story in Syria by now: From 2006-2010, an unprecedented drought forced the country from a groundwater-intensive breadbasket of the region to a net food importer. Farmers...
Risk Australian Uranium In Indian Nuclear Weapons Spark Worries
2015-02-15 17:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Times: Australian uranium might end up in the hands of India as part of the countrys nuclear weapons program. Two experts on nuclear power believe the concessions agreed between the two nations could lead to this scenario. Ronald Walker, a former Australian ambassador and chairman of the international Atomic Energy Agency, said the Abbott governments deal to sell the countrys uranium to India has drastically changed Australias longstanding policy on safeguards. He added that the agreement has risked...
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Climate Change May Spark Debate In Washington, But D.C. Is Preparing For It
2015-02-05 14:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WAMU: Climate change and how to respond to it may provoke partisan fights in Washington, but that's not stopping the nation's capital from preparing for the consequences of changing weather patterns. In his 2016 budget proposal, President Obama included $750,000 for a "climate change adaptation plan to identify climate risks to the District of Columbia, vulnerabilities, and mitigation options." The money would help local, regional and federal agencies plan for possible weather-related incidents, according...
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