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Smoke From Wildfires Is Killing Hundreds of Thousands of People
2015-10-29 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Dr. Praveen Buddiga knew he would find a packed waiting room when he arrived at his office that warm September day in California's Central Valley. White flakes drifted from the sky, as if he were inside a snow globe. The Rough Fire, a 152,000-acre blaze sparked by lightning in the Sequoia National Forest, was lofting thick smoke, soot, and ash into the air-and into the lungs of Buddiga's patients 35 miles away, in Fresno. As an allergist, Buddiga knows that wildfires pose a serious, sometimes...
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UK opposition farming emissions cuts 'could cost thousands of lives'
2015-10-28 13:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The UK governments opposition to binding cuts in pollution from farms could lead to 3,000 more deaths in the UK, according to research cited by the environmental NGO ClientEarth. An advisory paper sent to MEPs by the UKs environment department and seen by the Guardian, recommends voting down proposals in Strasbourg today for legally binding curbs on emissions of ammonia, methane and particulates from the agricultural sector. Cumulatively, they are thought to be responsible for an annual 400,000...
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Thousands of staff to sue Morrisons
2015-10-27 14:15:57| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
More than 2,000 staff at Morrisons are to sue the supermarket chain after some of their personal and financial details were posted online.
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Commonwealth Bank to refund $7.6m in fees to thousands of customers
2015-10-19 05:44:51| Automakers - Topix.net
Commonwealth Bank of Australia will refund $7.6 million to thousands of customers who were slugged with unfair fees on one of the bank's products. According to a statement by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, CBA has agreed to repay 8,400 customers after failing to properly administer the bank's AgriAdvantage Plus package over a number of years.
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Kia recalls hundreds of thousands of Sorentos
2015-10-16 10:51:20| Automakers - Topix.net
Kia Motors America is recalling hundreds of thousands of Sorentos, model year 2011 to 2013, according to a safety recall report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The company is recalling the vehicles over concerns that a brake-shift interlock mechanism could chip or crack, letting the transmission shift out of park without the brake being depressed, according to a confirmation letter from the NHTSA.
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