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Oil Industry Faces Huge Worker Shortage
2016-07-13 10:56:00| Green Car Congress
Oil Industry Faces Huge Worker Shortage Analysis
2016-07-13 01:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Eurasia Review: Offshore platform, Gulf of Mexico. Photo by Chad Teer, Wikimedia Commons. The rig count has rebounded from the lows seen in late May, a small indication that oil companies in the U.S. could begin drilling anew. Shale drilling is a short-cycle prospect, requiring only a few weeks to drill and bring a well online. Because of this, the collective U.S. shale industry has been likened to the new "swing producer": low oil prices force quick cutbacks but higher prices trigger new supplies. In essence,...
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Climate change blamed for huge mangrove die-off
2016-07-11 13:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Aljazeera: Thousands of hectares of important ecosystem have been wiped out in Northern Australia. Climate change has triggered a massive die-off of mangroves along the northern coast of Australia, according to scientists at the country's James Cook University. Professor Norm Duke, who is also the spokesman for the Australian Mangrove and Saltmarsh Network, said in a statement on the university's website that the scale and magnitude of the loss appeared "unprecedented and deeply concerning". Mangrove...
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Coal Baron Promises Huge Layoffs, Then Tells Workers To Vote Trump
2016-07-03 15:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Robert Murray, owner of the country's largest private coal company, wasted no time pointing the finger when he announced plans earlier this week to lay off as many as 4,400 workers, or 80 percent of his workforce. His St. Clairsville, Ohio-based Murray Energy Corporation needed to downsize "due to the ongoing destruction of the United States coal industry by President Barack Obama, and his supporters, and the increased utilization of natural gas to generate electricity," he said. "Frankly,...
Facebook uses your location data to suggest new friends, despite huge privacy concerns
2016-06-28 17:00:46| Extremetech
Facebook has admitted mining your location data to match you with other nearby individuals as part of its "People You May Know" feature. While these messages can help old friends reconnect, they're also potentially risky -- and despite the company's claims to the contrary, at least some individuals appear to be matched with others based on nothing but geographical proximity.
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