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Feds say environmental law does not apply to California high-speed rail
2013-08-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: California's high-speed rail project is no longer subject to the state's rigorous environmental laws after a federal transportation board ruled that it has oversight of the project, the state attorney general's office argues in a brief filed Friday. The June decision by the federal Surface Transportation Board -- which was sought by opponents of the bullet train -- pre-empts the authority of the California Environmental Quality Act, the state argued in the filing made on behalf of the California...
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September climate change conference to address health, environmental impacts
2013-08-13 07:32:35| Waste Management - Topix.net
If you think we're immune because we're more adapted to heat, know to stay hydrated and have air conditioning or swamp coolers, imagine how we would fare in a brown-out or a black-out brought on by the strain of a climate change-aggravated hot spell.
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Investors in agriculture ignore environmental risks at their peril
2013-08-12 13:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Forget hi-tech stocks or shares in fast-growth pharma. Farming is where the clever money is heading these days. With the world enjoying the longest agricultural commodity boom since the second world war, billions of investment dollars are funnelling into farm-rich emerging markets such as Brazil, Nigeria and China. More established agricultural powerhouses such as North America and Russia are surging too. Many investors are sitting pretty as a consequence. Global farmland asset values, for instance,...
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2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open Sets Sustainability And Environmental Responsibility Milestones
2013-08-12 05:43:40| pollutiononline News Articles
The 2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open (WMPO) earned Gold Certification from the Council for Responsible Sport for its socially and environmentally responsible efforts in the planning and execution of the tournament
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Reducing Environmental Impacts of Pork Production
2013-08-12 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - WRAP has published its 'hotspot data' for 50 grocery products, including pork, showing areas where attention should be focused in terns of reducing environmental impacts.
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