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Four-Star Warning: Generals Dub Climate Change a Security Risk
2014-05-14 04:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NBC: A new report from a panel of former Pentagon leaders calls climate change a direct threat to national security and the U.S. economy, as extreme weather stands to stretch troops thin, spark unrest in unstable regions, and unravel global networks of trade and resources. The authors - 16 retired three- and four-star generals and admirals who compose the CNA Corporations Military Advisory Board (MAB) -- blame a warming planet for, in part, aggravating tensions among some nations. Their study, released...
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AUDIO: Legal and General's profits up 10%
2014-03-05 09:56:38| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Nigel Wilson, chief executive of financial services firm Legal and General, discusses his plans to invest in UK infrastructure outside of London.
Former general's daughter - did not benefit' from controversial house sale
2014-02-19 20:38:43| Real Estate - Topix.net
The Ottawa real estate firm that handled the taxpayer-funded sale of retired general Andrew Leslie's Rockcliffe home hired his daughter as a real estate agent three weeks after the deal concluded.
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Q&Auto: The General's pickup guru on Truck War strategy
2014-02-15 08:06:23| Automakers - Topix.net
Chevrolet Silverado Vehicle Chief Engineer Jeff Luke with the 2014 North American Truck of the Year, the Chevrolet Silverado on Tuesday, January 14, 2013 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan.
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Egypts Generals Face a Watery Battle
2014-02-06 09:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Heavy reliance on water intensive crops, a major upstream dam project for the Nile basin, and rising groundwater levels pushing at pharaoh-era monuments will be pressing issues for the next Egyptian president -- whether military or civilian. As criticism continues over the military's heavy-handedness to quell protests, little attention is being given to the late January announcement by Egypt's minister of irrigation and water resources on the growing severity of the country's water shortage: share...
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