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Oil thefts threaten Nigeria's economy, environment
2013-07-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The first drops of crude float in the languid muddy currents of Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta, then slowly grow into the splatter of a massive crime scene. Oil thefts, long a problem in the Niger Delta, are growing at an ever-faster rate despite government officials and international companies offering increasingly dire warnings about the effect on Nigeria's crude production. Some 200,000 barrels a day - representing about 10 percent of Nigeria's production - are siphoned off pipelines crisscrossing...
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New Bugs In Florida Stymie Researchers, Threaten Crops
2013-06-26 23:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: With its pleasant climate, Florida has become home to more exotic and invasive species of plants and animals than any other state in the continental U.S. Some invasive species have been brought in deliberately, such as the Burmese python or the Cuban brown snail. But the majority of species are imported inadvertently as cargo. Amanda Hodges, who heads the biosecurity research lab at the University of Florida, says that until recently, scientists saw about a dozen new bugs arrive in Florida each...
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Heat Wave May Threaten Worlds Hottest Temp. Record
2013-06-26 22:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: A brutal and potentially historic heat wave is in store for the West as parts of Nevada, Arizona and California may get dangerously hot temperatures this weekend and into next week. In fact, by the end of the heat wave, we may see a record tied or broken for the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth. The furnace-like heat is coming courtesy of a "stuck' weather pattern that is setting up across the U.S. and Canada. By early next week, the jet stream -- a fast-moving river of air at airliner...
Nintendo Opens to Outsiders as Sony to Microsoft Threaten: Tech
2013-06-26 20:03:07| Electronics - Topix.net
At the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles this month, Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp. made headlines when they unveiled new generation consoles to reach stores by Christmas.
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Nissan Yen-Aided Cuts Threaten Detroit's Price Discipline
2013-06-17 01:53:43| Automakers - Topix.net
Nissan Motor Co. 's take-no-prisoners approach to gaining U.S. market share has the auto industry worried that a price war is brewing that will erode the profit progress made since the recession ravaged auto sales.
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