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In wake of CEO ouster, a turning point for Boulder-based Alfalfa's Market

2014-09-15 03:46:54| Grocery - Topix.net

Andrew Scott stocks sweet potatoes in the produce area on Tuesday at the Alfalfa's on Broadway and Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder. A senior leadership upheaval last week at Alfalfa's Market - a two-store local grocer that is a reboot of the popular natural foods chain of the 1980s and '90s - resulted in the firing of three managers and the forced resignation of CEO and Chairman Mark Retzloff, an industry veteran who co-founded both iterations of Alfalfa's.

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New EPA rule: a turning point for climate change?

2014-06-08 09:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Olympian: Good for President Barack Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency. By proposing that states achieve a 30 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, they've taken an important step toward facing reality. Climate change is real, and its long-term consequences may be devastating. The nations of the world have set a goal of limiting global warming to 3.6 degrees above pre-industrial levels in order to forestall a sea level rise of more than about 3 feet by the end of this...

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Turning point? U.S. and China announce major actions on global warming

2014-06-03 19:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: Could 2014 be a turning point for efforts to slash global greenhouse gas emissions? Maybe: in less than 24 hours the world's two largest emitters of carbon dioxide announced plans to finally rein-in the gas most responsible for global warming. Yesterday, the Obama Administration announced long-awaited rules by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would cut carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 30 percent by 2030, based on 2005 levels. Less than 24 hours later, China announced it...

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Is New Emissions Plan a Turning Point in Our Love Affair With Coal?

2014-06-02 23:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Geographic: Coal built the modern world and still makes its lights glow, but we've reached a turning point in our love affair with this powerful and ancient fuel. The worldwith China and the U.S. in the leadburns more coal now than ever, and our reliance on it to generate electricity keeps rising. But coal pollutes more than oil or natural gas, and scientists say that cutting its use is critical to reducing the impact of climate change. The Obama Administration, amid objections from political foes and...

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