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Climate change enhances risks of glacial lakes flooding mountain communities
2013-02-27 17:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Public Radio International: Lakes high in the world's mountains are becoming increasingly dangerous to the towns that have sprouted up near them. The lakes are prone to floods, typically caused when the mountain glaciers that feed them shed a chunk of ice and rock, forcing thousands of gallons over the banks. The hamlet of Carhuaz, in Peru's Cordillera Blanca Range, could hardly be more picturesque. Birds chirp while venders hawk their goods at an open-air market in the town tucked into a fold at the furrowed base of...
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Understanding And Resolving Risks Of Combustible Dust In The Pharmaceutical Industry
2013-02-27 03:20:12| pulpandpaperonline Downloads
An estimated 30,000 U.S. facilities are at risk fora combustible dust fire or explosion according tothe Occupational Safety and Health Administration(OSHA). Many of you are likely thinking, “Well, notmy company.”By Paul Miller, Vice President and General Manager, Nilfisk Industrial Vacuums
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Understanding And Resolving Risks Of Combustible Dust In The Pharmaceutical Industry
2013-02-27 03:20:12| chemicalonline Downloads
An estimated 30,000 U.S. facilities are at risk fora combustible dust fire or explosion according tothe Occupational Safety and Health Administration(OSHA). Many of you are likely thinking, “Well, notmy company.”By Paul Miller, Vice President and General Manager, Nilfisk Industrial Vacuums
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Merkel warns of risks of fracking in Germany
2013-02-20 18:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Germany should tread carefully in developing hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to tap shale gas reserves, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday, in some of her first public comments on the controversial drilling technique. Fracking has created a shale gas boom in the United States but it faces opposition in some European countries where critics say it could increase seismic risks and pollute drinking water. "New deposits of gas could very probably be tapped in Germany with this technology...
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Obamas Keystone Pipeline Decision Risks New Problems, Either Way
2013-02-17 21:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: President Obama faces a knotty decision in whether to approve the much-delayed Keystone oil pipeline: a choice between alienating environmental advocates who overwhelmingly supported his candidacy or causing a deep and perhaps lasting rift with Canada. Canada, the United States most important trading partner and a close ally on Iran and Afghanistan, is counting on the pipeline to propel more growth in its oil patch, a vital engine for its economy. Its leaders have made it clear that an American...
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