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Mining - not agriculture - is the major worry for the Great Barrier Reef
2013-02-06 16:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is both a national marine park and a World Heritage Area. But next to the reef, a catchment of 400,000km2 is almost completely developed for agriculture, predominantly beef grazing and sugarcane, horticulture, cotton and grains cropping. How does this development affect the integrity of the reef? It is well recognised that pollutant runoff (particularly sediment, nutrients and pesticides) from agriculture to the GBR is causing serious widespread damage to the reef's...
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MEPs back major EU fishing reform
2013-02-06 14:06:45| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The European Parliament approves a major reform of fishing to end the wasteful discarding of dead fish and help depleted stocks to recover.
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Lockheed Martin Completes Major GPS III Flight Software Milestone
2013-02-06 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
NEWTOWN, Pa. - The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) team developing the U.S. Air Force's next generation Global Position System III satellites has completed a key flight software milestone validating the software's ability to provide reliable and effective command and control for the GPS III satellites planned for launch into orbit. The GPS III program will affordably replace aging GPS satellites, while improving capability to meet the evolving demands of military, commercial and civilian users. ...This story is related to the following:Communication Systems and EquipmentSearch for suppliers of: Satellites
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Canada not ready for major offshore spill: watchdog
2013-02-05 20:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Canada's offshore petroleum boards are not equipped to cope with a major spill, the country's environmental watchdog warned on Tuesday in a report that also said the booming energy sector needed more oversight. Environment Commissioner Scott Vaughan said in a report that unless Canada improved its record on environmental regulation, resource customers might be deterred. His conclusions are sensitive for the ruling pro-business Conservatives, who expect some C$650 billion ($650 billion) of new...
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Cummins Westport lands major transit fleet orders for natural gas engines from LA and San Diego
2013-02-05 16:30:21| Green Car Congress
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