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Chevron Hunting Moroccan Elephants Marks First Oil Boom: Energy
2013-03-01 04:53:27| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Chevron Corp. and Genel Energy Plc are hunting for elephants in Morocco . Not the animal, rather the giant oil fields that send explorers' market values soaring when they're discovered in the frontier.
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After Heinz buyout, Buffett is still looking for 'elephants'
2013-02-17 11:31:29| Agriculture - Topix.net
Col. Tom Brewer's story is the story of the Afghan war both good and bad, a heroic struggle against corruption, marked by painful progress and also marred by maddening mistakes.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson: Thor's hammer weighs 300 billion elephants
2013-02-08 22:33:31| CNET News.com
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson tackles the difficult calculations required to determine the weight of superhero Thor's otherworldly weapon. [Read more]
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Working Elephants Experience Soaring Death Rates In Face Of Climate Change
2013-02-05 19:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: Climate change models are predicting higher temperatures and months without rainfall, which could negatively impact populations of already endangered Asian elephants. Led by scientists from the University of Sheffield, the research team, matched monthly climate records with birth and death data to track how climate variation affects the survival rate of elephants. The results of this study were recently published in the journal Ecology. The team, which included members from the Berlin College...
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Climate change endangers elephants, study says
2013-01-28 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: By making new use of historical records, scientists have shown that climate change could have a greater impact on Myanmar's elephants' dwindling numbers than previously thought. Hannah Mumby from the University of Sheffield, who led the study, found that the already endangered species faces further struggle as even the slightest temperature change can lower their chances of survival dramatically. Climate change leaves the animals at risk of drought, disease and death as the heat causes freshwater...
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