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Risking more opposition from the city, Police and Fire Pension Fund considers filling No. 2 job

2015-02-21 17:12:29| IT Services - Topix.net

Board members are paving the way to fill the long-vacated No. 2 position at the beleaguered Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund in spite of orders from the city to leave the spot open.

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Human activity risking life on Earth, warn scientists

2015-01-16 12:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Blue and Green: A group of scientists have warned that human activity is destabilising the Earth system that we depend on, with four of the nine planetary boundaries now being crossed, potentially leading to serious risks and dangers. The researchers explain that the planetary boundaries concept, first published in 2009, identifies nine global priorities relating to human-induced changes to the environment. These nine processes and systems regulate the stability and resilience of the Earth system the complex...

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Russia Accuses Lithuania of Risking Spread of African Swine Fever

2015-01-05 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

RUSSIA - Russia's state veterinary watchdog has accused Lithuania of risking the spread of African swine fever by trying to supply pork to the Russian market by falsifying documents.

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Chinese builders bemoan green costs, risking government targets

2014-12-11 22:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Chinese developers are opting against constructing environment-friendly real estate because costs far outweigh the incentives, jeopardizing the government's goal of building 1 billion square meters of green space by the end of next year. Developers get subsidies of up to 80 yuan ($13) per green square meter, topped up by local authorities. But it costs up to 300 yuan/sqm to plant trees, install renewable energy sources, recycle rain water and implement other steps to earn a maximum of three stars...

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