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Northwest Heights | 10-8-15 | 9030 NW Thompson Rd | Land Division & Zone Change Subdivision w/ Environmental Review - HEARINGS OFFICER DECISION | LU 14-247728
2015-10-09 20:43:50| PortlandOnline
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Meet the President Trying to Save His Island Nation From Climate Change
2015-10-09 18:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Time: As the president of the low-lying country of Kiribati, Anote Tong has been advocating for bold action to address climate change For millennia, the people of Kiribati have lived off the land, dwelling on their small islands located in the central Pacific Ocean. But over the last several decades, rising sea levels due largely to climate change have slowly eaten away at the countrys 313 square miles. Without action, the country of 102,000 people may disappear altogether over the next few decades....
Can Coal-Powered Turkey Get Serious about Climate Change?
2015-10-09 17:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Driving along the E5 highway, this ancient citys jumble of concrete block high-rises and Ottoman-domed mosques recedes into the distance. The future gleams. Sleek luxury condominiums and shopping malls tower over modern new suburbs. Orange construction cranes have taken up residence along the side of the roads, feeding the teeming citys seemingly endless building boom. Fueling Istanbuls growthand, as the countrys economic center, Turkeys development, as wellis coal. With the second-highest...
Change at Banana Republic as Gap sales continue to fall
2015-10-09 16:12:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
US clothing giant Gap Inc has guided down third-quarter gross margin and revealed the departure of Banana Republic creative director Marissa Webb, after reporting yet another decline in monthly comparable store sales.
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Twenty nations vulnerable to climate change seek more action
2015-10-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Twenty of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, from the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan to the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, will form a new group on Thursday to press for tougher action to curb warming. Draft documents for a meeting of finance ministers in Lima, Peru and seen by Reuters, said the 20 represented 700 million people in low- and middle-income nations that were arid, landlocked, mountainous or vulnerable to rising sea levels. The Vulnerable 20 (V20) group's draft action...
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