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Ethiopia: Kenya, Ethiopia Mediating Omo River Water Controversy
2013-10-18 10:43:55| Sugar Industry News
Washington An environmental controversy surrounding the construction of Gilgel Gibe III Dam in Ethiopia's Highlands appears to be close to resolution. Kenyan authorities have raised concerns about the dam because it is being built along Ethiopia's Omo River which is the major source of water for Kenya's Lake Turkana.
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World Food Prize stirs controversy
2013-10-18 06:53:12| Biotech - Topix.net
DES MOINES, Iowa -- This year's World Food Prize laureates called on a hungry world to embrace the seeds they helped develop, despite controversy that threatens to limit the reach of biotech crops.
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In Rim fire's aftermath, controversy over recovery effort
2013-10-07 14:38:23| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Calls for massive salvage logging, restoration and reforestation projects in the 257,000 acres of public wilderness scarred by the Rim fire have ignited controversy over how to proceed with the largest recovery effort undertaken in the Sierra Nevada. "We're hoping to negotiate our way through this, but we need the infrastructure and personnel," said Jerry Snyder, a spokesman for the Stanislaus National Forest. "This effort will be huge, so we'll also need additional help from Washington." But time...
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Oil sands controversy continues to trouble Wood Group
2013-10-04 04:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: The FTSE 250 firm is a leading service provider to companies which extract oil from Western Canada's tar sands, one of the world's largest crude oil deposits, where disputes over export routes has led to widespread project delays. Wood Group said its business in Western Canada, which represents about 5pc of revenues for its dominant engineering division, has "remained subdued, as expected", in a trading update issued on Friday. Shares in Wood Group tumbled 9pc in August after the company warned...
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Horns Up, Horns Down for Sept. 30: Same-sex benefits, coaching controversy and bake sales
2013-09-30 07:43:50| Chemicals - Topix.net
Exxon Mobil has announced that it will start offering benefits to employees in same-sex marriages, in accordance with the Supreme Court decision overruling the Defense of Marriage Act.
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