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World Bank warns global warming woes closing in
2013-06-19 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The World Bank on Wednesday, June 19, warned that severe hardships from global warming could be felt within a generation, with a new study detailing devastating impacts in Africa and Asia. The report presents "an alarming scenario for the days and years ahead -- what we could face in our lifetime," said World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. "The scientists tell us that if the world warms by two degrees Centigrade (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) -- warming which may be reached in 20 to 30 years -- that...
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Closing of San Onofre seen as setback for nuclear power
2013-06-17 08:32:54| Energy - Topix.net
Edison International's decision to abandon its San Onofre nuclear plant in California is the latest blow for an industry facing questions about its long-term survival.
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Aging Nuclear Plants Are Closing, but for Economic Reasons, Not Protests
2013-06-15 01:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: When does a nuclear plant become too old? The nuclear industry is wrestling with that question as it tries to determine whether problems at reactors, all designed in the 1960s and 1970s, are middle-aged aches and pains or end-of-life crises. This year, utilities have announced the retirement of four reactors, bringing the number remaining in the United States to 100. Three had expensive mechanical problems but one, Kewaunee in Wisconsin, was running well, and its owner, Dominion, had secured permission...
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Shenzhou-10 docks with space station, closing the gap between China and NASA
2013-06-13 13:48:07| Extremetech
Today the Shenzhou-10 capsule docked successfully with Tiangong-1, and since it is the last planned to do so marked the completion of both its own mission and that of the station.
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Cubic Extends Closing Of Eaglebine Acquisition
2013-06-08 05:46:50| Logistics - Topix.net
Cubic Energy Inc. extends the closing of the previously announced purchase of Gastar Exploration Ltd.'s East Texas properties.
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