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The palm oil industry Is destroying Indonesia's rainforests
2016-09-17 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Audubon: The one with the gun arrived with a cocky flourish, sauntering through the doorway in a white muscle tee and blue jeans torn at the knees. He settled in on the plastic flooring, lit up a thick clove cigarette, and began animatedly to talk about the 23 critically endangered birds he'd shot from the Indonesian sky in the previous five months. All cheekbones and shiny black hair, the handsome 37-year- old passed around his 4.5-millimeter weapon so we visitors could admire its sleek caramel stock and...
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Pope Francis says destroying Earth and the environment is a sin
2016-09-11 17:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
iNewsToday: Pope Francis attends a vesper prayer in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Thursday. Recalling that "the Catechism of the Catholic Church presents the confessional as the place where the truth makes us free", the Pope called upon the faithful to repent of the ecological damage they have caused and to make a "firm goal of amendment" to act in concrete ways that are "more respectful of creation". Remarking on the planet's rapid warming, Francis observed that "c$3 limate change is also contributing...
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SpaceX Falcon 9 explodes on launch pad destroying Facebook communication satellite
2016-09-01 20:43:19| Extremetech
Another setback for private space firm SpaceX. A rocket exploded on the pad during pre-flight testing this morning.
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How Fashion Industry Consumer Culture Destroying Environment
2016-04-23 09:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: With both cheap clothing lines and high-end brands proliferating in countries like Italy, U.S., Japan and Hong Kong, the fashion industry indeed has a big influence around the world. But before you go splurging on the clothes you've been eyeing for some time now, or before you book your ticket for some bargain shopping in Thailand, ask yourself first, did you know that the fashion industry is destroying the environment? Greenpeace International has shown some concern on the hazards of the growing...
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culture
environment
fashion
10:01 Climate change in Mongolia destroying pastures
2016-03-11 06:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Aki Press: 7360 Mongolian pastureland is dwindling rapidly as the country is beset by a cycle of drought and harsh winter that is killing off livestock in droves, reports The Guardian. The summer ends early now and the fall is short and dry. Then theres the long winter, said Daashka, a 19-year-old herder who uses just one name and lives in the central Ulziit region. The familys herd, mostly sheep and goats, has shrunk from about 1,000 animals to 600, Daashka said, leaning against the motorbike on an exposed...
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