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Battling superbugs takes commitment from all

2016-09-26 19:26:00| National Hog Farmer

Combating antibiotic resistance takes a commitment from both the animal agriculture and human health sectors, together and equally. read more

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How Buddhist monks are battling deforestation in Cambodia

2016-07-08 08:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

DW: How Buddhist monks are battling deforestation in Cambodia Cambodia has one of the world's highest deforestation rates. But a group of Buddhist monks are stepping up efforts to save forests by publicly revealing wrongdoings and mobilizing local villagers. Ate Hoekstra reports. His memories often bring But Buntenh back to Cambodia thirty years ago. There were jungles as far as the eye could see. Centuries-old trees gave shade and provided shelter to birds and wild animals. The air was clean,...

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Firefighters protect Canada's oil sands battling 1,100 C flames

2016-05-24 07:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Fighting massive forest fires is dangerous and taxing enough, but those sent into Canadas oil sands are not only wrestling with one of the worst wildfires in the countrys history. They are doing it surrounded by the volatile, explosive chemicals and compounds critical to pumping oil from some of the worlds largest reserves. Now in its third week, the fire's proximity to the billions of dollars worth of oil equipment, flammable liquids, and extraction sites had people fearful that the flames,...

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