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7 For All Mankind introduces "Foolproof" denim
2016-02-12 13:05:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Denim brand 7 For All Mankind is aiming to "change the game of denim" with what it claims is the industry's first line of jeans that can be washed and dried without shrinkage.
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A major leap for mankind: world leaders hail Paris deal on climate
2015-12-13 01:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A historic, legally binding climate deal that aims to hold global temperatures to a maximum rise of 1.5C, staving off the worst effects of catastrophic global warming, has been secured. The culmination of more than 20 years of fraught UN climate talks has seen all countries agree to reduce emissions, promise to raise $100bn a year by 2020 to help poor countries adapt their economies, and accept a new goal of net zero emissions by later this century. Formally adopted in Paris by 195 countries,...
Heat Index in Iran Hits 164 Degrees: Among Hottest Urban Temperatures Ever Endured by Mankind
2015-08-03 18:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A heat wave passing over the Middle East sent temperature skyrocketing to extreme levels over the weekend. In the Iranian city of Bandar Mahshahr--a city of more than 100,000 people atop the Persian Gulf--the heat index, reached an astonishing 73C (164F) on Friday afternoon, according to the Weather Channel. Temperatures were so high, the city almost broke a world record, just a few degrees lower than the highest ever record heat index, which was recorded at 81C (178F) in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia...
Let's stop talking about 'sin taxes' as if they are the saviour of mankind
2015-07-31 22:13:43| Beverages - Topix.net
While taxes on foods can lead to small drops in consumption, they are not the answer to our global obesity epidemic, argues Nathan Gray. Stop talking about food taxes like they are some sort of panacea that will alter consumer behaviours overnight, and magically eliminate obesity and diabetes.
How mankind blew the fight against climate change
2015-06-06 18:46:53| Chemicals - Topix.net
If historians someday need to explain how mankind managed to blow the fight against climate change, they need only point to last month's shareholder meeting at Exxon Mobil headquarters in Dallas. The meeting came two days after Texas smashed old rainfall records - almost doubled them , in some cases - and as authorities were still searching for families swept away after rivers crested many feet beyond their previous records.
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