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Australian firefighters battle contain worst wildfires 30 yrs
2015-01-05 23:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Hundreds of firefighters are battling to contain Australia's worst wildfires in 30 years as the danger is expected to rise with soaring temperatures and changing winds on Wednesday. The fires burning across a 240-kilometre (150-mile) perimeter in South Australia state have already swept across more than 12,000 hectares and destroyed at least 26 homes and 41 outbuildings. At least 29 people have been injured or hospitalized but no fatalities have yet been recorded. The fires are the worst in...
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GOP Agenda Promises Worst Attack on Environmental Protections in Decades
2015-01-05 15:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Last year, it often seemed like we were fighting attacks on the environment from all sides. But those of us pushing back against pollution and climate change enjoyed some significant victories in 2014, including the Peoples Climate March in New York in Septembersaid to be the largest environmental march in historythe dimming prospects for drilling in the Arctic, and of course, the fracking ban in New York state. 2015 is shaping up to be a year of even bigger environmental battles, with a new...
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Australian firefighters battle worst bushfire decades
2015-01-04 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Dozens of homes were feared lost as an intense bushfire affecting thousands of acres raged out of control in South Australia Saturday, forcing residents to flee their homes and leaving 2,000 firefighters struggling to contain the worst blaze the region has seen in decades. The fires at Sampson Flat, located northeast of the state capital Adelaide in the country's south, was spreading rapidly in all directions, sweeping from a 380-acre area on Friday afternoon to nearly 12,000 acres on Saturday....
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This new app takes a swipe at Chinas worst polluters
2015-01-04 13:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: When Chinese environmental advocate Ma Jun realized that no one was going to take responsibility for the crippling smog that plagues his country, he decided to take matters into his own hands. His idea: encourage citizens to start pointing their fingers at the problem. Literally. Manufacturers have been reaping the rewards of China`s new industrial economy, while ducking the consequences of fouling up its air. So Ma and colleagues built a live-updating map that shows exactly where individual polluters...
Biotech Stocks 2014: The Best, Worst and Fastest-Growing
2015-01-02 16:10:00| Biotech - Topix.net
Once again, biotech stocks greatly outperformed the broader market in 2014. To give you the wide view, the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF , weighted more to small-cap stocks, rose 43%.
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