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Temple to face charges over dead tigers
2016-06-02 06:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Thai authorities say they have detained a monk attempting to smuggle tiger skins and fangs from a Buddhist temple. Operators at Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua temple, known as the "Tiger Temple", are accused of wildlife trafficking and animal abuse. They deny the charges. On Wednesday, wildlife officials found the bodies of 40 dead tiger cubs at the temple complex. The discovery came during a week-long effort to relocate 137 tigers from the tourist site in Kanchanaburi province. The temple operators...
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Delhi: Waste-to-energy plants face opposition from people in vicinity
2016-05-29 15:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Indian Express: Waste management experts and the National Green Tribunal (NGT) have found waste-to-energy plants the simplest solution to tackle the increasing garbage pile-up in the city. While converting the citys waste to electricity does seem a feasible solution, several residents near these plants have complained about their negative impact on health and even filed cases against the operation of these plants. The city has three large-scale waste-to-energy plants. The plants at Timarpur-Okhla and Ghazipur...
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Africas most vulnerable face an even hotter future
2016-05-27 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Already home to some of the most environmentally vulnerable populations on the planet, Africa looks to increasingly feel the sting of climate change through more frequent, widespread and intense heat waves. Extreme heat that would be considered unusual today could become a yearly occurrence there by mid-century, one new study suggests, and the trend will emerge earlier there -- and in the rest of the tropics -- before it does in more temperate areas, another finds. The studies, both detailed...
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US textile firms may face ammonium sulphate duty hike
2016-05-27 15:11:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The US government is mulling an investigation into Chinese exports of ammonium sulfate - a key input in the textile and leather sectors - in a move that could lead to a hike in import tariffs on the chemical.
Exxon face shareholder showdown today on climate change
2016-05-26 14:07:01| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: For years, Exxon Mobil Corp. has held its annual meeting here in a cavernous symphony hall downtown, where shareholders today will discuss the company's future and cast their ballots on more than a dozen proposals. But while the location hasn't changed, the mood outside Exxon has shifted dramatically -- particularly on global warming. The company is grappling with low oil prices and investigations from attorneys general into allegations that it downplayed the economic threat of climate change...
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