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Australia: Emissions slide began to reverse after end of the carbon price, data show
2015-03-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: Australia's greenhouse emissions from the electricity sector jumped in the September quarter, reversing the industry's declines during the two carbon tax years preceding it, the latest government data shows. According to the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory, released without fanfare last week by the Abbott government, emissions from power plants in the 12 months to September totalled 181.9 million tonnes, or about 1.5 million tonnes more than for the year to June. The impact of the carbon...
Chaos in candy land: How Tootsie Rolla s secretive empire began to melt
2015-03-16 23:46:51| Food - Topix.net
It started with the candy, a chocolatey, chewy, toffeelike morsel styled after the pet name of the inventor's daughter: Tootsie Roll. But nearly 119 years after America's first bite, the future of one of the world's most iconic candymakers suddenly looks cloudier than ever.
6-Year Old Jacob Hodges Began His Racing Career at SCEDA Drag Racing in Fontana
2015-03-13 17:30:13| K&N Racing News
Jacob Hodges, son of K&N Race Team Manager Travis Hodges, is on his way to a career in drag racing after earning his Jr. Drag Racing license at the SCEDA drag racing event in Fontana, California.
Scientists Pinpoint Exact Date When Humans Began to Dominate Earth
2015-03-12 18:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: It has long been suggested that our impact on the planet is so substantial that it grants its own new geological epoch - known as the Anthropocene. While the beginning of this new era has been heatedly debated, one group of scientists believes it has finally pinpointed the exact date of when humans began to dominate the Earth. The year was 1610, when the effects of the collision between the New and Old Worlds, which occurred a century earlier, were first felt around the globe. That is, there was...
Do You Know the Inspiring Story of How the Fisher House Foundation Began?
2014-11-25 00:06:08| Footwear - Topix.net
Kenneth Fisher, whose late uncle Zachary Fisher started the Fisher House Foundation, appeared on Glenn Beck's radio program Monday to share the inspiring story of how the foundation was started. "In case you don't know, I would describe [the Fisher House Foundation] like the Ronald McDonald House of the military," Beck said.