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EF4 Tornado Ravages; Entergy Arkansas Rebuilds
2014-05-14 20:21:00| Transmission & Distribution World
More than 100 Entergy employees, along with more than 400 contractors, are working seven days a week to rebuild electrical facilities damaged during five distinct tornadoes on April 27, including the first twister of 2014 to earn a high-end rating of EF4, packing winds between 166-200 mph. read more
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Spare Africa the ravages of its native oil palm
2014-01-20 09:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: IT'S beginning to feel like déj vu. With global demand for cosmetics, soap, biodiesel and vegetable cooking oil ever on the rise, the African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) has been a boon, providing the essential ingredient for all these. So much so, that it is now widely cultivated beyond its native range, notably in South-East Asia, where the creation of vast oil-palm estates has caused massive deforestation and the local extinction of some species. Anthropologist Joshua Linder at James Madison...
Coal Rush Ravages Indonesian Borneo
2013-12-04 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Barges loaded with mountains of coal glide down the polluted Mahakam River on Indonesian Borneo every few minutes. Viewed from above, they form a dotted black line as far as the eye can see, destined for power stations in China and India. A coal rush that has drawn international miners to East Kalimantan province has ravaged the capital, Samarinda, which risks being swallowed up by mining if the exploitation of its deposits expands any further. Mines occupy more than 70 percent of Samarinda, government...
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Blizzard ravages South Dakota's livestock industry
2013-10-13 02:18:57| Livestock - Topix.net
From inside a small plane cruising over cattle country here, Scott Reder spied the carnage and felt sick to his stomach.
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'Smash & Grab' Hits Foot Locker; Fire Ravages Split-Level Home
2013-01-29 03:12:28| Apparel - Topix.net
Early Morning Smash & Grab at Foot Locker on Metropolitan Pkwy - Cascade Patch Early morning thieves targeted the Foot Locker located in the 2600 block of Metropolitan Parkway on Monday morning for a "smash & grab" using a stolen Dodge to break their way into the store and steal as much as possible.
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