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Climate Change Deemed a Growing Security Threat by Military Researchers
2014-05-25 15:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Truthout: A quick hit while I focus on more substantive stuff. It seems the military has discovered the dangers lurking in the climate crisis. Or perhaps the media has discovered the military noticing. Id seen reports as far back as 2005 showing the military getting climate crisis advice from consultants. This is far more recent, however. From the New York Times: Climate Change Deemed Growing Security Threat by Military Researchers The accelerating rate of climate change poses a severe risk to...
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Climate Change Deemed Growing Security Threat by Military Researchers
2014-05-13 21:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The accelerating rate of climate change poses a severe risk to national security and acts as a catalyst for global political conflict, a report published Tuesday by a leading government-funded military research organization concluded. The Center for Naval Analyses Military Advisory Board found that climate change-induced drought in the Middle East and Africa is leading to conflicts over food and water and escalating longstanding regional and ethnic tensions into violent clashes. The report also...
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The growing threat from methane
2014-04-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Living on Earth: Over the short term, methane is 80 times more powerful as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. The White House has launched plans to control methane emissions from most US sources, but as Living on Earth's Helen Palmer reports, evidence from prehistory suggests methane was a major factor in Earth's largest extinction, and warming projections warn of ballooning emissions in the future. Transcript CURWOOD: Every so often, a cluster of stories come along around the same time that make you think...
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The Growing Threat to Whole Foods -- From Costco
2014-03-10 12:49:26| Grocery - Topix.net
With its membership model, Costco's appeal centers on low prices -- and a no-frills shopping experience is critical to achieving that mission.
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Car-sharing a growing threat to auto sales, study shows
2014-02-04 21:08:30| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
The growing popularity of car-sharing services is taking an ever larger bit out of auto sales, a new study shows.