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Don't worry, Phil Knight is good for that $500M check
2015-06-25 22:06:39| Footwear - Topix.net
The Nike Inc. co-founder's net worth is nearly $24 billion , according to Forbes, and stems from his shares of the sportswear company. He remains Nike's largest shareholder with more than 145 million shares, according to his last filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission .
Poll: Eight in 10 Worry About Climate Change
2015-06-08 01:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Voice of America: A new worldwide survey on climate change shows nearly 80 percent of people are 'very concerned' about the impact of global warming, and they say all nations should do their part to stop it. The poll was taken in 79 countries by a group calling itself World Wide Views on Climate and Energy. Ten thousand citizens met simultaneously on Saturday to debate climate change and take the survey. Organizers say it was the largest-ever global citizens meeting on the issue. Among the results of the...
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Drought, water shortages become top worry for Californians: poll
2015-06-04 06:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: California's devastating drought has become the top concern for residents for the first time, as the most populous U.S. state experiences mandatory water cutbacks, according to a poll released on Wednesday. More than one-third, or 39 percent, of likely voters surveyed by the Public Policy Institute of California named water shortages and the drought as the state's most pressing issue, followed by 20 percent who said jobs and the economy were of biggest concern. It was the first time the state's...
Mining towns worry frac sand gifts will dry up with oil price slump
2015-06-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EnergyWire: Since the arrival of a mine that supplies sand to hydraulic fracturing sites in distant shale fields, this tiny township has gained a new dump, recycling center, snowplow and salt shed. Plans for a community garden are underway in a neighborhood across the street from the plant. Perched atop a pair of railroad underpasses, Unimin Corp.'s Tunnel City silica extraction center last year began sending carloads of fine, white sand to energy producers in Pennsylvania, North Dakota and Texas. Under the...
Military burden: Obama warns of a new climate change worry
2015-05-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Post-Gazette: Rather than warn of dire future consequences, President Barack Obama last week declared climate change an "immediate risk' to the country's security. His remarks, made in a commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, are a wake-up call to a complacent nation. Mr. Obama has taken credible steps to address global warming. After his cap-and-trade proposal failed in Congress, he used the Environmental Protection Agency's authority under the Clean Air Act to push new regulations on pollutants,...
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