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International Paper donates $500,000 to Red Cross disaster relief
2016-03-23 20:53:02| Paper - Topix.net
International Paper has authorized a critical community need disaster relief grant to the American Red Cross in response to the recent flooding in Louisiana. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., the global packaging and paper company has 9 facilities in Louisiana with 2,000 employees throughout the state.
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Mountain Pakistan cuts forest loss, disaster risk with river power
2016-03-14 08:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: In her home in the remote Hunza valley, Gul Mehreen smiles as she places a tea kettle on the electric stove in her immaculate kitchen. As she makes tea for guests, the farmer jokes about "how amazingly enjoyable" cooking has become since a small-scale hydropower generator was installed nearby. Her visitors nod and burst into happy laughter. In this picturesque village, perched above the gushing turquoise waters of the Hunza river, and with a view of the 8,000-metre Rakaposhi mountain, in Pakistan's...
Five Years After Nuclear Disaster Fukushima Remains Highly Contaminated
2016-03-11 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: It has been five years since a powerful earthquake and resulting tsunami caused a meltdown at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan. While a few towns closed after the disaster have reopened and some locals have returned, groundwater en route to the ocean, as well as nearby soils, remain highly contaminated with radioactive waste. Toxic water and soil that has been removed by the cleanup projects 8,000 workers sit in a growing number storage tanks on the property, several of which...
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SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Oregon Businesses and Residents Affected by the December Storms
2016-03-11 16:44:16| PortlandOnline
Press release posted to SBA.gov March 9, 2016.
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Japan marks fifth anniversary of Fukushima nuclear disaster
2016-03-11 03:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Decontamination workers observed a moment of silence to mourn the victims of the 2011 tsunami. (Reuters/Kyodo) Related Story: Japan's PM announces 'safe' reactors to be turned back on Related Story: The ghosts of Fukushima: Reflections five years on Related Story: Fukushima survivors rebuild new life in deserted town Map: Japan Ceremonies have been held across Japan to mark five years since one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded spawned a monster tsunami, killing more than 18,000 people...
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