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Ignoring the water problem is no longer an option

2015-08-03 17:00:00| Beef

The water crisis is about much more than water. Join our discussion on the more in-depth issues we must sort through to solve our water problems. read more

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IEA: Ignoring Climate Change Could Be Costly Fossil Fuel Firms

2015-07-10 15:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The worlds fossil fuel companies risk wasting billions of dollars of investment by not taking global action to fight climate change seriously, according to the chief economist of the International Energy Agency (IEA). Fatih Birol, who will take the top job at the IEA in September and is one of the worlds most influential voices on energy, warned that companies making this mistake would also miss out on investment opportunities in clean energy. Coal giant Peabody recently dismissed global...

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EU still ignoring impact of low-cost imports clothing and commodities

2015-04-07 10:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: A quarter of agricultural goods produced from illegally deforested land are destined for the EU, a new report has found, which estimates their value at more than EUR6bn (4.3bn) a year. The investigation by Fern, a Brussels-based forestry NGO, puts the EU ahead of the US and China per capita. More than half of the total value of EU imports of agricultural commodities estimated to be linked to illegal deforestation originates in Brazil, and a quarter originates in Indonesia. While the figures may...

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Ignoring BIM at Our Peril

2015-04-01 16:22:34| ENR.com: Headline News

he masonry trades risk contributing to their own obsolescence by failing to get into step with building information modeling (BIM) the 3D modeling and information laden process for building design and construction planning that is sweeping the industry.

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