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In Alps, glaciers retreat as climate debate goes on
2015-04-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: The world's glaciers are disappearing. Climate change skeptics are not. The people who study our oceans and skies worry about both of these phenomena. But in wide swaths of 21st century America, the argument is still stuck on what to call the other side. "Denier" can also describe those who reject the Holocaust, so some who refuse to believe that human behavior is warming the planet prefer the label "skeptic." But scientists are de facto skeptics, and many resent that word being hijacked by...
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MTA recruiting LI women- and minority-owned firms to bid on contracts
2015-04-06 15:24:49| Railroads - Topix.net
Cathy Leo, left, co-owner and president of Vinmar Precision Metals and her husband, Anthony Leo, co-owner and vice president, are shown in the company's metal fabricating shop in Copiague on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Under a new initiative by the MTA, companies like Vinmar Precision Metals will be able to bid as prime or sub-prime contractors for opportunities with the MTA.
Most L.A. Trash Workers Back on Job
2015-04-06 02:12:00| Waste Age
<a href="http://mynewsla.com/">MyNewsLA.com</a> An estimated 90 percent of Los Angeles sanitation drivers were on the job Friday, playing catch-up in collecting trash left over the past two days by drivers who skipped work out of frustration at stalled contract talks between their union and the city. read more
Washington Governor Puts Focus on Climate Goals, and Less on Debate
2015-04-04 22:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: In his office, Gov. Jay Inslee keeps a framed image of a stand of magenta paintbrush, an alpine meadow flower and a signature species in Washington, that he photographed while hiking with his wife in Olympic National Park. The magenta paintbrush is threatened by global warming, and the photograph is a reminder, Mr. Inslee said, of all the things that are at risk. But then he paused and said, no, a beautiful blossom was not the point: The deeper reason he is pushing for tough new air-quality policies...
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Nelson Peltz Explains Why Jeffrey Sonnenfeld Is Wrong In His Analysis On Trian Partners
2015-04-04 20:20:39| Chemicals - Topix.net
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, management expert and professor at Yale School of Management, recently wrote an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal arguing that in the past several years index funds have outperformed activist hedge funds. Sonnenfeld was particularly critical of Trian Fund Management founder Nelson Peltz.
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