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Did enlightened US and Soviet scientists help avert nuclear war?
2016-06-30 13:30:31| Extremetech
A new book argues that US and Russian scientists collaborated on nuclear safety and research initiatives, helping to keep the Cold War from going nuclear.
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Scrap 52 GW thermal projects to avert water scarcity: Greenpeace
2016-03-24 22:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Comment: The situation is particularly critical in China where 45% of coal-fired power plants are in areas of water over-withdrawal, followed by India and Turkey at 13%. Coal power plants use enough water to supply the needs of 1 billion people and that will nearly double if all the world's planned power plants come online. This would cause severe drought and worsen the ongoing conflict between agriculture and industry over water in regions such as Vidarbha and Marathwada in Maharashtra and Northern Karnataka....
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The Latest: Talks to avert NJ Transit strike continue
2016-03-14 03:21:41| Railroads - Topix.net
Talks between New Jersey Transit and its railroad workers unions are continuing as riders head home on a final rush-hour commute before a threatened Sunday morning strike. Neither side has publicly commented since NJ Transit special counsel Gary Dellaverson said Friday morning that "today's the day" to hammer out a deal.
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The Latest: Sides closer to deal to avert NJ Transit strike
2016-03-09 00:11:12| Railroads - Topix.net
Representatives from rail worker unions and New Jersey Transit say talks to avert a strike this weekend are making progress.
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Oakland University scientists research to avert fatal threat of arsenic in plant seeds
2016-01-29 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
Oakland University (OU) researchers are collaborating with a team of scientists from the US, Germany and China to research on how arsenic enters and builds up in plant seeds.
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