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Pope Urges Brazilians to Conserve the Amazon
2013-07-30 19:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: Pope Francis on Saturday asked the Catholic bishops of Brazil not to exploit the Amazon rainforest but instead make it into a garden. Marking the first overseas trip of the first pope from the Americas, the pontiff said the church is committed to the Amazon Basin over the long term. The Amazon rainforest extends across 5.5 million square kilometers (2.1 million sq miles) of the Amazon Basin. One in 10 known species in the world lives in the Amazon rainforest, which is threatened by human settlement....
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Exploitation of Peru's 'miracle' oil deposits in the Amazon is delayed
2013-07-30 17:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The controversial exploitation of heavy crude oil from one of the most inaccessible, most biodiverse regions of the Peruvian rainforest inhabited by indigenous people in "voluntary isolation" has been delayed. Anglo-French oil company Perenco, partnered by Vietnam's state oil company, PetroVietnam, was scheduled to start producing oil this month, but Perenco's head of communications, Nicolas de Blanpré, now says that "production is expected to start later in 2013." When the oil was declared commercially-viable...
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Sears Clear on Why It's Selling Rolex: It's Taking on Amazon, eBay
2013-07-30 13:28:39| Footwear - Topix.net
The selling of luxury items, however, including Rolex watches, Stella McCartney clothing, Jimmy Choo shoes and Chanel handbags has garnered the company a lot of press in recent weeks.
Amazon Beefing Up Fulfillment Centers With 5,000+ New Jobs
2013-07-30 02:32:35| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Amazon today announced plans to create more than 5,000 new full-time jobs within its U.S. fulfillment network, in an effort to meet growing consumer demand.
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Amazon to hire 5,000 for warehouse-expansion plan
2013-07-29 22:05:54| IT Services - Topix.net
File-In this Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 file photo, a view inside the 800,000 sq. ft. Amazon.com distribution and fulfillment center warehouse in Goodyear, Ariz.
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