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Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon pacing 88% higher than last year's rate
2013-05-18 23:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Satellite analysis by a Brazil-based NGO indicates that deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon continues to pace well ahead of last year, when the government passed a weakened version of its law governing use of forest lands. Imazon's near-real-time deforestation tracking system - known as SAD - detected 1,570 square kilometers of accumulated forest loss between August 2012 and April 2013, an 88 percent increase over the 836 sq km cleared during the year earlier period. However accumulated forest...
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Amazon effort to build in Fla. crumbles
2013-05-18 14:11:19| IT Services - Topix.net
A plan by Internet retailing giant Amazon.com to build at least one warehouse in Florida has been scrapped, with the company unable to reach an agreement on when it would have to start collecting state sales taxes, an official in Gov.
Fla. gov. rejects Amazon deal
2013-05-17 10:08:59| IT Services - Topix.net
Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who has made job creation his top priority since coming into office, has rejected a proposed deal to bring major Internet retailer Amazon to the state.
Amazon Snags Exclusive Streaming Deal for NBCU Shows
2013-05-16 19:34:59| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Amazon is adding more exclusive content to its Prime Instant Video lineup, this time from NBCUniversal.
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NGO: conflict of interests behind Peruvian highway proposal in the Amazon
2013-05-16 16:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: As Peru's legislature debates the merits of building the Purús highway through the Amazon rainforest, a new report by Global Witness alleges that the project has been aggressively pushed by those with a financial stake in opening up the remote area to logging and mining. Roads built in the Amazon lead to spikes in deforestation, mining, poaching and other extractive activities as remote areas become suddenly accessible. The road in question would cut through parts of the Peruvian Amazon rich in biodiversity...
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