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Climate Change Is the Tragedy of the Global Commons
2014-04-22 06:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nation: I'm not watching Years of Living Dangerously, Showtime's nine-part series on climate change. I'm not going to read Elizabeth Kolbert's The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, despite its great reviews. When I see a long article in The New York Times about melting glaciers or flooded coastal plains or disappearing species or deforestation or desertification, I skip it. Why? Because I already know what's happening and about to happen. Reading the fine print is just going to make me feel sadder...
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Martinez council discusses train crossing safety in wake of recent tragedy
2014-03-11 22:42:50| Railroads - Topix.net
City Engineer Tim Tucker's update on Union Pacific Railroad's Ferry Street rail crossing work rekindled expressions of sympathy over the tragic death of Martinez Junior High School student Jenna Betti, and turned the March 5 City Council discussion to rail safety.
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Loblaw Companies Limited statement on Edmonton distribution centre tragedy
2014-03-02 08:03:45| Grocery - Topix.net
The distribution centre is owned and operated by Loblaw Companies Limited and serves retail locations in western At the time of the incident, the company initially provided only brief comments due to the uncertainty surrounding the rapidly unfolding events and out of respect for the active police manhunt and investigation.
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Chevron's 'pizza and soda' apology turns tragedy into farce
2014-02-19 08:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yahoo: On Feb. 11, an explosion at a Chevron natural gas well in Bobtown, Pa. exploded, killing one worker. The fire burned for four days and gas and heat are still emanating from the site. The cause of the explosion remains unknown at this time and residents of Bobtown remain understandably concerned about the safety of other wells in the area. The situation at the well "remains serious," Chevron said in a statement Tuesday. But the oil giant is threatening to turn this very serious and tragic event...
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TransCanada says rejection of Keystone XL would be 'tragedy' due to increased rail shipments
2013-11-20 04:53:28| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
An executive with pipeline builder TransCanada Corp. says the company is changing how it approaches new pipeline projects, hoping to avoid a repeat of the delays its Keystone XL proposal has faced.
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