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Avoid bleak future for NYC-Jersey rail service

2014-10-08 02:57:52| Railroads - Topix.net

Amtrak and New Jersey Transit are roaring toward the future without a solid plan for shoring up the crucial but crumbling tunnel that links their lines with Manhattan. At stake are timely trips for the hundreds of thousands who use the Hudson River tunnel to commute between New Jersey and Penn Station daily -- along with thousands who ride Amtrak between Boston and Washington.

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Rescuers in Indian landslide say hopes for survivors 'bleak'

2014-08-01 14:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Hopes of finding survivors in India from a landslide that swallowed up more than 100 people faded on Friday as rescuers dug through mud and debris following heavy rains, with the death toll rising to 52. Finding people alive would be extremely unlikely, said Gautam Sarkar, a senior official involved in the rescue, as hundreds of rescuers toiled to sift debris after Wednesday's landslide submerged 46 homes and almost wiped out a village. "The houses have been buried under layers of wet mud,...

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Report Paints Bleak Future for Nuclear Power

2014-07-30 22:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Central: The globe's nuclear power industry is aging, plagued with high costs and construction delays, and generally on the decline. That's the conclusion of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report released Tuesday, an annual assessment of the trends in nuclear power production and the state of nuclear reactors worldwide. While nuclear power is seen by some of the most prominent climate scientists in the U.S. as a necessary means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation to combat...

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Nicaragua apparel makers see bleak future from TPP

2014-07-14 19:42:59| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

Nicaragua's apparel industry is expected to grow 8% to $1.5bn this year, fuelled by rising exports to the US. But while the numbers are encouraging, there are fears they may not last long.

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