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As sea levels rise, tiny Pacific islands might not sink, they might just move instead

2014-11-27 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Fast Company: The people of Kirbati might not sink under the waves, but they will nevertheless have to become more mobile, and new kinds of housing designs can help. Kiribati, an island nation in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is one of the earliest clear-cut victims of climate change. The highest points on the main island are no more than two meters above sea level. Earlier this year, the president of Kiribati made headlines for spending $8.7 million on a piece of land in Fiji as a place to send climate...

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CEOs sometimes rake in more than they pay in taxes: study

2014-11-19 08:18:04| IT Services - Topix.net

Chevron CEO John Watson is reportedly one of the CEOs that a study found makes more money per year than his company pays in federal taxes. Some of America's top-paid CEOs are raking in a lot more dough than their companies shell out in federal taxes, a shocking study reveals.

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Cover crops release more nutrients than they accumulate

2014-11-17 23:03:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

Joel Gruver, Western Illinois University agronomist, planted specific cover crops in a band, then after their demise he pulled soil samples in the cover crop row and compared them to samples taken 15 inches off the row. There were substantial differences in soil-test levels of P and Kcomparable to a nutrient-banding effect from a commercial fertilizer (banding) applicator, Gruver says. Bottom Line read more

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Ruben Rosario: Students crush adversity - and deserve all the kudos they get

2014-11-02 00:28:19| Chemicals - Topix.net

Sulaiman Sesay drops a tennis ball as Bae Mo, left, times how long it takes to fall in a physics class experiment studying motion at Harding High School in St. Paul on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. Sulaiman, a native of Sierra Leone who braved hunger and violence during the civil war, is one of the winners of the Optimist Club of St. Paul college scholarships.

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