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Changing Climate In Argentina Is Killing Penguin Chicks
2014-01-30 22:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: There's a patch of seashore along the coast of Argentina where hundreds of thousands of penguins make their home. It's called Punta Tombo. Dee Boersma, a conservation biologist at the University of Washington, has been going there for 30 years, and she's discovered that a changing climate is killing those penguins. I visited Boersma in 2003 for NPR's Radio Expeditions program. She literally lived amid the colony, the world's largest group of Magellanic penguins. Even then, she was worried. Penguin...
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Climate change is 'killing penguin chicks' say researchers
2014-01-29 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Penguin chicks in Argentina are dying as a direct consequence of climate change, according to new research. Drenching rainstorms and extreme heat are killing the young birds in significant numbers. The study, conducted over 27 years, looked at climate impacts on the world's biggest colony of Magellanic penguins, which live on the arid Punta Tombo peninsula. The research has been published in the journal Plos One. About 200,000 pairs of these penguins make their nests on the peninsula...
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RWC Man Pleads Not Guilty to Torturing, Killing Puppy in Front of Daughter
2014-01-15 05:07:00| IT Services - Topix.net
By Bay City News A Redwood City man accused of torturing a puppy to death in front of his 4-year-old daughter has been charged with felony animal cruelty and child endangerment, the San Mateo County district attorney said today.
Canada: Neil Young Blasts Canada's Leaders and Big Oil for 'Killing' First Nations
2014-01-12 16:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hollywood Reporter: It has the hallmarks of a Hollywood thriller: Big Oil mines Canada's vast oil reserves upstream from a First Nation community, while one man, a rock legend, spearheads a legal fight to avert environmental catastrophe. our editor recommendsNeil Young Backs Oilsands Fight With Benefit ConcertsToronto: Inside Hollywood's Love Affair With OntarioCory Monteith Death: The Dark, Nasty Underbelly of VancouverNeil Young, Red Hot Chili Peppers Perform at Benefit for Silverlake Conservatory of Music That...
Facebook killing off 'sponsored stories' that some users hated
2014-01-10 14:17:04| InfoWorld: Top News
Facebook is pulling the plug on a controversial advertising program that served ads to people based on the activity of their friends, such as "Likes" and check-ins. On Thursday, the company said in its developers forum that it would be phasing out the ad type, which is called "sponsored stories," effective April 9. After that, advertisers will no longer be able to create such ads, the company said.
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