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5 things that probably aren't killing honeybees and 1 thing that definitely is
2013-05-08 21:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Nature Network: Youve probably heard that honeybees in America had a particularly difficult time this winter, with hive losses surpassing 50 percent in some areas. Colony collapse disorder or CCD is blamed for doubling or tripling the usual rate of winter hive die-offs, and years into the epidemic, scientists are still scrambling to understand the cause or causes. Linkages have been found between CCD and a number of factors, but a single, smoking, bee-killing gun remains elusive. Lets take a look at some of...
Joe Fresh items made in Bangladesh factory that collapsed, killing more than 200
2013-04-26 05:27:20| Apparel - Topix.net
Protestors in front of the Gap Inc. headquarters Thursday in San Francisco demanded the retail clothing giant improve working conditions in their manufacturing facilities in Bangladesh.
Scientist Says Pollution From China Is Killing a Japanese Islands Trees
2013-04-25 00:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: A mysterious pestilence has befallen this islands primeval forests, leaving behind the bleached, skeletal remains of dead trees that now dot the dark green mountainsides. Osamu Nagafuchi, an environmental engineer with a passion for the island and its rugged terrain, believes he knows the culprit: airborne pollutants from smog-belching China, hundreds of miles upwind. For years, Mr. Nagafuchis theory was ignored by fellow scientists and even mocked by bureaucrats in the national government who...
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BANGLADESH: Garment factory building collapses killing 86
2013-04-24 16:36:18| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
An eight-storey commercial building that housed five garment factories collapsed near the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka today (24 April), killing more than 86 people - most of them apparel workers - and leaving several hundred others injured.
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Woman faces charges in 2012 killing of her benefactor
2013-04-21 23:56:58| Automakers - Topix.net
Margaret Theut helped rescue an 8-year-old homeless girl and her brother from Rouge Park 17 years ago - an act of kindness that police say eventually got her killed.
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