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A river of rubbish: the ugly secret threatening China's most beautiful city
Via: randy
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Environment/Climate
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9 years ago
An ‘international tourism destination of peerless beauty’ say the slogans hanging in the streets of Guilin, but one of the scenic city’s rivers has recently been home to sewage and garbage. In a...
The Largest Inland Oil spill in U.S. History Happened Today in Minnesota
Via: kavika
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Environment/Climate
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23 Comments
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9 years ago
The Largest Inland Oil Spill in U.S. History Happened Today in Minnesota In 1991, more than 1.7 million gallons of oil spilled after a pipeline ruptured near Grand Rapids — much of the oil...
How Opponents Sank A GOP Bill To Sell Off Federal Land — And What They Learned
Via: kavika
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Environment/Climate
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9 years ago
How Opponents Sank A GOP Bill To Sell Off Federal Land — And What They Learned Rep. Jason Chaffetz just “kicked a hornet’s nest,” one conservationist said. By Chris D’Angelo...
California 'bombogenesis', biggest storm in years, kills two
Via: randy
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Environment/Climate
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9 years ago
One of California's strongest storms in years - dubbed a "bombogenesis" or "weather bomb" - has hit the state, killing two, and bringing torrential rain and flash floods. More than...
Canada Protects 85% of the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia
Via: kavika
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Environment/Climate
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9 years ago
Nick Visser Reporter, The Huffington Post Barcroft via Getty Images The spirit bear, a rare subspecies of black bear that is not albino, is found almost exclusively in the...
Yakutsk: Journey to the coldest city on earth
Via: kavika
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Environment/Climate
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9 years ago
At minus 5C, the cold is quite refreshing and a light hat and scarf are all that's required to keep warm. At minus 20C, the moisture in your nostrils freezes, and the cold air starts making it...
Massive 2013 Oil Spill in North Dakota Still Not Cleaned Up
Via: krav-maga
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Environment/Climate
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19 Comments
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10 years ago
Three years and three months later, a massive oil spill in North Dakota still isn't fully cleaned up. The company responsible hasn't even set a date for completion. Though crews have been...
Feds halt Twin Metals plan for Minn. copper mine near Boundary Waters
Via: community
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Environment/Climate
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10 years ago
Two federal agencies have denied the renewal of mineral leases near Ely and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, dealing a major blow to the efforts of Twin Metals Minnesota to open an...
Bernie burns House Science Committee after devastating Breitbart tweet
Via: community
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Environment/Climate
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10 years ago
The House of Representatives' Committee on Science, Space and Technology sent a tweet on Thursday linking to an article on the conservative media outlet Breitbart , saying that Earth's...
Federal government moves to halt oil pipeline construction near Standing Rock Sioux tribal land
Via: pj
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Environment/Climate
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10 years ago
Federal government moves to halt oil pipeline construction near Standing Rock Sioux tribal land By Joe Heim and Mark Berman September 9 at 7:15 PM Federal Judge ruled...
The Top 5 Climate Change Myths Debunked
Via: xxjefferson51
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Environment/Climate
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10 years ago
If there’s one point of contention between the left and the right, it’s on the subject of climate change. The environmentalists on the left have been screaming from the not-so-much melting polar...
Dayton issues 'bee-friendly' rules on insecticide use
Via: community
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Environment/Climate
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10 years ago
Gov. Mark Dayton issued broad new guidelines Friday designed to restrict the use of a controversial pesticide that has been implicated in the decline of honeybees and other pollinators. Standing...
We’ve been getting these key details about Greenland’s melting all wrong
Via: petey-coober
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Environment/Climate
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10 years ago
LINK : https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/04/01/for-years-weve-had-these-key-details-about-greenlands-melting-all-wrong/ We’ve been getting these key details about...
AG Lynch: DOJ Has Discussed Whether to Pursue Civil Action Against Climate Change Deniers
Via: petey-coober
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Environment/Climate
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9 Comments
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10 years ago
LINK : http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-hunter/ag-lynch-doj-has-discussed-whether-pursue-legal-action-against-climate By Melanie Hunter | March 9, 2016 | 3:10 PM EST...
Supreme Court puts Obama's power plant regs on hold
Via: xxjefferson51
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Environment/Climate
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10 years ago
A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday abruptly halted President Obama's controversial new power plant regulations, dealing a blow to the administration's sweeping plan to address global warming. In...
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