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• The Earth Gets A Reprieve From Global Warming, For Now

  
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  Climatologists are breathing a collective sigh of relief. New data suggests that over the coming decade, the Earth will warm more slowly than previously thought. However, scientists stress that this is not a long-term reprieve – and temperatures are currently rising faster than they have been for the past 11, 000 ...
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• Why Global Warming’s Effects Will Be Worse Than You Were Thinking

  
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  The story of climate change has always been more of worst-case, or at least, worser-case scenarios developing and less about good news showing up out of nowhere and making us unexpectedly happy. A few decades ago, it became clear that the release of fossil Carbon into the atmosphere primarily as CO2 was going to ...
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• Nenana Ice Classic – All time record latest ice-out?

  
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  Every winter since 1917, people in Nenana, a village 55 miles southwest of Fairbanks, have wagered on the exact moment that the ice breaks up on the nearby Tanana River. Down the memory hole to 2008. The Ice Classic has given them a rare, reliable climate history that has documented to the minute the onset of ...
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• Malaysia: Malacca tops in Hawksbill turtle landings

  
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  Jason Gerald John New Straits Times 20 May 13;CONSERVATION SUCCESS: Padang Kemunting centre hatches 25,300 turtles for release to habitatALOR GAJAH: A total of 25,264 Hawksbill turtles have been successfully hatched at the Turtle Conservation and Information Centre in Padang Kemunting here last year, as part of ...
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• Malaysia Hydropower Meeting to Open Amid Controversy

  
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  Agence France-Presse Jakarta Globe 20 May 13;Kuching. The world hydroelectric industry’s decision to meet in a Malaysian state where dams have uprooted rainforests and native peoples is drawing bitter fire from environmental and tribal groups.The International Hydropower Association’s four-day biennial meeting to ...
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• Bits Blog: Tumblr Founder Says Site to Stay ‘Independent’ Effort

  
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  A day after Yahoo’s board approved a deal to acquire Tumblr, Marissa Mayer, Yahoo’s chief, and David Karp, Tumblr’s founder, reassured users that Tumblr would operate as it did before. See the rest here: Bits Blog: Tumblr Founder Says Site to Stay ‘Independent’ Effort
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• Malaysia: Less than 1pc of forests illegally logged

  
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  New Straits Times 20 May 13;IPOH: The problem of illegal logging in the peninsula is under control, said Forestry Department director-general (peninsula) Professor Datuk Dr Abd Rahman Abd Rahim.Abd Rahman said that of the 5.6 million hectares of forests in the country, less than one per cent was being illegally ...
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• “Church Of Scotland Takes Step To Allow Gay Clergy”

  
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  AP : Senior members of the Church of Scotland voted Monday to let some congregations choose ministers who are in same-sex relationships - an important compromise that must still pass further hurdles before it can become church law.
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• Why We Need to Put the Fish Back Into Fisheries

  
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  Science Daily 19 May 13;May 19, 2013 — Overfishing has reduced fish populations and biodiversity across much of the worlds oceans. In response, fisheries are increasingly reliant on a handful of highly valuable shellfish. However, new research by the University of York shows this approach to be extremely risky.The ...
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• Turkish Airlines flies US couple to Bangladesh instead of Senegal

  
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  Two US holidaymakers found themselves a long way from their intended destination after an airline confused two airport codes. read more
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• British Engineering in Effect. Flat-pack Truck Design for Developing Countries.

  
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  Imagine a crate of trucks that can be shipped on-site, built within a day, then sent to the four corners of the country delivering food, people, animals, medicine or a new shipment of mobile devices. Our first world problem encompass jamming 1000 pieces of $9.99 flat-packed furniture into small, hybrid cars. In ...
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• VIDEO: Afghanistan without the U.S.: ‘A lof of guys are going to die’

  
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  When the U.S. pulls out of Afghanistan, a lot of critical military equipment will leave the war-torn country. The Post’s Kabul Bureau Chief Kevin Sieff discusses how the Afghan army can’t effectively evacuate its troops, causing unnecessary deaths and internal strife. Thanks for checking us out. Please ...
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• “Young Christians fear for jobs over gay marriage”

  
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  Christian Institute : In a letter to The Daily Telegraph, 17 ministers and one archbishop expressed their concern about the consequences if the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill is passed in its current state
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• Union Opposes Penny Pritzker as Commerce Pick

  
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  President Barack Obama’s nominee for commerce secretary is taking some heat this week—and not just from congressional Republicans.
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• Falcon 2000S, 900LX, 7X to highlight Dassaults EBACE display

  
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  GENEVA, Switzerland - Dassault Falcon will present a full lineup of long-range large-cabin executive jets at this years European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, May 21-23. read more
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• Hart Energy Discount Coupons

  
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  If you want coupons for hartenergy.com, then GetDiscountCoupon.com is the place for you. Just click on the code to copy hartenergy.com discount code. Then paste it in the coupon box during checkout and click apply. This amount will be automatically deducted from total price. We’re always updating new Hart Energy ...
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• High-Flying Japan ETF Shakes Off Amari Comments

  
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  The WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSE: DXJ), 2013’s top asset-gathering ETF, traded slightly higher Monday, but the modest gains were enough to propel the popular fund to fresh highs. DXJ hit a new 52-week high despite the Japanese yen gaining strength against the U.S. dollar following...
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• Italy’s top politicians unite against ‘homophobia’

  
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  Catholic Culture : Italian President Giorgio Napolitano called for a “firm and constant commitment” to battling prejudice against homosexuals, as Italy observed “Anti-Homopobia Day” on May 17.
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• Croatian activists promote referendum to define marriage as male-female union

  
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  Catholic Culture : Pro-family activists in Croatia have collected well over 200,000 signatures on a petition calling for a referendum to amend the country’s constitution and define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
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• VIDEO: Six Degrees of News: May 20, 2013

  
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