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Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for June 14th to June 17th 2013
After spending just 15 minutes on the fourth floor of reactor #1, Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) inspectors said they determined yesterday that a massive magnitude 9.0 earthquake in March 2011 did not damage isolation condensers there (critical for emergency cooling), despite a Diet-sponsored investigative report that raised concerns about earthquake damage. Workers had reported that they ...
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Medvedev calls for tougher penalty for concealing information about environmental crimes
LISTVYANKA VILLAGE /Irkutsk region/, June 18 (Itar-Tass) - Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev called for tougher responsibility for concealing information about environmental crimes. "Concealing information /about such crimes/ is a graver offense," Medvedev said at a meeting on Tuesday with the expert council under the government over increasing the effectiveness of environmental ...
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UNESCO removes Iranian World Heritage site of Bam from danger list
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee decided that given improvements in the management and conservation of the World Heritage site of Bam and its Cultural Landscape in Iran, the property could be removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger, according to a UNESCO press statement on Monday.Bam was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2004, shortly after it was struck by a major earthquake, ...
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Legarda calls for ‘environmental audit’
Senator Loren Legarda. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MAKATI CITY, Philippines–Senator Loren Legarda said she will call for an ';environmental audit'; by three oversight committees when the next Congress convenes in July as she agreed with observations that the Philippines has now turned into a ';water world.'; The three are the oversight committees on clean water, clean air and ...
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118 suspects detained in environmental pollution cases
Chinese police have detained 118 suspects involved in environmental pollution cases since January, the Ministry of Public Security announced on Tuesday.Of the total, 24 suspects in four major cases have been charged by prosecutors and are awaiting trial, said a ministry statement.There have also been breakthroughs in investigations into other cases, it added.Most of these pollution cases ...
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UNESCOs World Heritage Fatehpur Sikri in Agra India
Photo taken on June 15, 2013 shows the Fatehpur Sikri in Agra, Uttar Predesh, India. Fatehpur Sikri, meaning the City of Victory, was built during the second half of the 16th century by the Mughal Emperor Akbar. Due to the shortage of water, it served as the capital of the Mughal Empire for only some 10 years. The well-preserved complex of monuments and temples, all in a uniform architectural ...
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Canberra windfarm protesters demand end to renewable energy scam
Three Coalition politicians and one candidate attended the "wind power fraud rally" in front of parliament house on Tuesday where around 150 protesters called for the abolition of the renewable energy target and a ban on all new windfarms. Signs at the rally urged: "Stop the wind power fraud," and referred to a "renewable energy scam", insisting that "wind ...
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The energy bill debate is distorted by climate contrarians
energy bill resumes in the Lords on Tuesday and is set to be distorted by a small but influential group of global warming contrarians. This group arrogantly believe they have a better understanding of the complicated science ...
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World Heritage Site ancient city Hierapolis in Turkey
Tourists enjoy themselves in an ancient pool of Hierapolis in Turkey on June 16, 2013. Hierapolis was an ancient city located on hot springs in classical Phrygia in southwestern Anatolia. The hot springs have been used as a spa since the 2nd century B.C., with many patrons retiring or dying there. The Hellenistic city was built on a grid with streets running parallel or perpendicular to the main ...
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Coping In A Toxic Work Environment
Recently, I had the occasion to observe a group of employees who were working in a toxic work environment. I witnessed the decline of self-esteem in each one of them as they endured month after month of poor leadership and dysfunction in their workplace. I was truly amazed at the change to the countenance of each of these employees as their situation continually grew worse. If one could have ...
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Citizens Climate Lobby pushes for a carbon tax and dividend | Dana Nuccitelli
The US Capitol Building, home of the Congressmen CCL is trying to put pressure on to implement a carbon fee and dividend. Photograph: J. Scott ...
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No plans to close Environment Court - PM
The Prime Minister says there are no plans to close the Environment Court. Mr Key has rebutted speculation the court will be canned saying yesterday he believed it would remain a stand alone court. "There's been talk about desire to get rid of the Environment Court. There ...
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Local government 457 visas and coal seam gas parliamentary video highlights
Liberal MPs Bronwyn Bishop and and Dennis Jensen call for the government to review their approach to the local government referendum. Shadow immigration minister Scott Morrison declares the opposition won't support the government's 457 visa bill. Labor MP Grahame Perrett praises Liberal MP Judy Moylan. Greens Senators Larrissa Waters and Scott Ludlam discuss coal seam gas and ...
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New construction in tourism industry – signs of recovery or misplaced optimism?
The whole of Central America has been affected by the global downturn. One of the industries effected most has been tourism, and while many construction and expansion projects were planned during the heady days of 2007 and early 2008, the region may now be facing a huge oversupply problem in terms of hotel accommodation, although there are signs of light on the horizon.
In 2006, the Tourism Ministers of various countries in the region came together at San Ramon for a conference and told Central American news providers that the tourism industry for the region as whole had grown by an average of 11%, which account for, on average, 5% of the region’s GDP for that year, in addition, there was astounding growth in the number of European tourists travelling to Central America, a 147% increase in fact. Read more
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