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New Award Features in Farm Environment Awards (Scoop.co.nz)

The 2009 Ballance Farm Environment Awards will feature a new category known as the Land and Life award.
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Future Impact Of Global Warming Is Worse When Grazing Animals Are … - Science Daily (press release)

Future Impact Of Global Warming Is Worse When Grazing Animals Are …Science Daily (press release) -3 hours ago21, 2008) — The impact of global warming in the Arctic may differ from the predictions of computer models of the region, according to a pair of Penn State …

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Global warming threatens pika, lawsuit claims - Sacramento Bee

Global warming threatens pika, lawsuit claimsSacramento Bee,  USA -18 hours ago… lives on boulder-covered slopes in Western mountains, could represent the latest effort to use the Endangered Species Act to combat global warming. …

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Group sues to protect pika from climate change - San Jose Mercury News

Group sues to protect pika from climate changeSan Jose Mercury News,  USA -Aug 19, 2008"The California Fish and Game Commission's attempt to bury its head in the sand rather than deal with the impact of global warming on wildlife is an …

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Limited Brands 2nd-quarter profit falls, blames difficult retail environment (Canadian Business)

NEW YORK - Limited Brands Inc. says its profit fell by more than half in the second quarter amid a difficult retail environment, but results beat expectations as the company kept a tight rein on its inventory and expenses.
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Limited Brands 2nd-quarter profit falls in difficult retail environment (Canadian Business)

NEW YORK - Specialty apparel maker Limited Brands Inc. said Wednesday that its profit fell by more than half in the second quarter amid a difficult retail environment, but results beat expectations as the company kept a tight rein on its inventory and expenses.
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Arctic's grazing animals help global warming on its way - New Scientist (subscription)

Arctic's grazing animals help global warming on its wayNew Scientist (subscription), UK -3 hours agoCOULD vegetation help to offset global warming? Not if grazing animals such as caribou and musk oxen are allowed to do their worst. …

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Oklahoma Secretary of Environment steps down (Miami News-Record)

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Secretary of the Environment Miles Tolbert is leaving his post in the governor’s cabinet to take a position in the private sector.
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Tropical Storm Fay forces global warming deniers to cancel Florida … - Facing South

Tropical Storm Fay forces global warming deniers to cancel Florida …Facing South, NC -49 minutes agoScientists have warned that global warming is intensifying hurricanes and other storms. AFP was established in 2003 with funding from the Charles G. Koch …

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Global warming pushes Peru to pick coffee earlier - Reuters

Global warming pushes Peru to pick coffee earlierReuters -1 hour agoTraditionally, Peruvian coffee growers start picking their crop in April, some six months before the global arabica harvest. Its flip season has given Peru, …

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