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Since the Dilly, Dally, Delay & Stall Law Firms are adding their billable hours, the Toyota U.S.A. and Route 44 Toyota posts have been separated here:

Route 44 Toyota Sold Me A Lemon



Thursday, November 28, 2013

Our Planet

Food for thought....

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Today's Environmental News Stories


U.N. calls for urgent help for Philippine farmers after typhoon

U.N. calls for urgent help for Philippine farmers after typhoon
Date: 28-Nov-13
Country: ITALY
Author: Catherine Hornby
Philippine farmers need urgent assistance to avoid a "double tragedy" befalling rural survivors of the typhoon that hit the country earlier this month, the United Nations' food agency said on Wednesday.
Photo: Romeo Ranoco



Tepco sees steady recurring profit over 10-year period: source

Tepco sees steady recurring profit over 10-year period: source
Date: 28-Nov-13
Country: JAPAN
Author: Yoshifumi Takemoto
Tokyo Electric Power Co, operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, expects to make recurring profit of between $1.5 billion and $2 billion annually for a 10-year period, assuming it can restart its biggest nuclear plant, according to a source familiar with matter.
Photo: Yuriko Nakao



California water woes hit hard in driest year on record

California water woes hit hard in driest year on record
Date: 28-Nov-13
Country: USA
Author: Sharon Bernstein
To nurture his acres of pistachio trees, Tom Coleman has long relied on water from California's mountain-ringed reservoirs, fed by Sierra streams and water pumped from the massive Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Photo: Robert Galbraith



New car engines emit more harmful particles than predecessors: study

New car engines emit more harmful particles than predecessors: study
Date: 28-Nov-13
Country: BELGIUM
Author: Barbara Lewis
New-generation petrol engines of passenger cars emit about 1,000 times more particles, including carcinogens, than traditional petrol engines, a study by German researchers showed.
Photo: Jason Lee



Analysis: High-ethanol gas - Not coming to a pump near you

Analysis: High-ethanol gas - Not coming to a pump near you
Date: 28-Nov-13
Country: USA
Author: Michael Hirtzer
A month ago, Steve Walk was on the brink of deals to sell two big oil refiners some of his company's specialized oil pumps, which serve up fuel that is 85 percent ethanol, a biofuel made mostly from corn.
Photo: Jason Reed



China's Guangdong carbon market, world's second biggest, to start in December


Date: 28-Nov-13
Country: CHINA
Author: Kathy Chen and Stian Reklev
Guangdong, China's most populous province with more than 100 million people, is to launch a carbon permits market next month that will be the world's second biggest after the European Union.



India's east coast braces as severe cyclone advances


Date: 28-Nov-13
Country: INDIA
Author: Nita Bhalla
Indian authorities evacuated thousands of villagers living in low-lying areas, suspended fishing operations and put disaster response teams on standby on Wednesday as a severe cyclone hurtled towards its eastern coast.



Mississippi River reopens after fuel spill, cleanup continues


Date: 28-Nov-13
Country: USA
Author: Karl Plume
The upper Mississippi River reopened to vessel traffic near Le Claire, Iowa, late on Tuesday following a day-long closure triggered by a fuel leak from a tow boat that struck an underwater object and sank, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday.



Today's Environmental News Pictures


Unseasonably high temperatures in Israel

Unseasonably high temperatures in Israel
Date: 28-Nov-13
Country: ISRAEL
Author: Amir Cohen
Women lie on the sand beside the Mediterranean at the beach in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon November 27, 2013.
Photo: Amir Cohen



Aboriginal man celebrates World Parks Congress in Sydney

Aboriginal man celebrates World Parks Congress in Sydney
Date: 28-Nov-13
Country: AUSTRALIA
Author: David Gray
An Aboriginal man plays a traditional musical instrument called a didgeridoo as he performs a "Welcome to Country" ceremony in front of the Sydney Opera House November 27, 2013.
Photo: David Gray



Ski season in Austria

Ski season in Austria
Date: 28-Nov-13
Country: AUSTRIA
Author: Dominic Ebenbichler
People ski down a slope in the Austrian ski resort of Obergurgl November 27, 2013. Obergurgl is the first Austrian ski resort to open the new winter season.
Photo: Dominic Ebenbichler



Sudanese woman pans for gold

Sudanese woman pans for gold
Date: 28-Nov-13
Country: SOUTH SUDAN
Author: Adriane Ohanesian
Toposa women pan for gold in the River Singaita in Namorinyang, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan, November 27, 2013.
Photo: Adriane Ohanesian



A boy searches for usable items in a Myanmar trash pile

A boy searches for usable items in a Myanmar trash pile
Date: 28-Nov-13
Country: MYANMAR
Author: Minzayar
A boy searches for usable items from a trash pile in a village on the outskirts of Yangon, November 27, 2013.
Photo: Minzayar



Birds resting in the snow covered Japanese Garden in New YorkBirds resting in the snow covered Japanese Garden in New York


Date: 28-Nov-13
Country: USA
Author: Don Heupel
A Cardinal rests amongst snow covered branches in the Japanese Garden section of Delaware Park in Buffalo, New York, November 27, 2013.
Photo: Don Heupel



ENN offered the summary of articles below.
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Happy Thanksgiving - its time for Football!
Not all mangroves are created equal: new map reveals carbon storage hot-spots
Clean water filtration: basic necessity
Water industry warns it may not match demands of public supply and fracking
Iroko trees, the new warrior for climate change
Google Earth Improves Estimates of Fish Catches
Ammonia threatens national parks
Will electric vehicles tax the power grid?

Gateway Centre Hotel Complex in Rocky Mount, NC Partners with Tesla Motors to Add Electric Vehicle Charging Station to Campus
November 26, 2013 By: Gateway Centre Hotel Complex
Two Universal Chargers and Four Tesla SuperChargers now available in Rocky Mount, NC

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Indiegogo Campaign Hopes to Bring Climate Change Message to New Audience Through Play, “Extreme Whether”
November 26, 2013 By: Theater Three Collaborative
“We know we cannot save the Earth until we change the stories people tell.” – Playwright Karen Malpede

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Effort to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Brings Hope to Climate Negotiations
November 22, 2013 By: Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development
Growing global network for fast climate mitigation is bright spot in otherwise discouraging discussions Special attention being given to HFC refrigerants

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Study Confirms Need to Cut CO2 as Well as Short-Lived Pollutants
November 21, 2013 By: Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development
Can’t Afford to Wait on Either

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VIDEO: New Documentary Tells the Story of Seeds Under Threat
November 19, 2013 By: Collective Eye Films
Coming Soon: SEED: The Untold Story. To survive on earth, we need air, water, soil, and seeds.

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