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Entries from May 2009

Amazon rainforests pay the price as demand for beef soars - guardian.co.uk

May 31st, 2009 · Comments Off

Amazon rainforests pay the price as demand for beef soarsguardian.co.uk, UKWhile saving the rainforest is a fashionable cause in faraway developed countries such as Britain, in Maraba it is a provocative and even dangerous ideal. Many people in Ma…

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SUBVERSE | Saving Pakistan - Times of India

May 31st, 2009 · Comments Off

SUBVERSE | Saving PakistanTimes of India, IndiaPakistan urgently needs help in saving itself. Taliban insurgents, battling the Pakistani army in Swat, have threatened to carry the jihad home into the civilian population by mounting 'major atta…

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What to expect from the week ahead - Morningstar

May 31st, 2009 · Comments Off

What to expect from the week aheadMorningstar, UKHousebuilder Bellway's interim management statement on Thursday will provide a glimpse into the housing sector, while Wednesday's Northumbrian Water final results will update the market on h…

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Lower water use by firms dents Severn Trent profits - Huddersfield Examiner

May 31st, 2009 · Comments Off

Times OnlineLower water use by firms dents Severn Trent profitsHuddersfield Examiner, UKSevern's debt collection performance had improved, but the firm was finding it harder to collect debts more than one year old. The group has speeded up cos…

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Local West Yorkshire News - Huddersfield Examiner

May 31st, 2009 · Comments Off

Local West Yorkshire NewsHuddersfield Examiner, UKThe incident happened two days after two men posing as Yorkshire Water workers stole £2000 from a retired couple on Barcroft Road in Newsome. Police have reiterated warnings to householders to tak…

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Water workers vote for a strike - BBC News

May 31st, 2009 · Comments Off

Water workers vote for a strikeBBC News, UKHundreds of workers at Anglian Water have voted for strike action in a row over pay. General workers union GMB said members faced losing up to £2500 a year due to shift and working-time changes. The unio…

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Wild beaver release 'inevitable' - Western Morning News

May 31st, 2009 · Comments Off

Wild beaver release 'inevitable'Western Morning News, UKSouth West Water is toying with applying for a licence to employ beavers on a reservoir in a radical move to purify water naturally. The embryonic proposal for dams to be built on the…

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Protected newts saved after water supply turned back on - Wiltshire Times

May 31st, 2009 · Comments Off

Protected newts saved after water supply turned back onWiltshire Times, UKBy Charley Morgan » The water supply to a pond in Lynwood Drive on the Broadmead estate in Trowbridge has now been restored after a worker from Wessex Water mistakenly tur…

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Protected newts saved after water supply turned back on - This is Wiltshire.co.uk

May 31st, 2009 · Comments Off

Protected newts saved after water supply turned back onThis is Wiltshire.co.uk, UKBy Charley Morgan » The water supply to a pond in Lynwood Drive on the Broadmead estate in Trowbridge has now been restored after a worker from Wessex Water mistak…

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Tankless water heat not so hot - Toronto Star

May 31st, 2009 · Comments Off

Tankless water heat not so hotToronto Star,  Canada"Estimated cost is $100 a year – more than the gas savings." He had to remove his water-saving shower heads, since there wasn't a strong enough flow to keep the water heater on. &q…

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