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Japan: Cold Front Brings about Water Leaks in Fukushima Nuclear Plant

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by News on January 31, 2012

At least 14 decontaminated water leaks were found Monday in the pipes of the recycling system of Fukushima´s stricken nuclear plant, due to the cold weather that dropped 8 degrees below zero. The plant´s operator, the Tokyo Electric Power company (TEPCO) reported that pipes froze due to the low temperatures, forcing them to stop cooling [...]

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BlackBerry: New President/CEO At Research In Motion

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Blackberry/RIM (Research In Motion) announced that their two former CEO and founders Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie has stepped down and have been replaced by COO (Chief Operating Officer) Thorsten Heins. Heins has 27 years in the telecommunications industry. Prior to joining RIM in 2007, Thorsten held several positions in the wireless arena including the [...]

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Who Really Killed Brytne (Tiger) at the Toronto Zoo?

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The Toronto Zoo would be remiss to say that they were cupable in the death of Brytne, a 13-year-old female tiger, by her potential mate and suitor, a 3 year old male Sumatran tiger -Harimau Kayu – imported from the San Diego Wild Animal Park in June for a breeding program, but aren’t they? Officials [...]

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Scientists May Give Earth Some Sunscreen

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by Blake Deppe via People’s World Apparently, the world could use some sunshades. At least, that is one of the many options being considered by various scientists, philosophers, and scholars in response to the problem of global warming. They are examining whether artificially cooling the Earth can save it. A report released in London – [...]

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IUCN Declares Black Rhinoceros Extinct in West Africa

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The extinction of the subspecies of black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis longipes) in West Africa was declared official by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN. The institution noted that the loss of the mammal was a stunning blow to efforts to preserve such a unique representative of the earth’s biodiversity . The IUCN warned [...]

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