Sunday, December 30, 2012

Amazon Deforestation Destroyed UK-Sized Territory | Essentials

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Amazon Deforestation Destroyed UK-Sized Territory

Slash and burn agriculture in the Amazon
Slash and burn agriculture in the Amazon by Threat to Democracy
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A research by environmental watchdog agencies states deforestation in the Amazon damaged a location almost as huge as the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2010. The study by the Amazon Information Network was launched Tuesday in Bolivia. The network states in a declaration that near 93,000 square miles (240,000 square kilometers) of Amazon rainforest were devastated in the 10-year period studied. It states that the main culprits are unlawful logging, the construction of motorways, mining, farming and ranching and the construction of hydroelectric dams. The network is made up of 11 environmental watchdog organizations in 8 South American countries and French Guiana, all which share the vast Amazon rainforest. Sixty-three percent of the jungle 's 2. 4 million square miles (6. 1 million square kilometers) are in Brazil.

Amazon Deforestation Destroyed UK-Sized Territory

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Saturday, December 29, 2012

Watch Now: Live video from New York City | Reduction

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Watch Now: Live video from New York City

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Unemployment Rate Drops To 7.7 Percent, As Economy Adds 146,000 Jobs | Essentials

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Unemployment Rate Drops To 7.7 Percent, As Economy Adds 146,000 Jobs

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The economy added 146,000 jobs, beating expectations. Surprisingly the BLS said that Hurricane Sandy "did not substantively impact the national employment and unemployment estimates for November." The BLS adds that employment increased "in retail trade, professional and business services, and health care." Now, the headline from The Wall Street Journal is that this report from the BLS is the "least important jobs report in 5 years." Why? First, the November data is "extremely noisy." Even without Hurricane Sandy, the Journal points out, the report includes increased hiring for the holidays as well as the jobs of poll workers during the election. Speaking of which this report comes after the elections, so the political ramifications are less urgent.

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