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Indonesian lawmakers approve Southeast Asia smog-fighting pact

2014-09-16 11:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Indonesian lawmakers have approved a pact for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to tackle smog pollution, becoming the grouping's final member to sign up to the regional co-operation effort. Indonesia has failed in previous attempts to stop the smog that results from annual slash-and-burn forest clearances which cause heavy smoke and pollution levels to rise across the region. "We hope Indonesia will be able to control its natural resources to prevent haze pollution," Indonesian...

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Nevada lawmakers consider $1.3 billion in tax breaks electric car maker

2014-09-12 04:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed a package of bills on Thursday to provide $1.3 billion in tax breaks and other incentives for Tesla Motors, putting a bow on the deal for the electric car company to build a massive factory in the state. Sandoval said the agreement has "changed the trajectory of our state forever" during the signing ceremony late on Thursday, shortly after the four bills were unanimously passed by both legislative chambers. "Nevada has announced to the world - not to the...

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Farmers Turn to Lawmakers for Help in Fight Against Rail Yard

2014-09-04 15:36:24| Railroads - Topix.net

Rows of cotton that have been picked by the same family for generations sit in the shadow of a railroad track in Mumford, a small farming community about 22 miles northeast of College Station in the Brazos River Valley. The cotton is starting to bloom and Frank DeStefano, who farms the land along with three brothers, said it will be a beautiful sight in a few weeks.

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