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Minn. lawmakers compromise on sand mining rules

2013-05-22 15:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bloomberg: Critics of silica sand mining had hoped the Minnesota Legislature would adopt aggressive statewide rules to protect people and the environment. What finally emerged from the just-completed session, however, was a compromise that still leaves key decisions up to local governments. The sand in the bluffs and hills of southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin has been in high demand for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the new technology unlocking vast new deposits of oil and natural gas in...

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Lawmakers lambaste Apple's tax strategy as "outrageous"

2013-05-21 16:11:16| CNET News.com

As CEO Tim Cook prepares to testify before a Senate subcommittee, Apple portrayed as exploiting loopholes to escape paying its fair share. [Read more]

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Lawmakers seek Google Glass privacy plan

2013-05-20 13:46:20| InfoWorld: Top News

Eight members of Congress have written an open letter to Google CEO Larry Page that outlines privacy concerns about the Internet vendor's computerized eyeglasses, Google Glass.

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Lawmakers Ask for Clarity on Google Glass and Privacy

2013-05-17 20:45:00| TechNewsWorld

Eight members of Congress have sent a letter to Google asking about the privacy implications of Google Glass. The letter was sent from Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) and seven other lawmakers from the bipartisan Congressional Privacy Caucus. It asks Google whether users will be able to opt in to various proposed scenarios.

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