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Tunisia embeds protection of climate in new constitution
2014-02-01 16:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronto Star: Tunisia, the starting place for the massive protests three years ago that came to be known as the Arab Spring, did something remarkable this week: it embedded climate change into its constitution. The constitution, praised as one of the most progressive in the region, now obliges the state to contribute to the protection of the climate for future generations. It also says that the state shall provide the necessary means to eliminate environmental pollution. Few words but very important...
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Lincoln High School wins state "We the People" Constitution championship
2014-01-27 17:29:43| PortlandOnline
Simina Mistreanu in The Oregonian
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US judge finds NSA surveillance violates Constitution
2013-12-17 09:08:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) A federal judge in the US ruled that the National Security Agency's collection of phone records "almost certainly" violates the Constitution. US District Judge Richard Leon labeled as "almost Orwellian" the NSA's bulk phone-surveillance program, the Wall Street Journal reports. The ruling, in US District Court in Washington, DC, will have little immediate legal effect because the judge stayed the opinion until an expected government appeal is heard. However, it will add momentum to other court cases brought against the widespread surveillance and efforts in Congress to bring the NSA under tighter control.
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Microsoft: U.S. Constitution is 'suffering' from NSA secrecy
2013-07-16 21:27:12| CNET News.com
A strongly worded letter from Microsoft's general counsel to Attorney General Eric Holder says secrecy about National Security Agency surveillance is harming fundamental "constitutional principles." [Read more]
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Constitution Pipeline seeks approval to build natural gas pipeline in northeastern Pennsylvania
2013-06-17 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
Constitution Pipeline Company has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for approval to construct a 122-mile pipeline in northeastern Pennsylvania, US.
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