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Airlines say federal budget cuts hurt demand in March
2013-04-04 04:50:08| Airlines - Topix.net
US Airways Group said federal budget cuts have reduced the demand for flights hurting a key revenue measure in March.
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Should The Federal Minimum Wage Be Raised?
2013-04-04 04:18:37| Beef
President Obama has called for an increase in the federal minimum wage to at least $9/hour from the current $7.25, and indexed to inflation to increase with the cost of living. This week’s online poll question is: “Do you support an increase in the federal minimum wage?” Be sure to leave your thoughts in the comments section after voting. Yes. Yes, but dont permanently tie it to the cost of living. No. It will end up hurting the economy. Just let the states decide the issue for themselves.
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At Oil Spill Clean-Up in Arkansas, Exxon Running the Show, Not Federal Agencies
2013-04-02 20:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: A warehouse next to highway I-40 here at the edge of Mayflower, Ark., houses the command center for the ongoing cleanup of thousands of barrels of spilled Canadian heavy oil [3], but it is inaccessible to media. Tightly controlled by ExxonMobil, which was responsible for the spill, access to even the parking lot is not permitted. A security guard now stops anyone without a red lanyard and ID badge from passing into the gated compound. Thousands of barrels of oil from Alberta's tar sands regionsimilar...
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Federal Agencies Asked to Delay Keystone Over Pipeline Safety Issues
2013-04-01 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: A petition filed with federal agencies last week by a coalition led by the National Wildlife Federation is demanding a moratorium on pending tar sands pipelinesincluding the Keystone XLuntil regulators establish new rules to ensure their safety. As if to illustrate the dangers outlined in the petition, Exxon's Pegasus pipeline that carries Canadian diluted bitumen, or dilbit, on Friday spilled in central Arkansas [3], releasing an estimated 84,000 gallons of the crude within about 45 minutes...
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Federal climate change wildlife conservation plan hazy on specifics
2013-03-29 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
International Business Times: On Tuesday, President Barack Obamas administration unveiled the National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy, the culmination of two years worth of work and conversations between federal and state agencies, private companies, tribal leaders and everyday citizens. Rising sea levels, warmer temperatures, loss of sea ice and changing precipitation patterns trends scientists have connected to climate change are already affecting the species that we care about, the services...
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