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Marshall Islands, the flag for many ships, seeks to rein in emissions
2015-06-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Far out in the Pacific Ocean, the tiny Republic of the Marshall Islands has taken on a vital role in international shipping, with its flag flying over the third-largest number of ships in the world. So when the nations foreign minister showed up at a recent meeting of the International Maritime Organization and proposed limiting the amount of climate-warming gases that the shipping industry could emit, he caused a stir. Its a matter of survival for us, Tony de Brum, the minister of foreign...
GOP attack on water rule part of wider bid to 'rein in' EPA
2015-06-01 18:11:12| Apparel - Topix.net
The Obama administration says a new federal rule regulating small stre... The Supreme Court has sided with a Muslim woman who did not get hired after she showed up to a job interview with clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch wearing a head scarf. The Supreme Court ruled Monday for a Muslim woman who did not get hired after she showed up to a job interview with clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch wearing a black headscarf.
GOP pledges to a rein ina Obama on EPA rules, global warming
2015-05-31 14:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The Obama administration says a new federal rule regulating small streams and wetlands will protect the drinking water of more than 117 million people in the country. Not so, insist Republicans. They say the rule is a massive government overreach that could even subject puddles and ditches to regulation. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is promising to rein in the government through legislation or other means. Its a threat with a familiar ring. What else are Capito and other Republicans...
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Taiwan aims to rein in water use amid unusual drought
2015-05-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: As a subtropical Pacific island, Taiwan normally gets a generous 98 inches of rain a year, keeping water prices so low that people seldom think twice about taking a long hot shower, let alone flushing the toilet. But that relaxed relationship with water has dried up since February as Pacific Ocean temperatures have locked Taiwan into one of its most severe droughts in decades, prompting rationing last month in areas of the heavily populated west coast. In two cities and a county in northern Taiwan,...
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With parallel import scheme, China aims to rein in luxury car prices - sources
2015-02-05 03:54:03| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Publicly, Beijing says a pilot scheme, which officially kicks off in Shanghai's free trade zone next week, will promote competition and give consumers more choice, but people close to policymakers say it's the latest in a series of measures aimed at bringing down prices that are far higher in China than elsewhere. For the luxury car marques, the move comes on top of weakening sales growth in the world's biggest market, tensions with dealers, and a recent price fixing probe.
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