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U.N. chief tries to kick-start sagging enthusiasm for climate deal
2014-09-04 07:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon this month hopes to reinvigorate the years-long effort to forge a global climate deal, even as concerns grow over whether the final pact will be rigorous enough to address threats to the environment. Ban wants heads of state at a Sept. 23 gathering in New York to outline how their countries will contribute to a mutual goal to contain rising temperatures, said Selwin Hart, the Barbadian diplomat helping to spearhead the conference. The final deal is...
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Tesla's Patent Giveaway Fuels Electric Car Enthusiasm
2014-06-17 19:32:39| TechNewsWorld
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk threw the automotive industry into a tizzy last week, when he announced that he was throwing open the company's patents. Some hailed the move as yet more proof of the abysmal state of the United States patent system; others opined that it would give the electric car industry a boost; others just penned paeans of praise to Musk. But there were cynical reactions as well.
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Costs Temper Enthusiasm In Australia, Exec Says
2014-02-18 18:14:00| OGI
ConocoPhillips Marushack: Growth opportunities come at a high price for investors.
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Confronting societys absurd enthusiasm for DARPAs murdering mad science
2013-09-12 17:28:45| Extremetech
There's no getting around the fact that the majority of DARPA projects will have at least an air of cool, but that's no excuse to completely forget their more serious implications.
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Ford, GM car prices rising on buyer enthusiasm, low interest rates
2013-07-23 09:29:39| Automakers - Topix.net
Ford and General Motors will report this week that essentially all their global profits are again coming from North America, where low interest rates, affluent baby boomers and Americans' rekindled passion for pickup trucks have pushed the average price of a new vehicle above $31,000.