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US court rejects BP payment appeal
2014-03-04 06:11:26| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A US federal court rejects BP's efforts to halt payments to businesses relating to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, leaving the firm with potentially billions more in liabilities.
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Court Upholds Imposing Fracking Ban in Colorado City
2014-03-03 08:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: A Colorado judge has approved the results of a November 2013 vote approving a five-year ban on hydraulic fracturing in Broomfield, Colo. The Feb. 27 ruling by Colorado District Court Judge Chris Melonakis of the 17th Judicial District means Broomfield's five-year ban on fracking remains in effect, the city said in a statement. Following a recount in which the initiative was deemed to have passed by 20 votes, opponents of the ban challenged the election results. An earlier court ruling had enjoined...
February's top stories: Phillips 66 gets board approval, court blocks TransCanada pipeline
2014-03-03 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
US-based energy manufacturing and logistics company Phillips 66 secured approval from its board of directors to build Sweeny Fractionator One and the Freeport Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) export terminal in Texas. Lancaster County judge Stephanie St
California Court: In-car Smart Phones OK, If Driver Not Talking or Texting
2014-03-02 20:41:45| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
Navigating while driving and other smart phone uses not prohibited by law A California Appellate court overturned a traffic ticket issued to driver using his smartphone to find an alternate route. According to the ruling, the California law narrowly prohibited the use of the phone for talking and texting, but not merely consulting the device. Like other states, California only permits hand free use of phones. READ MOREThe Article California Court: In-car Smart Phones OK, If Driver Not Talking or Texting appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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Climate change fight in the balance at U.S. Supreme Court
2014-03-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
United Press International: While the public sleeps through an unusually rough winter, the fight against climate change -- or the fight against excessive regulation, depending on the point of view -- is being waged at the U.S. Supreme Court in a landmark case involving greenhouse gases. The Supreme Court ruled in 2007 the Clean Air Act gives the Environmental Protection Agency had the power to regulate "greenhouse gases" emitted from vehicles. Justice Anthony Kennedy, a key swing vote, joined the four liberals to form the...
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