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US water system under stress, firms warn
2013-02-07 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Leaks and investment delays threaten the US water system, exposing the value of a commodity that in short supply disrupts businesses, according to a web campaign. The "Water is Your Business" site went live today, sponsored by the National Association of Water Companies and US Chamber of Commerce. It urges companies to stop neglecting infrastructure upgrades as water use for energy and electricity production doubles worldwide in the next 25 years, according to International Atomic Energy Agency...
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DEQ officials warn of worsening air quality
2013-01-30 22:45:32| Waste Management - Topix.net
An air pollution advisory has been issued through Tuesday for portions of Jackson and Josephine counties by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.
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UK: Cidermakers eye growing exports but warn over tax burden
2013-01-29 16:22:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
UK cidermakers have called for government "restraint" on regulation and tax to help boost the industry's burgeoning exports.
United Kingdom: EU referendum: Climate efforts could be 'collateral damage', warn MEPs
2013-01-24 11:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EurActiv: Fears are growing in Brussels that climate policy could become a political football in any referendum on EU membership, following British Prime Minister David Cameron's declaration of intent on Wednesday to hold an in/out poll. The UK Independent Party (UKIP), which has links to the eurosceptic right of Cameron's Conservatives, launched a petition on 21 January calling for the EU's climate and energy targets to be suspended. The petition's professed objectives -- to prevent carbon leakage,...
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Pensions could be "wiped out" by resource shortages, actuaries warn
2013-01-23 01:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Shortages of water, metals, and other crucial resources could see pensions "wiped out and reduced to negligible levels", according to new research. Such constraints are not currently being factored into standard economic modelling even though they have had a significant impact in the past, the paper by Anglia Ruskin University's Global Sustainability Institute finds. Commissioned by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, the report models how resource constraints will affect investment and...
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