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Why the Terrorist Attacks in Paris May Signal the Importance of the Circular Economy
2015-11-19 07:30:00| Waste Age
Things we take for granted, accept as the norm and have failed to improve in our day-to-day lives may be at the root of recent world upheaval. read more
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Paris attack prompts name holdout Isis Pharmaceuticals to finally rebrand
2015-11-19 00:43:32| Biotech - Topix.net
The terrorist attacks in Paris may have finally spurred a brand change for Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc., a drugmaker that until now has steadfastly held on to its name even as the militant group rose in prominence in the Middle East. "We want the story to be about the medicines that we're creating, and not about our name," D. Wade Walke, a spokesman for the drugmaker, said in an interview on Wednesday.
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Paris Attacks Complicate Upcoming UN Climate Talks
2015-11-18 14:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: Heads of state, presidents, prime ministers and royalty. Delegations from at least 190 countries. An estimated 3,000 journalists. Dozens of NGOs and assorted lobby groups. They are all due to converge on the beleaguered city of Paris in less than two weeks time. But the recent terrorist mayhem in the French capital--resulting in the deaths of at least 129 people and injuries to hundreds of others--has made it a Herculean task to stage the huge UN climate change conference that is seen as vital...
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Paris Attacks Deepen Encryption Debate
2015-11-18 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
Encryption once again has come under fire in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks in Paris. Western intelligence agencies reportedly blamed the technology for enabling communications among the attackers, and some officials renewed their calls for technology companies to give them decryption keys. However, the terrorists may have communicated through private messages on the PlayStation 4.
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In major step on road to Paris, rich countries agree to slash export subsidies for coal plants
2015-11-18 13:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Post: After a concerted push from the United States, members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development agreed Tuesday to slash subsidies aimed at exporting technology for coal-fired power plants. The decision by the worlds wealthiest countries to eliminate export credits for the least efficient coal plants, which will take effect Jan. 1, 2017, and can be strengthened four years later, marks a major negotiating success for the Obama administration in the run-up to U.N. climate talks...
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