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Fiscal Crisis: Shutdown Is Affecting Energy and Environmental Programs
2013-10-09 19:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: As the government shutdown goes on, parts of the government related to energy and the environment are losing steam. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that barring a compromise in Congress, the agency would be mostly closing up on Thursday, with all but about 300 of its 3,900 employees scheduled to be furloughed. Those who remain include about 150 inspectors who live near nuclear power reactors. Most of the rest are at the agencys headquarters in Rockville, Md. About 90 percent of the...
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Business as usual for tech, but government crisis casts shadows
2013-10-07 14:41:31| InfoWorld: Top News
The tech sector appears to be going about business as usual in the face of the U.S. federal government shutdown, but some industry insiders are nervous about a long-term stoppage or, even worse, the possibility of a debt default if a political compromise on the budget is not reached.
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'Students face living-cost crisis'
2013-10-04 12:46:49| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Students in England face a cost-of living-crisis as loans and grants fail to keep pace with rents and bills, suggest figures from the National Union of Students.
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IMF says US must solve debt crisis
2013-10-03 16:13:49| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde says failure to raise the debt ceiling is a far worse threat to global economy than the current government shutdown.
The forgotten crisis: Why is no one in Britain debating climate change?
2013-10-01 10:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ecologist: Climate change has dropped down the agenda this party conference season - and even the boldest report yet from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has not proved sufficient to shake politicians out of their malaise. While energy policy has enjoyed the limelight at the Labour conference in Brighton, the forgotten crisis of carbon emissions has barely registered in the minds of Conservative politicians gathering in Manchester this week. Tory activists in the environment and climate...
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