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New EU farm subsidy plan criticised by green groups

2013-03-20 11:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: Farmers will be paid twice by taxpayers for the same work if Europe's farm ministers get their way over subsidies. Ministers have backed double payments for environmental activities - even though the EU Commission and MEPs warn this would be wasteful and illegal. They also watered down the Commission's plan to oblige farmers to deliver some public benefit for their 58bn-euro (50bn; $75bn) annual subsidies. The Irish EU presidency praised the outcome. But green groups are outraged. The...

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The phone subsidy is paid off, so why is my monthly bill still high?

2013-03-08 09:00:00| CNET News.com

In this edition of Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon explains why carriers continue to charge the same monthly service fee even after your phone subsidy is paid. She also explains T-Mobile's prepaid offerings. [Read more]

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Concerns Raised About Phone Subsidy Program for Poor

2013-02-20 03:15:04| Telecom - Topix.net

The Federal Communications Commission said it is addressing fraud concerns about a federal program that supports phone access for low-income consumers.

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IG: Add LG Chem to Obama's green-tech subsidy flops

2013-02-13 23:31:52| Chemicals - Topix.net

This comes as no surprise to Hot Air readers, who learned about the value of the Obama administration's $150 million subsidy investment of LG Chem last fall .

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