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Study Reveals Cost to Bill Payer of New Build Power Stations
2016-07-11 21:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Tidal Lagoon Power has published a New Power Cost League Table which challenges the current narrative surrounding the new generation of UK power stations and examines the cost to the end consumer. Tidal Lagoon Power today launches an improved methodology to better understand the real costs that energy bill payers incur through the construction of vital new power stations in the UK. The New Power Cost League Table has been developed to provide the first ever apples-to-apples comparison of the various...
GMO labeling bill passes Senate
2016-07-11 15:09:00| National Hog Farmer
On a strong bipartisan vote, the Senate passed the genetically modified organism labeling bill 63-30. House plans to consider the Senate GMO labeling bill this week. read more
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Russian president signs controversial anti-terror bill
2016-07-10 14:58:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Vladimir Putin, Russian President, has signed into law a controversial Russian anti-terrorist bill despite objections from internet companies and the business community, but has ordered measures to be taken so that the financial risks of the law will be minimal. The four biggest Russian mobile operators addressed lawmakers with an open letter saying that complying with new demands would cost them about RUB 2.2 trillion without any compensation from the state. The businesses also warned in their letter that if they follow all the rules listed in the bill, they would have to greatly increase their rates.
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German Parliament adopts Digital Networks Bill
2016-07-08 17:29:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The German Parliament (Bundestag) has adopted a new Digital Networks Bill (DigiNetzG). This has been created to help lower the costs of deploying, high-speed broadband networks, with more transparency and more efficient processes expected to accelerate the roll-out of digital networks. The Bill calls for network operators to use existing passive network infrastructure; for passive network infrastructure and fibre-optic cables to be laid at the same time in publicly-funded construction projects and when connecting new areas; and improved access to information about actual infrastructure availability.
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Senate Advances GMO Labeling Bill in Attempt to Nullify Vermonts Historic Law
2016-07-06 23:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Today, in a cloture vote, the Senate voted today to do away with our right to know whats in our food, revoking a popular and clear state labeling law in effect in Vermont and nullifying all future state labeling initiatives. This is a slap in the face for all of the advocates that have worked hard to pass state-level measures because they believe strongly that labels should be transparent, and people should have the choice to decide whether or not they purchase and consume foods with genetically...
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