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Oklahoma damage bill 'could be $2bn'
2013-05-22 18:53:22| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The damage from the Oklahoma tornado could reach $2bn (1.3bn), the Oklahoma Insurance Department warns, although many tenants may have no insurance cover.
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Could Federal Bill Lead to Death of Plastic Bags?
2013-05-22 18:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A mother otter in Moss Landing Harbor, CA, tries to free her cub from a plastic bag. Photo courtesy of the Central Coast Sanctuary Alliance. According to Bag Monster, a bill is under consideration that would regulate single-use plastic bags in the U.S. On Earth Day, the bill, Trash Reduction Act of 2013, was introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives. If passed, the bill would place a five-cent fee on single-use plastic and paper bags in every retail location across the country. According...
House passes GOP bill to speed pipeline approval
2013-05-22 18:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: House Republicans pushed through a bill Wednesday to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. Democrats criticized the legislation as a blatant attempt to allow a foreign company to avoid environmental review. The bill was approved, 241-175, largely along party lines. Republicans said the measure was needed to ensure that the long-delayed pipeline, first proposed in 2008, is built. "This is the most studied pipeline in the history of mankind,"...
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Concerned Citizens of Illinois Protest Fracking Regulation Bill
2013-05-22 14:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Twenty concerned citizens occupied Illinois Gov. Pat. Quinns office Tuesday to protest his support of a state bill to regulate hydraulic fracturing. After being refused a request for a meeting to discuss the matter with the Governor, three people locked arms and sat down in the middle of the entrance to the Governors office demanding that the Governor meet with affected communities to discuss the need for a moratorium on fracking, and to rethink his support of State Bill 1715, a bill to regulate...
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Couple's 163,000 phone bill shock
2013-05-22 13:55:08| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A couple who own an electrical firm had a shock when they received a mobile phone bill for 163,000, then fought for months to have the debt cleared.
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