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Native American groups increasingly at center of fights over oil and gas
2013-12-04 05:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: In the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries, European settlers stole a lot of land from Native Americans. They killed them, they cheated them, and they robbed them of most of the continent. But they made one mistake. Back then good land was fertile land for growing crops. The Great Plains and interior West - dry, dusty, freezing cold in winter and broiling hot in summer - had little to offer. Now, however, the Europeans and their descendants lust for oil and gas to provide electricity, heat, and...
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Lawsuits fly as Evergreen International Aviation CEO Del Smith fights for McMinnville-based airline's survival
2013-11-22 17:14:27| Air Courier - Topix.net
A United Arab Emirates company is suing Evergreen for $5.4 million, claiming the McMinnville-based airline never paid it for air cargo missions in Afghanistan.
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Alberta Fights for Livestock Industry in Washington
2013-11-20 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Alberta’s Agriculture and Rural Development Minister, Verlyn Olson will meet with US legislators to encourage them to end the US mandatory Country of Origin Labelling rules.
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Transgender student fights to have his photo included in high school yearbook
2013-11-14 17:41:00| American School & University
Student at La Feria (Texas) High School identifies as male, but the school won't publish photo of him wearing a tuxedo. read more
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U.S. Fights G77 on Most Counts at Climate Meet, Leaked Doc Shows
2013-11-14 16:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: The U.S. delegation negotiating at the U.N. international climate change conference in Poland is pushing an agenda of minimising the role of "Loss and Damage" in the UNFCCC framework, prioritising private finance in the Green Climate Fund, and delaying the deadline for post-2020 emission reduction commitments, according to a State Department negotiating strategy which IPS has seen. The document, which has been leaked to a pair of journalists covering the Nov. 11-22 COP in Warsaw, outlines the...
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