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Clock ticking on 2015 climate talks deal: EU commissioner
2013-09-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Countries around the world need to act with a sense of urgency if the 2015 UN climate change talks on cutting emissions are to have a credible outcome, a top EU official warned Friday. EU climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard said rich and poor nations alike should be prepared to commit to legally binding commitments limiting planetary warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) over pre-industrial levels. Negotiators have set a 2015 deadline for signing in Paris the UN's most ambitious environmental...
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Cablevision Clock Ticking as Paulson Sees Sale: Real M&A
2013-08-23 18:46:09| Telecom - Topix.net
With its highest valuation in two years, the $4.8 billion cable operator founded four decades ago by Charles Dolan should take advantage of a surge in cable matchmaking to sell, according to Macquarie Group Ltd. Bethpage, New York-based Cablevision jumped 42 percent in just eight weeks as speculation heated up about deals in the industry and ... (more)
Obama Climate Change Push Faces Ticking Clock
2013-06-24 23:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: President Barack Obama's national plan to combat climate change will include the first-ever regulations to limit carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants, as well as increased production of renewable energy on public lands and federally assisted housing, environmental groups briefed on the plan said Monday. In a major speech Tuesday at Georgetown University, Obama will announce that he's directing his administration to allow enough renewables on public lands to power 6 million homes...
Clock ticking for Obama climate change push
2013-06-24 22:47:13| Energy - Topix.net
President Barack Obama is running out of time to make good on his lofty vow to confront climate change head-on, and Congress is in no mood to help.
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The Clock Is Ticking on 30/30's Simple, Powerful Task Manager
2013-05-20 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
I'm a sucker for productivity management -- too much to do, never enough time, and there is always, it seems, some sort of flashing distraction. There are plenty of people out there with similar problems: Even if they survived a round of layoffs, there's usually a business need to get more done with fewer resources and people.
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