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NV Energy resolves outage affecting 770 Henderson customers
2015-07-19 01:12:25| Semiconductors - Topix.net
About 770 customers of NV Energy were without service and at least one traffic signal was malfunctioning due to an outage in Henderson this evening, according to the company and the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada. The outage, which was reported about 5:34 p.m., was causing a traffic signal power outage on the 215 Beltway eastbound at Eastern Avenue, according to the transportation commission.
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FTC Resolves Claims Against Auto Dealers Based on Alleged Deceptive Advertising
2015-07-06 22:21:15| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
On June 29 , the FTC filed two administrative complaints and issued proposed orders against two Las Vegas auto dealers to resolve allegations that they engaged in misleading advertising practices that misrepresented the purchase price or leasing offers of their vehicles, as well as the amount actually due at signing. In addition, the FTC also contends that the auto dealers failed to disclose other key information in its advertisements, such as the need for a security deposit, whether a down payment was required, and the terms of repayment.
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UN resolves to negotiate treaty governing the high seas
2015-06-19 19:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The high seas are often called the Wild West of the ocean. These vast oceanic tracts begin 200 miles from shore and fall under no nation's jurisdiction. And while there are various agreements governing human activities there, there is no comprehensive management framework coordinating them all. That is now likely to change. The United Nations General Assembly today resolved to begin negotiating an international treaty specifically focused on "the conservation and sustainable use" of marine life...
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UN resolves forest protection initiative at Bonn climate talks
2015-06-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: One of the key elements for a global climate deal was unexpectedly resolved in Bonn on Tuesday, with governments signing off on plans for a UN-backed forest protection scheme. Envoys told RTCC of their surprise at the agreement, which will see the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) programme form part of a Paris pact in December. It was successful we all got a little of what we wanted, said Ghana negotiator Yaw Osafo, who represented the Africa group at...
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Analysis resolves ancient climate puzzle
2015-05-12 01:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: In a study that offers a cautionary message to global policy-makers, a team of researchers from Canada, Australia and the United States has shed new light on a mysterious period of accelerated climate change that occurred 55 million years ago, long before humans appeared. The team's analysis, published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience, concerns the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), a relatively brief period in geologic time when Earth's average temperature rose by an estimated five...
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