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UK: WSTA chief fears duty escalator is here to stay
2013-02-11 13:10:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
The head of the Wine & Spirit Trade Association has admitted that the UK Government's duty escalator is likely to remain in place for the next two years, despite lobbying efforts by the industry.
Moody's shares fall amid legal fears
2013-02-08 19:31:20| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Shares in the US credit rating agency Moody's fall 6% in morning trading in New York on Friday amid fears of legal action surrounding rating agencies.
Fears mount over Japan's carbon target
2013-02-05 06:37:12| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: One of the world's most ambitious emission reduction targets could be dropped, after Japan's recently elected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a government panel he wanted to water down the country's commitment to cutting emissions 25 per cent by 2020. According to reports in the Japan Times, Abe confirmed that following his landslide victory late last year he would revise the previous government's energy policy, which had been widely praised by green groups due to its commitment to renewable energy...
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Sandy debris, extreme weather fears raised at Babylon hearing
2013-01-30 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Long Island Press: In a week that saw January temperatures on Long Island range from the single digits to an unseasonable 54 degrees, the causes and effects of extreme weather drew the chairman of the state Assemblys standing committee on environmental conservation, Assemb. Robert Sweeney (D-Lindenhurst), to Babylon Town Hall on Wednesday, where he held a public hearing on what steps the government should take in the wake of the destruction left behind by Superstorm Sandy and the increasing likelihood that the future...
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US climate fears mount, but political action wanes
2013-01-20 04:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Climate change was thrust to the forefront of the US political agenda recently in the wake of the devastation caused by superstorm Sandy and record high temperatures across the country. But despite President Barack Obama renewing his early promises to act, experts said political opposition would make it at least as difficult as during Obama's first, failed push to get new legislation through Congress, and said decisive measures will remain unlikely. "All the public opinion polls show a better understanding...
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