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Every comma scrutinized as UN climate report balances science and politics

2014-04-12 11:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: After racing against the clock in an all-night session, the U.N.'s expert panel on climate change was putting the final touches Saturday on a scientific guide to help governments, industries and regular people take action to stop global warming from reaching dangerous levels. As always when the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change adopts one of its high-profile reports, the week-long talks in Berlin were slowed by wrangling between scientists and governments over which words, charts and tables...

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At Westminster, dog show style gets scrutinized, too; it's part tradition, part pragmatism

2014-02-11 10:29:11| Apparel - Topix.net

When they step into a ring at the Westminster Kennel Club show, they're supposed to be well-groomed examples of functional elegance.

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Oil Sands Deals Dive as State Firms Scrutinized

2013-09-30 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bloomberg: Oil-sands deals are getting done at the slowest pace in nine years as the Canadian governments heightened scrutiny of investments by foreign state-owned companies hinders transactions. Industry Canada officials are now vetting deals that dont require approval under the nations foreign-takeover law, according to two people who have advised on transactions involving state-owned companies. Even foreign investors not usually deemed state owned are being asked to prove they arent controlled or influenced...

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NGO Fleets Being Scrutinized by International Standards

2013-09-19 19:33:15| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News

Non-governmental organization (NGO) fleets are rarely discussed but they are actually quite a large part of the fleet arena, especially on an international basis, says Ashley Sowerby, managing director, Chevin Fleet Solutions. For quite a number this has meant a switch to international accounting standards for the first time and the scrutiny that this brings; [...]The Article NGO Fleets Being Scrutinized by International Standards appeared first on Automotive Digest.

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Keystone study contractor being scrutinized by State Dept. watchdog

2013-08-05 18:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: Does the consulting firm studying the environmental effects of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline have a conflict of interest? For months, climate activists have been raising the alarm about Environmental Resources Management (ERM), the main firm contracted by the State Department to write the official environmental impact statement for Keystone. Now States Inspector General is looking into allegations of improper ties and incomplete disclosures. From The Hill: The State Departments internal...

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