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Big Coal undercuts landmark US overseas investment policy
2014-01-15 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Environmentalists and some lawmakers are decrying a surprise move by conservative members of Congress to roll back landmark "clean energy" policies guiding U.S. investments in overseas power projects. Two federal agencies have new guidance in place largely barring government investment in power-generation projects that fail to adequately cut carbon emissions. The rules, by the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), which facilitate U.S. private investments into...
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A $24,000 Flood Insurance Policy? Welcome to Florida's New Normal
2014-01-14 10:58:46| Real Estate - Topix.net
Imagine moving into your new Florida vacation home only to find a $24,300 flood insurance bill in your mailbox.
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Berkeley Lab EETD - Buildings, Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Industrial And Policy Modeling And Simulation Tools Available
2014-01-13 02:37:09| pollutiononline News Articles
Tools and models to find the best way to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in cities and industries, to follow the transport of pollutants through the environment, and to calculate the cost of power interruptions are among those available on a new Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)
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Australian environment minister is totally, shamefully negligent with "direct action" policy
2014-01-12 01:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Moderate conservative that he is, Australian environment minister Greg Hunt ran on a platform of "lean" government, where private businesses "are the true creators of wealth", individuals need to take personal responsibility for their actions, and the former Labor government's carbon price was a "non-delivery of an invisible substance". It was a surprise then, to learn last week, that Greg Hunt wants to give $3 billion to big polluting companies to reduce their emissions, but have no sanctions...
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Rift over new EU energy, climate policy deepens
2014-01-11 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: European Commissioners clashed on Friday over what the European Union's climate and energy policy goals for 2030 should be, with time for agreement running short ahead of their planned publication this month, EU sources said. The European Union has sought to lead the global fight against climate change, but the economic crisis has sapped the appetite of business and some member states for decisive action because of concerns over competitiveness and cost. Any policy announcement on targets to...
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