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Major Pension Funds Ask for Climate Change Study
2013-10-24 16:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Some of the largest pension funds in the U.S. and the world are worried that major fossil fuel companies may not be as profitable in the future because of efforts to limit climate change, and they want details on how the firms will manage a long-term shift to cleaner energy sources. In a statement released Thursday, leaders of 70 funds said they're asking 45 of the world's top oil, gas, coal and electric power companies to do detailed assessments of how efforts to control climate change could...
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Rail CCTV Conference Draws in Major Operators
2013-10-24 13:20:00| Railway Technology
SNCF, First Group, Crossrail and Israeli Railways will be among the throng of train operators heading to Rail CCTV 2013 next month. The Conference is the only event to focus directly on the issues facing transport groups and rail authorities as they
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'Learned helplessness' leaves Australians in major cities unprepared to cope in natural disasters
2013-10-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Emergency experts say a learned helplessness has left Australians in major cities unprepared to cope in natural disasters. With the increasing impact of extreme heatwaves, storms, fires and floods, experts say traditional reliance on emergency services and recovery support such as cash handouts needs to be urgently reviewed if Australia is to better survive both the effects and escalating costs of such disasters. Emergency expert Lewis Winter from Charles Sturt University says Australians need...
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12 Major Office Buildings under Construction
2013-10-22 20:02:24| National Real Estate Investor
The CoStar Group just released its third quarter list of select Major Office Buildings under Construction and, unsurprisingly, the largest of these are located in markets that have led the economic recovery, including New York, San Francisco, Houston and Dallas. read more
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VIDEO: Major: Certainly a crisis in energy
2013-10-22 17:16:32| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Former Prime Minister Sir John Major has told the BBC that energy price rises have been unjustified.
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