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Opposition Argues Against Old Gentilly Landfill Permits Being Renewd
2015-02-25 22:12:00| Waste Age
<a href="http://nola.com/">NOLA.com</a> The Gentilly Landfill, reopened by the City of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to accept construction and demolition debris, should not have its permit renewed, leaders of several environmental organizations and local residents told a state hearing officer Tuesday night. read more
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Reducing deforestation is good for business, argues report
2014-11-12 23:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Some of the world's largest companies are making progress in disclosing and addressing deforestation risk within their commodity supply chains, but much work is left to be done to shift to more sustainable practices, argues a new report from the Climate Disclosure Project. The report is based on responses from 162 companies that have a combined marked capitalization of $3.2 trillion. It looks specifically at four commodities -- cattle products, palm oil, timber products and soy -- that account...
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FBI's Comey Argues Against Encryption: Trust Us
2014-10-20 17:44:19| TechNewsWorld
FBI director James Comey, in a speech last week at the Brookings Institute, reiterated his concerns about encryption built into iOS 8 and Android stymieing law enforcement. "I'm a huge believer in the rule of law, but I also believe that no one in this country should be beyond the law," he said. However, the law has not kept pace with technology, Comey pointed out.
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Legal Case: White House Argues Against Considering Climate Change on Energy Projects
2014-08-31 21:23:07| Waste Management - Topix.net
Just over a month before the United Nations convenes on September 23 in New York City to discuss climate change and activists gather for a week of action, the Obama White House Council on Environmental Quality argued it does not have to offer guidance to federal agencies it coordinates with to consider climate change impacts for energy decisions.
Replacing coal, oil with natural gas will not help fight global warming, expert argues
2014-07-21 21:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Both shale gas and conventional natural gas have a larger greenhouse gas footprint than do coal or oil, especially for the primary uses of residential and commercial heating. Dr. Robert Howarth, a professor of ecology and environmental biology, came to this conclusion after assessing the best available data and analyzing greenhouse gas footprints for both methane (including shale gas and conventional gas) and carbon dioxide over a timescale of 20-years following emissions. The findings are...