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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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Citywide Annual (Quarter 4) Affirmative Action Reports
2013-01-18 01:05:55| PortlandOnline
July 2012 Annual AA Reports for July 2012 (Quarter 4) PDF Document, 1,279kbCategory: Annual Affirmative Action Reports FY 11-12 (July 2012)
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Heads Up PBOT to Hold Crosswalk Enforcement Action
2013-01-17 01:24:28| PortlandOnline
Slow down and look both ways at NE Sandy and 85th
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Black Carbon research fuels hopes of policy action
2013-01-16 13:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The prospects of an international crackdown on soot were given a boost this week, following the publication of new research suggesting so-called "black carbon" has double the climate change impact that was previously thought. The study, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, saw over 30 leading scientists from around the world assess all the available data on the impact of soot from coal and wood burning and diesel engines on the climate. It concluded that the warming...
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Downtown Public Safety Action Committee Notes, 1/8/13
2013-01-15 18:30:00| PortlandOnline
PDF Document, 20kbCategory: Downtown/Old Town/Chinatown Crime Prevention
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