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IMF, World Bank leaders engage finance ministers to tackle climate change
2014-04-11 14:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The leaders of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and United Nations on Friday called upon finance ministers to use fiscal policies, such as carbon taxes, to combat climate change. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim were joined by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon at their 2014 spring meetings to address a group of 46 finance ministers and senior officials on policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Lagarde said their goal was to explain...
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PeopleNet symposium to tackle major challenges of trucking industry
2014-04-03 18:52:36| Trucking - Topix.net
Scheduled is a carrier roundtable, moderated by Geoff Wood, vice-president of operations and safety for the Ontario Trucking Association .
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US: Century Council becomes FARR in bid to tackle alcohol-related issues
2014-03-31 17:21:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
An industry-funded US group aimed at tackling drink-driving and underage drinking has been renamed as part of a "bold" plan to increase awareness of the issues.
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US to tackle methane in climate change push
2014-03-28 12:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The White House pledged Friday to clamp down on US emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas produced by cattle and natural gas production that contributes to climate change. The bid is the latest by President Barack Obama's administration to find ways to tackle climate change in the face of staunch opposition by rival Republican lawmakers. The United States is the largest greenhouse gas emitter after China. Methane makes up some nine percent of US emissions but the environmental effect is some 20...
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Obama, Legislators Tackle Bulk Surveillance Issue
2014-03-25 21:28:34| TechNewsWorld
The political frenzy over the NSAy's collection of Americans' bulk telephone metadata is escalating, with both the White House and the U.S. House of Representatives' Intelligence Committee announcing plans to introduce legislation to regulate the practice. The White House's proposal reportedly would require phone companies to store the data and provide it under a court order.
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