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Draft climate change legislation to tighten carbon pledges

2014-04-23 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Irish Times: Draft climate change legislation to be published today contains several key changes that will tighten the States obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The heads of the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development Bill will be unveiled today by Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan. Earlier versions of the planned legislation were criticised by a number of organisations campaigning in this area because they contained no specific medium-term or long- term targets for the key dates of...

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Tulsa-based company pledges $3M for new park

2014-04-15 13:04:52| Energy - Topix.net

Tulsa-based energy company Unit Corporation has announced it will contribute $3 million for the city's newest park planned along the Arkansas River.

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Tulsa-based company pledges $3M for new park

2014-04-15 12:38:04| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

Tulsa-based energy company Unit Corporation has announced it will contribute $3 million for the city's newest park planned along the Arkansas River.

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Heeding Pressure From Activists, Harvard Pledges To Take Climate Change More Seriously

2014-04-09 15:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ThinkProgress: After mounting pressure from both students and the public, Harvard on Monday announced that it will heed calls to take climate change more seriously. In a release on its website, Harvard President Drew Faust said the prestigious Ivy League school would become the first American university to pledge, via a United Nations-backed program, to make more environmentally responsible and sustainable investments. The program, called the Principles for Responsible Investment, will guide the investment decisions...

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