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Sudan's Plans to 'Lift Subsidies' Meet Fierce Resistance
2013-09-13 16:41:37| Sugar Industry News
Khartoum Kamal Omar, the media official for the National Consensus Forces Alliance (NCFA) has described the Khartoum regime as "corrupt and tyrannical", stressing that "the primary goal of lifting the subsidies on fuel and other basic commodities is to finance the wars of the Khartoum regime in Darfur, the Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile state".
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British fracking firm stops drilling amid fierce protests
2013-08-17 17:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press TV: British Energy giant Cuadrilla Resources has stopped its exploration work in the West Sussex countryside in southern England amid growing protests from locals and environmentalists, local media reported. In the face of fierce protests, the fracking firm halted its controversial drilling after it was threatened by activists, who said they will act directly to disrupt the process. Cuadrilla admitted to scale back its drilling activities on the Sussex Polices advice following reports that thousands...
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EU delays CO2 car targets after fierce lobbying from Germany
2013-06-28 11:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Germany has been accused of delaying long-running EU plans to introduce stricter car pollution targets, over fears the new rules would harm the country's luxury car industry. But the move has dismayed some other manufacturers, which are investing heavily in new low-emission and fuel-efficient technology. Representatives of EU member states were yesterday planning to discuss and endorse a 95g CO2/km target for 2020 that was agreed in a trialogue between the European Commission, Council and Parliament...
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Dingell, a 'fierce defender' of automakers, helped industry evolve
2013-06-06 15:27:32| Automakers - Topix.net
A cornerstone of Rep. John Dingell's57years in Congress has been his defense of the U.S. auto industry - supporting the millions of constituents and others outside his district who build cars and parts or depend on the business.
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06.04: Fierce Reads: Young Adult Fiction Tour
2013-05-10 23:34:22| Powells Books Events Calendar
Join us for the Fierce Reads tour, featuring new works by four authors of young adult fiction: Anna Banks with Of Triton (Feiwel & Friends); Leigh Bardugo with Siege and Storm (Henry Holt); Jessica Brody with Unremembered (Farrar Straus Giroux); and Emmy Laybourne with Monument 14 (Square Fish) and its sequel, Monument 14: Sky on Fire (Feiwel & Friends).
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