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Swedish Opposition Vows to Keep Pressure on Banks After Vote

2014-03-24 13:55:10| Appliances - Topix.net

Swedish banks should expect no let-up in pressure to boost capital levels and need to prepare for more competition, said the front-runner to become finance minister after September elections.

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China vows to clean up 60 percent of cities by 2020

2014-03-18 14:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: China pledged on Sunday that it will make sure that 60 percent of its cities meet national pollution standards by 2020, with pressure growing to make cities liveable as hundreds of millions of migrants are expected to relocate from the countryside. China's environmental problems such as pollution and water scarcity are expected to intensify as rapid migration pushes urban infrastructures to the limit. Almost all Chinese cities monitored for pollution last year failed to meet the standards. The...

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New leaf in ainforest: Longtime villain vows reform

2014-03-11 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Yale Environment 360: he lowland swamp forests of Riau Province in Indonesia are dense with gnarled roots and tall rainforest trees. The habitat supports critically endangered tigers and a bewildering array of other species, ranging from short-clawed otters to leaf monkeys. The peat soils also lock up massive amounts of carbon. But the rough terrain is no match for an excavator, which, after digging canals to drain the swamp, can knock down 100-year-old trees with abandon. Logs are sawn, dumped onto barges, and eventually...

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EPA chief sees role for coal, vows to protect energy reliability

2014-03-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EnergyWire: Coal will retain a key role in U.S. energy supplies as U.S. EPA strives to preserve reliability while developing a rule intended to limit carbon emissions from power plants, Administrator Gina McCarthy said yesterday. "Conventional fuels like coal and natural gas are going to play a critical role in a diverse U.S. energy mix for years to come," McCarthy said here at the annual IHS CERAWeek energy conference. "This rule will not change that. It will recognize that." McCarthy, speaking to a group...

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