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McCarthy vows common sense actions on climate

2013-04-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bloomberg: Gina McCarthy, President Barack Obamas nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, vowed common sense steps to tackle climate change, and said those actions can be taken without undermining the economy. McCarthy called global warming one of the greatest challenges of our generation, in testimony to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. She said its led to costly investments by cities and towns to counter the effects. The economic exposure associated with climate...

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China vows to protect foreign firms

2013-04-08 11:28:40| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

China's President, Xi Jinping, vows to protect foreign companies

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World Banks Kim Vows Climate-Change Focus to Help Ease Poverty

2013-04-02 10:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bloomberg: World Bank President Jim Yong Kim vowed to boost the lenders contribution to easing the effects of climate change as part of a new goal to eliminate extreme poverty by 2030. Helping mitigate shocks, including those caused by global warming, is one of the conditions needed to reach the poverty reduction target, Kim said in a speech at Georgetown University in Washington today. Also required is sustained fast growth in regions such as sub-Saharan Africa and reduced income inequality, he said. ...

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Google vows not to sue over certain patents for open source

2013-03-28 17:34:19| CNET News.com

To start, the online giant today said it has identified 10 patents related to MapReduce, which allows users to analyze large data sets. It won't sue over those patents unless first attacked. [Read more]

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