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Drone industry worries about privacy backlash
2013-03-29 10:27:22| Real Estate - Topix.net
It's a good bet that in the not-so-distant future aerial drones will be part of Americans' everyday lives, performing countless useful functions.
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Drones poised for peaceful, everyday use in US, but privacy backlash could hamper industry
2013-03-29 10:27:21| Real Estate - Topix.net
It's a good bet that in the not-so-distant future, aerial drones will be part of everyday life in the U.S. Far from the killing machines whose missiles incinerate terrorists overseas, these generally small, unmanned aircraft will help police departments find missing people.
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US forced to cut mineral revenue payments to states, prompting backlash
2013-03-28 13:39:11| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EnergyWire: The Interior Department has informed dozens of states that it will withhold millions of dollars in federal mineral revenue payments due to budget cuts necessitated by sequestration, a move that stunned the state of Wyoming, which receives nearly $1 billion in annual payments. Interior's Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) has informed the treasurers in 36 states that sequestration will force withholding millions of dollars in monthly mineral lease payments for oil and natural gas development...
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Move to drop debate on climate change in schools faces backlash
2013-03-18 21:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Educationists and student groups have joined environmental organisations to condemn government plans to drop debate about climate change from the national curriculum for under-14-year-olds in English schools. The Guardian revealed on Monday that new draft guidelines for children in key stages 1 to 3 make no mention of it in the geography syllabus, with only a single reference to how carbon dioxide produced by humans affects the climate in the chemistry section. All references to sustainable development...
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Privacy backlash against CISPA cybersecurity bill gains traction
2013-03-13 22:40:29| CNET News.com
A petition to the White House asking the president to "stop" a controversial cybersecurity bill passes the 100,000 mark. The only problem: President Obama has already threatened to veto it. [Read more]
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