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Nuclear power: limits of compromise
2013-09-16 00:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Honest and informed people disagree passionately about nuclear power. Supporters maintain that nuclear power offers affordable low-carbon electricity and is thus a vital tool in attempts to curb climate change. Opponents say the technology is inherently too dangerous and that the financial and environmental costs of waste are almost infinite. Climate change has forced many who were against nuclear power to reconsider their position in the argument. A disaster like the Fukushima meltdown, which took...
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E.P.A. Is Expected to Set Limits on Greenhouse Gas Emissions by New Power Plants
2013-09-14 02:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Following up on President Obamas pledge in June to address climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency plans next week to propose the first-ever limits on greenhouse gas emissions from newly built power plants. But even before the proposal becomes public, experts on both sides of the issue say it faces a lobbying donnybrook and an all-but-certain court challenge. For a vast and politically powerful swath of the utility industry operators of coal-fired plants, and the coal fields that...
Movistar eliminates tariff limits, launches unlocked phones
2013-09-12 08:43:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Movistar Spain has launched a campaign dubbed 'Mas por lo mismo' ('More for the same price'), which seeks to eliminate minute and data limits from tariff plans, and tie-in periods for postpaid subscribers. The campaign marks one year since the introduction of Telefonica's Movistar Fusion quad-play service.
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Censor-busting PirateBrowser works -- within limits
2013-08-14 16:26:36| InfoWorld: Top News
In honor of its totally unexpected 10th birthday last week -- whoever would've thought The Pirate
Activists Challenge Law That Limits Public Criticism of Oil Sands Projects
2013-08-14 08:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: Environmental activists have launched a suit in the Federal Court of Canada to overturn federal legislation that limits their ability to oppose proposed pipeline projects at regulatory hearings. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, ForestEthics Advocacy and an activist named Donna Sinclair have asked the court to strike down provisions of the National Energy Board Act - passed as amendments in last year's omnibus budget bill - that they say unreasonably restrict public comment on project proposals. The...
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