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At UN climate talks African nations pledge to restore forests in fight against climate change
2015-12-05 21:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Tree by tree, more than a dozen African governments pledged to restore the continent's natural forests at the United Nations climate talks on Sunday. The earth has lost more than half its forests over the course of human history, according to the World Resources Institute. The deforestation of the world's tropical forests has contributed to climate change by producing up to 15 percent of global carbon emissions, the organization said. The AFR100 initiative is a pledge by African nations to restore...
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UPDATE 2-U.S. court rejects Sequenom bid to restore prenatal DNA test patent
2015-12-03 00:57:53| Biotech - Topix.net
Dec 2 A U.S. appeals court refused on Wednesday to reconsider its decision invalidating a Sequenom Inc prenatal DNA test patent, a decision that could put in doubt the validity of a wide range of medical and biotechnology patents. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington said in June the patent was not eligible for legal protection because it fell under the U.S. Supreme Court's rule against patenting natural phenomena.
Supreme Court Rejects Covidien Bid To Restore Patent Verdict Against Ethicon
2015-11-30 17:15:14| Biotech - Topix.net
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by Covidien LP seeking to restore a $176 million patent infringement verdict against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon Inc. In refusing to hear the case, the high court left in place a December 2014 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that threw out a judge's finding that Ethicon had infringed upon Covidien's patents for surgical cutting tools. Covidien is owned by Medtronic Plc.
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Oil pipeline reviews to see 'transition' to restore confidence: minister
2015-11-13 23:13:42| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Reviews of new oil pipeline projects will go through a "transition phase" while public confidence in the process is restored, says Canada's new minister of natural resources. But James Carr says he can't provide details of how any reforms might affect reviews of the Energy East and Trans Mountain projects, two proposals now before the National Energy Board that would bring Alberta energy to the coasts.
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Oil pipeline reviews to see 'transition' to restore confidence: minister
2015-11-13 22:55:01| Energy - Topix.net
Canada's new minister of natural resources says reviews of new oil pipeline projects will go through a transition phase to restore public confidence. James Carr isn't offering any details of how the new Liberal government may alter the process for TransCanada's Energy East and Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain proposals to take Alberta oil to the coasts.
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