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Mexico soda tax to re-ignite debate

2014-01-02 09:31:35| Beverages - Topix.net

Mexico's new tax on soda and other high calorie foods kicked in Wednesday, starting the clock on a big policy experiment that could reignite calls for similar actions in the U.S. Researchers, health advocates and the beverage industry are all closely watching what happens in Mexico - which recently overtook the U.S. as the world's fattest country - ... (more)

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Oregonian: Portland City Hall campers reignite questions over city's camping ban, 7/29/13

2013-08-02 19:00:17| PortlandOnline

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Bowland Shale fracking could reignite UK economy and cut CO2 emissions

2013-07-16 15:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: In late June the British Geological Survey announced the world's largest shale-gas field. The Bowland Shale, which lies beneath Lancashire and Yorkshire, contains 50% more gas than the combined reserves of two of the largest fields in the United States, the Barnett Shale and the Marcellus Shale. The United Kingdom has been reluctant to join the hydraulic-fracturing (or fracking) revolution. Yet tapping the Bowland Shale could reignite the UK economy and deliver huge cuts in CO2 emissions. At...

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Brussels looks to reignite 2030 carbon target debate

2013-03-13 10:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BusinessGreen: The European Commission is working on draft plans for a new package of carbon and renewable energy targets for 2030 that are likely to be welcomed by green industries across the continent. The bloc is currently on track to meet targets to cut emissions 20 per cent by 2020 and generate 20 per cent of its energy from renewable sources by the same date, although fears are mounting that it will fall short of a target to improve energy efficiency by 20 per cent. However, green business groups are...

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