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US, China vow to boost climate efforts amid increasing dangers
2013-04-15 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Hill: China and the United States, citing the overwhelming scientific consensus on human-induced climate change and its worsening effects, are pledging to boost cooperation through an agreement unveiled during Secretary of State John Kerrys visit. The United States of America and the People's Republic of China recognize that the increasing dangers presented by climate change measured against the inadequacy of the global response requires a more focused and urgent initiative, the two nations said...
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Canada: Greens attack Britsh Columbia Premier Clark's vow to freeze carbon tax
2013-04-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tyee: Premier Christy Clark's promise to freeze B.C.'s carbon tax will commit the province to "inaction" on climate change, the Pembina Institute argues. "The carbon tax has contributed to a drop in the fossil fuels burned in B.C., while having negligible impacts on the economy," Matt Horne, the environmental group's climate change program director, said in a release. "This position fails to connect the real threat that climate change poses to our communities and our economy with the need for strong...
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Sprint, Softbank vow not to use Huawei gear in Sprint's network
2013-03-29 06:30:54| CNET News.com
U.S. government was reportedly seeking oversight of network equipment purchases as a condition for approval of the $20 billion acquisition. [Read more]
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Native Groups in Canada and U.S. Vow to Fight Oil Sands Pipelines
2013-03-21 06:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: An alliance of First Nations leaders is preparing to fight proposed new pipelines in the courts and through unspecified direct action. Native leaders from Canada and the United States were on Parliament Hill on Wednesday to underline opposition to both the Northern Gateway and Keystone XL pipelines. The first would tie the Alberta oil sands to the West Coast, while the second would send bitumen to refineries on the American Gulf Coast. Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said the federal...
U.K. budget leaked on Twitter as government restates 4G vow
2013-03-20 17:36:20| CNET News.com
Oops! The contents of Chancellor George Osborne's famous red briefcase gets early exposure as the Evening Standard erroneously tweets its front page ahead of time. [Read more]
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