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Measure Would Block NJ Phone Companies From Abandoning Landlines [AUDIO]

2013-09-27 14:56:29| IT Services - Topix.net

Phone companies in New Jersey eager to replace traditional copper lines with wireless systems will have to wait until the kinks are worked out if a bill proposed by Central Jersey Assemblyman Daniel Benson is passed.

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Rudd accuses Abbott of abandoning Australia's climate commitments

2013-09-03 06:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Kevin Rudd has accused Tony Abbott of "walking away" from Australia's international commitments on climate change after the Coalition leader said he would not increase funding for his Direct Action plan even if failed to deliver Australia's promised greenhouse gas reductions. Several attempts to model Direct Action have said it would require many billions more to meet Australia's minimum target to reduce emissions by 5% by 2020 compared with 2000 levels which has been accepted by all parties....

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Harp Seals Abandoning Their Pups Thanks To Climate Change

2013-07-23 01:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

RedOrbit: Duke University scientists have determined that young harp seals off the eastern coast of Canada are at a greater risk of getting stranded than adult seals due to climate change. Researchers wrote in the open-access journal PLOS ONE that declining sea ice is leaving baby harp seals stranded in greater numbers. "Stranding rates for the region`s adult seals have generally not gone up as sea ice cover has declined; it`s the young-of-the-year animals who are stranding (those less than one year...

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NorthWestern Energy Not Abandoning Coal Power

2013-07-09 07:52:50| Energy - Topix.net

Officials with NorthWestern Energy said they aren't abandoning the use of coal-fired power even as the Obama administration seeks to set limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.

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