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Diver Sues Government Over Shock in Shipyard
2016-08-12 21:59:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
A Portsmouth man is seeking $500,000 in damages from the U.S. government after he says he suffered an electric shock read more
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Return on UK government bonds turns negative
2016-08-10 12:52:36| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The return on some UK government debt turns negative after the Bank of England missed its target in its new bond buying operation.
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Australia: Labor slams Turnbull government 'flip-flopping' on CSIRO climate research
2016-08-08 14:04:14| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: Greg Hunt has revealed a plan to focus on climate science with millions more in investment that will create new jobs. The cuts had prompted widespread condemnation, and fears that Australia was undermining global efforts to monitor and predict climate change. The new strategy, which is yet to be fully devised, includes 15 new climate science jobs and research investment worth $37 million over 10 years. The government has increased CSIRO's agency-wide budget from $1.35 billion this financial...
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Federal government approves trial to fight Zika in Key West, but residents can still hold it up
2016-08-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tampa Bay Times: The federal government on Friday approved a field trial that would release millions of genetically-modified mosquitoes in Key West to eradicate the mosquito that carries Zika. But British company Oxitec, which has already used its technology to reduce the Aedes aegypti population by 90 to 99 percent in parts of Latin America, is still held up by residents of a Key West suburb who are skeptical of the science. In a statement, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday the Oxitec trial...
Households could get fracking payments under government plans
2016-08-07 05:37:51| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Residents affected by fracking could be paid a proportion of the proceeds of shale gas projects, instead of the money going to councils or local trusts, the government suggests.
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