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Kids Get Their Day in Court: 21 Youth Sue U.S. Government in Landmark Climate Lawsuit
2016-06-10 15:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken scheduled Wednesday an oral argument for the youths landmark climate lawsuit for Sept. 13 at 10 a.m. PST in Eugene, Oregon. The 21 young plaintiffs received a favorable decision in their case brought against the federal government and fossil fuel industry from U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Coffin in April. Now, they are looking forward to their next opportunity to appear in court to fight for climate justice. I am excited that Judge Aiken is interested in hearing...
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Kenyan government to increase stake in Orange to 40%
2016-06-10 13:52:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The Kenyan government plans to increase its stake in Orange Kenya from the current 30 percent to 40 percent, Capital FM reported. Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich says this is part of the government plans in rehabilitating struggling parastatals.
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White House Wants Government Suppliers to Address Climate Change
2016-06-10 09:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: The Obama administration has sent American industry another signal about the need to address climate change. Under a rule proposed last month, companies doing business with the federal government would have to report whether they publicly disclose greenhouse gas emissions, their plans for paring emissions and the risks climate change poses to their operations. The rule wouldn't require disclosure or set emissions goals. While the proposal by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (part...
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Queensland Government invests A$2.5M in Tritium to support 50 kW fast charger Veefil
2016-06-09 13:56:09| Green Car Congress
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Government could use little-known power to stop Shenhua mine, says expert
2016-06-08 06:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Barnaby Joyce has rejected outright the use of an export power in the constitution to stop the Shenhua Watermark mine, saying it would be economically and socially disastrous. Joyce told the Q&A audience in Tamworth this week that the commonwealth could do very little to stop mining on prime agricultural land near his New England electorate after an audience member asked about the commonwealth powers. But constitutional lawyer and professor at UNSW, George Williams told Guardian Australia...
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