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Will Bitcoin Destroy Big Government?
2014-03-23 15:05:15| Apparel - Topix.net
Not all of bitcoin's proponents are radical libertarians -- venture capitalist Chris Dixon, for example, is both a cryptocurrency supporter and a self-described lifelong Democrat -- but many of them are.
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Chinese cities open up green car markets as government battles pollution
2014-03-21 02:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Three of China's biggest cities are helping consumers pay for a range of electric cars, heeding calls to encourage the sale of green vehicles that the government sees helping tackle pollution. China's smoggy skies topped the agenda at the annual parliamentary session this year, while Premier Li Keqiang in January demonstrated the importance of green cars by visiting a factory of BYD Co Ltd, maker of the e6 pure electric car. The government wants to put 10 times more e-cars on the road by next...
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Canada: Environmental groups demand BC government uphold its own water laws
2014-03-20 20:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vancouver Observer: Its Water Week in Canada, and events are happening across the country with the purpose of sparking discussion about how to protect this important resource. In BC, environmental justice organizations believe the government is having the wrong conversation. The provincial government is in the process of making changes to the Water Act--including a proposal to change the name to the Water Sustainability Act--and earlier this week, Sierra Club BC and Western Canada Wilderness Committee took the provincial...
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Google tightens Gmail's HTTPS protections in light of government snooping
2014-03-20 19:57:46| InfoWorld: Top News
Citing the need to protect users from government cyber spying, Google has tightened Gmail's encryption screws by removing the option to turn off HTTPS. Google first gave people the option of encrypting their Gmail sessions via the HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) communications protocol in 2008. Google turned it on by default in 2010 for all users, but allowed them to turn it off manually. Not anymore.
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Abbott Government Fails First Attempt to Repeal Carbon Tax
2014-03-20 01:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
International Business Times: Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his Coalition government have failed in its first attempt to repeal Australia's carbon tax. The Australian Labour Party and the Greens used their numbers to their advantage in the Senate to block the carbon tax repeal with 33 votes against 29. According to reports, the move may possibly pave the way for a double dissolution election which may be decided by the government. The news of the block came following the Abbott government's immediate move to push a bill in...
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