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Government shutdown to hurt morale, former EPA officials warn
2013-09-30 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Greenwire: The looming federal shutdown is dredging up bad memories for U.S. EPA veterans who were on staff the last time the government shuttered. With less than 24 hours remaining until agencies could be forced to close, former Clinton administration officials are feeling déj vu after experiencing the shutdowns in 1995 and 1996 -- and they warn it could be even worse this time around. "I think it was unsettling, deeply unsettling," said Jon Cannon, who served as EPA general counsel during the last...
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Australia: Government may be forced to increase emissions cut
2013-09-29 09:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: The Coalition government may have to cut Australia's greenhouse gas emissions by twice as fast as has been planned. An analysis of international commitments following the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change suggests Australia will be obliged to cut emissions to 10 to 15 per cent below 2000 levels by 2020, rather than the 5 per cent the Coalition had been promising. The Coalition's policy document commits it to a 5 per reduction ''without the need for a great big new...
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Government of Canada awarding initial $734,500 to cellulosic ethanol project; funding could reach $39.8M
2013-09-28 14:30:20| Green Car Congress
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Threats of a Government Shutdown Weigh on the Dow, S&P 500
2013-09-28 12:02:27| Footwear - Topix.net
"Well, it's a good thing the Dow Jones Industrial Average added Nike , because that was about the only bright spot," lamented Schaeffer's Senior Technical Strategist Ryan Detrick, CMT.
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Government action missing as report confirms climate crisis
2013-09-28 09:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
di-ve: Governments have been handed a firm mandate to act decisively on the climate crisis by a new report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Nature Trust Malta said today. The first instalment on the physical science basis of the IPCCs fifth assessment report - signed off by 110 nations after its summary was negotiated line by line in Stockholm this week - said it was more certain than ever before that human activities were responsible for climate change. For the first...
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