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Forests in Kenya worth much more intact says government report
2013-01-24 19:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Kenya's forests provide greater services and wealth to the nation when they are left standing. A landmark report by The Kenyan Government and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) addresses the importance of forests to the well-being of the nation, putting Kenya among a pioneering group of countries that aim to center development plans around nature-based assets. "The study by UNEP on valuing Kenya's montane forests is an enormous breath of fresh air that is welcomed by conservationists...
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UN official calls on British government to investigate undercover police scandal
2013-01-23 17:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A senior United Nations official has called on the British government to launch a judge-led public inquiry into the "shocking" case of Mark Kennedy and other undercover police officers who have been infiltrating protest groups. Maina Kiai, a UN special rapporteur, said the scandal involving undercover police cultivating intimate sexual relationships with political activists over long periods of time had been as damaging as the phone-hacking controversy that prompted the Leveson inquiry. He...
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Solar companies to sue UK government for 140m over feed-in tariff cuts
2013-01-23 08:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Solar companies are planning to sue the government for 140m in damages, because of the cuts to subsidies in 2011 that were subsequently ruled "legally flawed" in the high court. The 17 companies said the way in which the changes to the feed-in tariff were handled was disastrous for their businesses, because it led to a sudden and dramatic fall in the number of people installing solar panels, and companies had to lay off thousands of workers. It is the latest stage of a long-running legal battle...
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U.S. government invites hackers to 'Civic Hacking Day'
2013-01-23 02:46:36| CNET News.com
Agencies -- like NASA, Department of Labor, and the Census Bureau -- will give hackers access to data for a weekend in June in an effort to help the country's communities. [Read more]
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CPC Urges NPPC to Press US Government for Resolution of M-COOL
2013-01-23 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - The Canadian Pork Council is encouraging its American counterpart to press the US government to bring its Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling law into compliance with its World Trade Organization obligations, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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