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Beijing's mayor urges "all-out effort" to curb air pollution
2014-01-27 10:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: (Reuters) - Beijing's mayor pledged on Thursday to cut coal use by 2.6 million tonnes and set aside 15 billion yuan ($2.4 billion) to improve air quality this year as part of the city's "all-out effort" to tackle air pollution, state news agency Xinhua said. The announcement by Wang Anshun came as the capital was blanketed in its worst smog in months. An index measuring PM2.5 particles, especially bad for health, reached 500 in much of the capital in the early hours. The U.S. Environmental Protection...
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Privacy Board Urges Shutdown of 'Illegal' NSA Data Dig
2014-01-23 23:17:49| TechNewsWorld
The United States National Security Agency should end its controversial bulk telephone metadata collection program, recommended the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. The board's report, issued Thursday, says Section 215 of the U.S. Patriot Act, which provides the foundation for the NSA's authority, "does not provide an adequate legal basis to support the program."
Icahn urges eBay to spin off PayPal
2014-01-23 02:57:02| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Activist investor Carl Icahn calls on online auction site eBay to spin off its payments business, PayPal.
NFU Reiterates Farm Bill Priorities, Urges No Changes to COOL
2014-01-23 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson has sent a letter to the members of the farm bill conference committee emphasizing the importance of finishing a five-year, comprehensive farm bill as soon as possible.
Chiza urges TRA to control illegal importation of sugar
2014-01-21 07:02:53| Sugar Industry News
The Agricultural, Food Security and Cooperatives minister Christopher Chiza has called upon the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) to put an end to illegal importation of sugar.
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