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House bans the Department of Energy from acknowledging climate change
2014-07-14 22:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salon: Rep. David McKinley (R-W.Va.) is on a roll. After successfully passing a budget amendment back in May that basically forbids the Pentagon from acknowledging climate science - despite the fact that the Department of Defense considers doing so to be vital to national security - his newest effort prohibits both the U.S. Department of Energy and the Army Corps of Engineers from spending to design, implement, administer or carry out specified assessments regarding climate change. Spending precious...
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Boarding house at centre of battle between Donald Trump, elderly woman going up for auction
2014-07-14 18:00:50| Real Estate - Topix.net
A former boarding house at the centre of a David and Goliath battle between an elderly woman and Donald Trump is going up for auction.
Apple, Coca-Cola Among Firms Signed on to White House Plan for Small Suppliers
2014-07-14 01:36:03| Beverages - Topix.net
"The Obama administration said Apple Inc., Coca-Cola Co. and other companies are signing on to a White House effort to speed payments to firms down their supply chains," confirms the Wall Street Journal in a move aimed at boosting cash flows and increasing investment at smaller businesses.
House Panel Sets Witness List For CDC Anthrax Hearing
2014-07-14 00:47:23| Biotech - Topix.net
A U.S. congressional committee said on Sunday that it will hear from half a dozen witnesses this week about dangerous lapses at federal health facilities, including one that led to the potential exposure of 84 people to live anthrax.
House passes $34B energy-water spending bill
2014-07-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: The House yesterday passed its $34 billion energy and water spending plan after two days of marathon debate that saw votes to maintain funding for the Department of Energy's reinvigorated loan guarantee program, continue to block enforcement of a light-bulb efficiency regulation and undermine parts of President Obama's climate agenda. The fiscal 2015 appropriations bill for DOE, the Army Corps of Engineers and other agencies, H.R. 4923, passed 253-170. The bill would give the Army Corps about $5.5...
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