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Canada: Environmental protection is tied to health of economy
2013-02-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Montreal Gazette: In a speech last week to his Conservative caucus, Stephen Harper laid out four priorities for his government: citizenship, crime, the economy and families. Following this weeks report to the House of Commons by Scott Vaughan, the federal commissioner of the environment and sustainable development, he would be well advised to add a fifth to that list: environmental regulation. Vaughans report points out numerous weaknesses and confusions in federal environmental protection laws and monitoring...
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Brazil: Loans tied to environmental compliance reduced Amazon deforestation by 15%
2013-01-30 08:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A rural credit law that ties loans to environmental compliance made a significant contribution to reducing deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon between 2008 and 2011, argues a study published by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI). Does Credit Affect Deforestation? Evidence from a Rural Credit Policy in the Brazilian Amazon looks at the impact of Brazil's Resolution 3545, a 2008 law that restricts access to subsidized credit for rural farmers and ranches who fail to provide proof of compliance...
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United, Southwest virtually tied for best on-time rate of DIA's big 3 airlines
2013-01-12 03:30:47| Airlines - Topix.net
DIA's No. 1 carrier - posted an 89.2 percent on-time rate at DIA in November, while Southwest - the airport's No.
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Oil Sand Industry in Canada Tied to Higher Carcinogen Level
2013-01-08 00:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The development of Albertas oil sands has increased levels of cancer-causing compounds in surrounding lakes well beyond natural levels, Canadian researchers reported in a study released on Monday. And they said the contamination covered a wider area than had previously been believed. For the study, financed by the Canadian government, the researchers set out to develop a historical record of the contamination, analyzing sediment dating back about 50 years from six small and shallow lakes north...
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