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Australia: Carbon tax double dissolution threat just hot air
2013-10-14 12:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Environment Minister Greg Hunt, who co-wrote a pro-carbon price university paper titled "A Tax To Make The Polluter Pay", announced today that legislation to repeal the Clean Energy Future Act would be introduced "in week one of the Parliament". In response to questions from journalists, he also refused to rule out the prospect that the Liberal government would take the legislation to a double dissolution election. "It will be our first legislative act", said Mr Hunt to reporters at a parliamentary...
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Monster Cyclone Phailin Poses Deadly Threat to India
2013-10-11 22:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: One of the strongest tropical cyclones to form in the Bay of Bengal since 1980 is heading for the northeast Indian state of Odisha, packing winds of close to 160 mph and a storm surge of at least 10 feet, but possibly much higher. The storm, named Phailin -- a Thai word for "sapphire' -- has intensified after weakening for a time on Thursday. By some measures, it may already have become the strongest storm on record in the Indian Ocean. It is expected to make landfall in Odisha or the far northeastern...
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DT, Qualcomm and Peter Thiel invest in mobile threat specialist Lookout
2013-10-10 21:05:05| Telecom - Topix.net
Mobile security outfits are a dime a dozen these days, but one particular San Francisco startup is garnering a lot of interest from both telecom and Valley heavyweights.
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Australia: Climate change threat to jobs can't be wished away
2013-10-06 22:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: This post is a guest blog by Andrew Dettmer, the national president of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union. Climate change threat to jobs can't be wished away I have news for Tony Abbott. Abolishing the price on carbon won't make climate change go away. Abolishing the Climate Commission won't make climate change go away. Believing the opinion of shock jocks as opposed to the facts of science won't make climate change go away. Wishing it wasn't so is not going to save our...
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U.S. Government Shutdown Threat Sends Oil Prices Near Three-Month Low
2013-10-04 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: Investors fear even the temporary furloughing of hundreds of thousands of government employees will crimp a weak economic recovery and drive down demand for oil and gasoline. But that's only one piece of the puzzle. Potential boosts in supply are also putting downward pressure on oil prices. Warming relations between the US and Iran, and pursuit of a diplomatic solution in Syria portend a more stable situation in the oil-rich Middle East. In the US, a calm hurricane season has meant smooth and...
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