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As seas rise, Pacific island pres favors buying land abroad
2014-09-22 12:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The president of the Pacific island state of Kiribati favors buying more land abroad after a purchase in Fiji, to secure both food supplies and perhaps a future home if rising sea levels swamp low-lying atolls. Anote Tong, in Norway on a stopover to view melting Arctic ice pushing up sea levels before he attends a U.N. climate summit in New York on Tuesday, said he wanted to lay conditions for "migration with dignity" from the islands. Kiribati, a nation of 100,000 people scattered over 32...
Soft-spoken Fiat Chrysler chairman favors strong executive leadership
2014-05-25 17:22:44| Automakers - Topix.net
Don't underestimate John Elkann. Elkann, is the tall, curly haired 38-year-old great-great-grandson of Fiat founder Giovanni Agnelli.
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Christie favors car dealers with block on Tesla sales
2014-03-21 02:50:30| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
The administration adopted a new rule that will limit the ability to sell cars directly and not through a dealership.
CP Rail Chief Harrison Favors Buyback Over Dividend Increase
2014-02-20 06:55:17| Railroads - Topix.net
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is leaning toward implementing a stock buyback this year, a nod to the needs of U.S. investors, along with a "modest" dividend increase, Chief Executive Officer Hunter Harrison said.
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Colorado facing oil and gas boom fumes, favors cleaner facilities
2014-02-16 11:52:22| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
A cleaner kind of oil and gas production has begun at the epicenter of Colorado's boom, where pollution threatens the state's hard-won gains in air quality.
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