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Democrat, allies worried about climate change to push energy policies; key GOP senator wary

2013-12-07 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Policies for promoting renewable energy will be on the Kansas Legislature's agenda next year, but a Democratic lawmaker and a key Republican senator gave dramatically different reasons Friday for why there should be a debate. Sen. Marci Francisco, a Lawrence Democrat, said she and her allies will push for changes that would encourage more businesses, homeowners and nonprofit groups to install solar panels and other renewable energy technologies to lower or cancel out their electric bills. She...

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ThyssenKrupp Sale: U.S. Steel Market Benefits, But Investors Still Wary

2013-12-03 16:03:55| Steel - Topix.net

Upon ArcelorMittal and Nippon-Sumitomo's purchase of ThyssenKrupp's Alabama plant , it's looking like the U.S. market could have done worse.

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Agricultural Groups Wary of Proposed EPA Clean Water Act Rule

2013-11-15 03:49:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: National Pork Producers Council, Bloomberg Business News, U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy faced some tough questions during a Congressional Science, Space and Technology Committee hearing today about the agencys alleged use of undisclosed data to justify a rigorous regulatory agenda. This comes after last weeks Bloomberg News report indicating that the EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are proposing a rule that has the potential to vastly expand the types of waters that fall under the Clean Water Act (CWA). The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) says the proposed rule is a direct contradiction to recent U.S. Supreme Court opinions, and that the rules could potentially impact producers ability to spread manure on their own land. read more

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Critics wary as Intel vows better communication

2013-11-14 10:02:19| Waste Management - Topix.net

Foes plan to sue because of firm's failure to report emissions Intel officials are promising to improve communication with area residents as the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality works to resolve questions surrounding the companys most recent air-quality permit application.

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