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Australia: Federal environmental oversight costs 'vastly overstated', analysis finds
2015-09-14 04:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Coalitions bid to speed up environmental approvals for developments such as mines and ports will not save businesses as much money as claimed and will weaken protection for vulnerable species and ecosystems, according to a new report. The analysis, by WWF-Australia and the Australia Institute, comes as the federal government presses ahead with plans to devolve environmental oversight of projects to the states, despite the move being blocked in the Senate last year. The House of Representatives...
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NFU: WTO Retaliation Threats for COOL Tremendously Overstated; Hoeven-Stabenow Amendment Is the Solution
2015-08-06 21:17:21| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (August 6, 2015) National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson assured key leaders of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee that recent estimates by the Chamber of Commerce and others regarding the retaliatory tariffs submitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO) were way off
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Fracking jobs claims overstated, argue environmental group
2015-01-20 13:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: A new report from environmental group Friends of the Earth argues that the fracking industrys claims about job creation are overstated and calls for investment to support renewables instead. The report, which is supported by PCS Union and North West trade councils, places doubt on claims around the amount of long-term jobs the UK fracking industry could create. Energy firm Cuadrilla has previously said fracking could create 1,700 jobs in Lancashire within the first year. However, Friends of the...
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SAA acting CEO 'overstated his qualifications'
2014-11-23 11:58:42| Airlines - Topix.net
The airline admitted that it was wrong to state that acting chief executive, Nico Bezuidenhout, had qualifications he didn't complete. South African Airways acting chief executive, Nico Bezuidenhout, is the latest in a series of high-profile executives and politicians who have been exposed for overstating their qualifications, Sunday Times reported.
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The Demise Of The American Angus Association Is Overstated
2014-11-19 21:55:00| Beef
At the American Angus Associations annual convention last week, the organization and membership made it clear that any divisions are much smaller than the common vision and goals. My View From The Country read more
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