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Britain becomes haven for U.S. companies keen to cut tax bills
2014-06-09 08:33:10| Energy - Topix.net
Nothing about the narrow cream-colored lobby at 160 Aldersgate Street in the City of London financial district gives a hint of its role at the center of the offshore oil industry.
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Though Not Quietly, Kentucky Moves to Cut Reliance on Coal
2014-06-08 05:40:22| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The E. W. Brown power plant rides like an ocean liner on a rolling ridge in Kentucky, its smokestacks and plumes visible across fields of corn and cattle for miles around. The coal-fired plant has lighted homes since Dwight D. Eisenhower was in office. But under the Obama administrations plan to fight global warming, its days could be ticking down. Two of its three coal-fired generating units are among the oldest and least efficient in the state, and concerns that the plant could close are making...
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Best of both worlds? Northeast cut emissions and enjoyed growth
2014-06-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Some critics of the Environmental Protection Agencys new requirements for power plants argue that forcing emissions reduction will curtail economic growth. But the recent experience of states that already cap carbon emissions reveals that emissions and economic growth are no longer tightly tied together. One of the ways that states will be able to meet the new E.P.A. standards is by joining a Northeastern cap-and-trade program known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which first put in...
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Reducing Tropic Deforestation Could Cut World Emissions
2014-06-06 22:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Reducing deforestation rates in the tropics could significantly cut the world's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, a new study suggests. General consensus among scientists appears to be that man-made greenhouse gas emissions - including high levels of CO2 - are exacerbating climate change, harming the atmosphere and leading to significant warming in some parts of the world. Several leading nations have already acknowledged the threat these gases pose, with both China and the United States already...
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This Weeks News: Organic Food Doesnt Cut Cancer, Exports Loom Large And The Checkoff Shines
2014-06-06 20:31:00| Beef
Heres a roundup of a selection of news that highlighted this week in the beef business. While the debate over the perceived benefits of organic food will never cease, research continues to indicate that organics dont offer any health benefit over conventionally-produced food. Content Classification: Curated read more
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