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Compensation for Christmas power cut
2014-01-03 13:13:23| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Residents in southern England who were left without power over Christmas following severe weather will receive compensation.
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Scientists Say Tax Meat to Help Cut Methane Emissions
2013-12-31 11:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Meat should be taxed to encourage people to eat less of it, so reducing the production of global warming gases from sheep, cattle and goats, according to a group of scientists. The scientists' analysis takes the contentious step of suggesting methane emissions be cut by pushing up the price of meat through a tax or emissions trading scheme. Several high-profile figures, from the chief of the UN's climate science panel to the economist Lord Stern, have previously advocated eating less meat to...
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Medicare cut for breast-cancer risk test starts Jan. 1
2013-12-30 00:44:04| Biotech - Topix.net
The price of a popular genetic test that predicts women's risk of breast cancer is likely to drop in the New Year after the agency that administers Medicare benefits said it would slash its reimbursement rate for the test by half.
Consumer outcry helps cut food additives
2013-12-26 09:03:43| Beverages - Topix.net
As Americans pay closer attention to what they eat, food and beverage companies are learning that unfamiliar ingredients can invite criticism from online petitions and bloggers.
ICCT suggests minor changes to Fed tax policy to cut higher investment risk of 2nd-gen biofuels and advance the industry
2013-12-22 17:30:21| Green Car Congress
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