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United Kingdom: Green energy levies: how much do they cost and will they be cut?
2013-10-23 16:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: What are the "green charges" that David Cameron wants to roll back? These are extra costs levied on household gas and electricity bills to pay for low-carbon energy sources such as windfarms and solar panels. The government has always insisted the charges will help cut energy bills in the long run by reducing Britain's dependence on fossil fuels at the same time as helping to tackle climate change. They currently make up 9% of household bills and are projected to make up 14% by 2020. What are the...
Treaty to cut mercury pollution signed by 92 countries
2013-10-23 15:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
SciDevNet: A ground-breaking, legally-binding global treaty on reducing mercury pollution has been signed by 92 countries. The treaty spells "the beginning of the end of mercury as a threat to human health and the environment', UN Environment Programme (UNEP) executive director Achim Steiner, told a diplomatic meeting in Japan earlier this month (10-11 October) where the treaty was signed. But much work remains to provide the funding and technical and scientific advice needed to implement the treaty,...
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Borgata Casino Value Is Cut by $1.4 Billion in Tax Court Ruling
2013-10-22 12:42:10| Trucking - Topix.net
Boyd Gaming Corp. and MGM Resorts International won a 61 percent reduction in property taxes on their Borgata Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, a cut reflecting the decline in business there.
Brazil Needs to Cut Transport Costs to be Competitive
2013-10-22 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ANALYSIS - South American soybean production is becoming one of the major factors on the global oilseeds market, but poor infrastructure is hampering efficiency and keeping prices high, writes Chris Harris.
Today's oil prices up on possible delay in US stimulus cut
2013-10-21 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Oil prices have edged up today, on expectations that the US Federal Reserve will delay trimming its economic stimulus programme, following a 16-day government shutdown, which would increase demand for oil.
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