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The big ban theory: Big city pollution wont be solved by kneejerk odd-even reactions
2016-01-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times of India: Blink before you ban should be the first lesson in administration. This applies not just to Delhi government's odd and even licence plate policy, but equally to liquor ban, beef ban, book ban, and the list goes on. While Delhi is still experimenting with its new traffic rules, let us pause for some reality therapy. It is important we do this before the odd and even idea spreads and catches other cities too. A ban is like an antibiotic; in the right dose it helps, over medicate and the drug turns...
First U.S. Oil Export Leaves Port; Marks End to 40-Year Ban
2016-01-01 17:55:36| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The first U.S. shipment of crude oil to an overseas buyer departed a Texas port on Thursday, just weeks after a 40-year ban on most such exports was lifted. The Theo T tanker has left NuStar Energy LP's dockside facility in Corpus Christi, Texas, along the western shore of the Gulf of Mexico, Mary Rose Brown, a spokeswoman for NuStar, said in an e-mail.
First U.S. Oil Export Leaves Port; Marks End to 40-Year Ban
2016-01-01 16:54:24| Energy - Topix.net
The first U.S. shipment of crude oil to an overseas buyer departed a Texas port on Thursday, just weeks after a 40-year ban on most such exports was lifted. The Theo T tanker has left NuStar Energy LP's dockside facility in Corpus Christi, Texas, along the western shore of the Gulf of Mexico, Mary Rose Brown, a spokeswoman for NuStar, said in an e-mail.
U.S. to ban microbeads starting in 2017
2015-12-29 21:36:24| Canadian Plastics Headlines
President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill that phases out the production and sale of plastic microbeads in the U.S. The new Microbead-Free Waters Act which was approved earlier this month by the House of Representatives … The post U.S. to ban microbeads starting in 2017 appeared first on Canadian Plastics.
India: Politicians, judges and all women exempt from Delhi car ban
2015-12-24 12:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Delhis grand plan to deal with record levels of pollution and clean its air appears to be stalling before it has even been put into action. Arvind Kejriwal, the top elected official of the Indian capital, said last month that private cars would be allowed on the citys roads only on alternate days from 1-15 January, with days allocated on the basis of whether licence plates ended in an even or odd number. On Thursday, he announced a list of people exempted from that rule: all women, top politicians,...
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