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Swedish parties promise to ban new Vattenfall coal mine plans
2014-09-05 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The coal mining ambitions of Swedish state energy giant Vattenfall have been thrown into doubt after the leaders of all eight major parties promised to ban its planned new operations in Germany. During an election debate on Wednesday, leaders were asked if they would ban Vattenfall from expanding coal power in Germany? All eight responded affirmatively by holding up green cards. The company plans to enlarge its lignite mines and potentially build new coal power stations in the east German...
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Frack-free leaders in Illinois, hedging their bets, shelve calls for ban
2014-09-05 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: Grassroots groups fighting hydraulic fracturing in Illinois have put aside their push for a moratorium or a ban in recent months in favor of seeking stronger industry regulations. "Basically, we're hedging our bets," said Annette McMichael, spokeswoman for Southern Illinoisans Against Fracturing Our Environment (SAFE). "We are firmly against fracking, and yet we are willing to work within the legislative confines." SAFE and other local organizations joined with national environmental groups...
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Augusts top stories: Ban on ships in Venice, Scotland shipyard in administration
2014-09-05 13:03:00| Ship Technology
Italy has banned large cruise ships from entering Saint Mark's lagoon in Venice, Russia has released Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise ship and Scotland's Inverclyde shipyard has gone into administration. Ship-technology.com wraps up the key headlines from
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Proposal to Help EU Agriculture Hit by Russian Import Ban
2014-09-05 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EU - To help support agriculture and fishing businesses affected by Russia's food import ban, the European Commission (EC) is now monitoring carefully the market prices for affected products in each member state each week, writes Lucy Towers, 5m Editor.
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Apple demands damages after court denies sales ban on Samsung products
2014-09-04 13:30:21| InfoWorld: Top News
Apple has asked a U.S. court to award it monetary damages for continuing infringement of three of its patents by Samsung Electronics, following the court's refusal to ban sales of the infringing products. Last week Apple saw its request for an injunction on U.S. sales of infringing Samsung products, including the Galaxy S III smartphone, denied by Judge Lucy Koh in the San Jose division of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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