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Obama to confirm tough new power plant emissions rules
2013-06-25 13:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The White House has today confirmed President Obama's long-awaited climate strategy will include new restrictions on emissions from coal-fired power plants, a major push to increase investment in clean energy technologies, and the introduction of new efficiency standards for appliances and buildings. Documents released this morning ahead of the President's landmark speech at Georgetown University this afternoon, outline a new three-pronged strategy based on cutting domestic carbon emissions, increasing...
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New GSK diabetes drug works, but faces tough competition
2013-06-24 15:28:49| Biotech - Topix.net
GlaxoSmithKline's experimental once-weekly diabetes drug albiglutide was effective in late-stage clinical trials, but the medicine may struggle to differentiate itself in an increasingly competitive market.
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Samsung carbon-fiber JV paves way for tough & light phones and tablets
2013-06-24 14:51:37| Electronics - Topix.net
Samsung has quietly formed a new carbon-fiber joint venture that will see the company develop new casings and components for electronics, among other things, paving the way for lightweight but super-strong phones and tablets.
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'Aaron's Law' Faces Tough Political Battle
2013-06-21 23:55:18| TechNewsWorld
Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday introduced a bill aimed at reforming the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by imposing more requirements for prosecuting violators. Representatives Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced a revised draft of the Act, naming it for Aaron Swartz, the computer programmer and Internet activist who committed suicide in January.
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Climate change promises tough times for Asia and Africa
2013-06-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
IPS: Extreme heat, flooding and water and food shortages will rock South Asia and Africa by 2030 and render large sections of cities inhabitable, if the world continues to burn huge amounts of coal, oil and gas, the World Bank is warning. "Turn Down the Heat: Climate Extremes, Regional Impacts and the Case for Resilience", a new report commissioned by the World Bank and released Wednesday, analysed the expected effects on South Asia and Africa if global temperatures increase by two and four degrees Celsius....
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