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China's tough lessons in resilience
2014-02-12 01:04:53| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
China's lessons in resilience for rural poor
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China gets tough polluters, nixes projects worth $19.5 billion
2014-02-11 11:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China's environmental watchdog vetoed as many as 32 projects with a total investment of 118.4 billion yuan ($19.5 billion) last year as it stepped up efforts to get tough on industrial polluters, a senior official said on Tuesday. Zhai Qing, the vice-environment minister, told reporters his ministry was working to improve its environmental assessment capabilities and strengthen its powers to monitor and punish polluters. "I think our ability to enforce and monitor is extremely important......
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Tough climate real benefit to Oregon wines
2014-02-07 06:32:39| Agriculture - Topix.net
Oregon is not a perfect place to grow wine grapes. It's a cool area where grapes sometimes struggle to ripen.
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Why not get tough on water use, California?
2014-02-03 02:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: To hear Gov. Jerry Brown tell it, California is in a "mega drought" -- perhaps the worst dry spell it's ever known. So why does he keep calling for voluntary water conservation? The governor met with Southern California water officials Thursday morning and, again, they bemoaned the seriousness of the drought. Yet the general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California -- the wholesaler that delivers most of the region's water supply -- reiterated the governor's call for voluntary...
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Canada's spy agency faces tough questioning over snooping
2014-02-01 19:30:26| Wireless - Topix.net
Canada's super-secret cyberspy agency will be on the hot seat Monday, expected to face tough questioning from the Senate's defence committee after revelations it allegedly spied and digitally tracked Canadians through free Wi-Fi zones in major airports.
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