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US politicians propose tweaks to controversial net neutrality law
2015-01-21 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Ex-FCC commissioner calls on U.S. telco watchdog to pause vote on implementing Title II regulations.
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Beijing's smog is toxic for China's politicians
2015-01-20 15:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The smog is back and the threat of another airpocalypse hangs heavy over Beijing. Late last week, PM2.5 readings hit 550 micrograms per cubic meter, more than 20 times higher than the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended limit of 25g/m. Theres no mystery to the cause of this soupy, polluted, metallic-tasting concoction that makes up the capitals air: fossil fuel combustion. Three decades of industrialisation have brought a prosperity to China that those living under Mao would have...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Politicians say civil rights hero's vision of 'promised land' is still out of reach for African Americans
2015-01-20 01:20:12| Beverages - Topix.net
Portland Mayor Charlie Hales, pictured last summer at New Columbia, said disparities still exist in Portland for people of color. But the city is working toward progress.
Teens Take Politicians To Court Over Climate Change
2015-01-17 13:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: For politicians who fail to act on climate change, Kelsey Juliana has a few words. "I want to remind them that we are their employer," said Juliana, 18, a native of Eugene, Oregon, and freshman at Warren Wilson College in North Carolina. "The government works for us. If you're not doing your job, then I'm going to call you out on it." Those aren't idle words, either. Juliana is a plaintiff in a potentially precedent-setting court case against Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber (D) and the state. She...
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Politicians rush to accommodate alcoholic beverage industry with...
2015-01-03 19:56:10| Beverages - Topix.net
Just when you think everything has been done to contribute toward alcohol consumption, such as drive-through liquor stores and miniature bottles such as those in hotel rooms and on commercial airliners, along comes a bizarre invention called Palcahol. It's a powdered alcoholic beverage in a packet, some are vodka, some are rum, and some are ready-mixed cocktails.
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