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Canada Bread forms committee in wake of potential Maple Leaf sell-off

2013-10-23 04:39:19| Food - Topix.net

Maple Leaf says it is considering a potential sale of its 90% Canada Bread stake.

Wake County (N.C.) district wins approval of $810 million bond proposal

2013-10-09 16:37:00| American School & University

Bonds will provide most of the funds for a $939.9 million program that calls for 16 new schools and upgrades at dozens of existing campuses. Schoolhouse Beat read more

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Report urges extreme weather superfund in wake of Sandy

2013-10-07 23:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

USA Today: Escalating costs from weather disasters like superstorm Sandy and the recent Colorado floods show the need for a new national disaster relief and preparation fund, paid for with new revenue including a levy on atmospheric carbon emissions, according to a new report by the New Jersey-based nonprofit group U.S. Strong. Sandy cost the American economy about $70 billion, with more than half of that in New Jersey, where uninsured losses and unmet needs are estimated to be between $8 billion and $13...

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In Wake of Colorado Flooding, U.S. Reps Call for Hearing on Oil and Gas Spills

2013-10-07 15:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Two House Democrats, Rep. Polis (D-CO) and Rep. DeFazio (D-OR), have called on the House Natural Resources Committee to investigate numerous oil and gas spills during Colorados devastating floods in September. The hearing would call on members of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) and local elected officials to share their assessments of the damage the flooding has caused--and may cause in the future. In a letter to committee Chairman...

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