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Oil Vote Deadline Looms for Ecuadors Yasuní National Park
2014-04-08 19:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: In 2007, for the meager sum of US$3.6 billion, Ecuadors President Rafael Correa offered the world a chance to buy into a conservation plan, called the Yasuní-ITT Initiative, to save his countrys easternmost sector from oil extraction. The ITT concession area, named for three sites within its boundaries Ishpingo, Tambococha and Tiputini makes up about 1/12th of the Yasuní Biosphere Reserve. It represents an opportunity to conserve up to 10 percent of all species on the planet. This Initiative...
Deadline Looms for White House to Overturn Samsung Gadget Ban
2013-10-08 18:33:50| PC Magazine Cell Phones Product Guide
A ban on the import of certain Samsung devices goes into effect tonight unless the White House steps in to reverse the decision from the International Trade Commission (ITC).
Sept. 23 deadline looms for business compliance with HITECH Act on patient privacy
2013-08-27 13:28:01| InfoWorld: Top News
Organizations handling protected health information (PHI) have until Sept. 23 to comply with new security and privacy requirements that were included in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009.
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NFU Outlines Priorities as Deadline Looms for Farm Bill
2013-08-09 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson sent a letter on 8 August to leadership of the US Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Agriculture, emphasizing the importance of signing a five-year, comprehensive farm bill into law prior to the 30 September expiration of the current law.
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COOL Deadline Looms: Whats Next?
2013-05-09 19:19:00| Beef
Earlier this year, USDA released revised MCOOL rules in response to a WTO ruling that the initial version of the U.S. law discriminated against Mexican and Canadian beef. However, Mexico and Canada say the revised rules arent sufficient and are preparing to impose retaliatory tariffs. read more
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