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This faith in the markets is misplaced: only governments can save our living planet
2013-04-24 09:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: In other ages, states sought to seize as much power as they could. Today, the self-hating state renounces its powers. Governments anathematise governance. They declare their role redundant and illegitimate. They launch furious assaults on their own branches, seeking wherever possible to lop them off. This self-mutilation is a response to the fact that power has shifted. States now operate at the behest of others. Deregulation, privatisation, the shrinking of the scope, scale and spending of the...
Albertas carbon tax would more than triple under governments proposal
2013-04-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Edmonton Journal: The Alberta government is awaiting industry feedback on a controversial proposal to increase the provincial carbon tax to $40 from $15, Energy Minister Ken Hughes said Monday. The idea has reignited debate about Albertas carbon levy, with critics calling the proposed increase a shocking, disruptive and unilateral move while supporters say it could mark a substantial strengthening of environmental protection efforts. People are analyzing it and looking at it in detail, and Im looking...
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Governments across Michigan get water cleanup funding
2013-04-05 19:24:41| Waste Management - Topix.net
Officials say 20 governments around Michigan are getting a share of more than $39,000 to fund river, stream, and creek cleanup events.
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United Kingdom: The government's floods policy is in shambles
2013-04-02 15:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The focus for now may be on the surprise freezing spell still gripping the UK, but many in Britain are already enduring the devastating impacts of flooding. As the snow melts, one certainty is that many more are going to suffer, having their homes, businesses and livelihoods threatened. It's likely to stay that way for many weeks, if not months. For in much of the country, the land is soaked, the reservoirs full, and the rivers are already at their limits. The scientists are telling us with increasing...
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MiniDuke Hackers Use Adobe Flaw to Zero In on Euro Governments
2013-02-28 18:30:00| TechNewsWorld
ackers used a highly customized piece of malware that takes advantage of a recently revealed Adobe flaw to spy on governments and institutions worldwide, security firm Kaspersky Lab announced Wednesday. The 59 victims in 23 countries include government entities in Ireland, Belgium, Portugal, Ukraine and the Czech republic, and a research foundation in Hungary.
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