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A Novel Dutch Lawsuit Demands Govt. Cut Carbon Emissions
2015-05-04 09:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: A lawsuit in the Netherlands is taking an unusual approach to climate change. So unusual, in fact, that experts around the world are watching it closely, wondering whether it might spark a major shift in environmentalists' efforts to limit carbon emissions. If that happens, it won't be the first time that Marjam Minnesma has turned the status quo on its head. She's founder and director of a Dutch environmental organization called Urgenda, an abbreviation for "urgent agenda." "Sometimes you have...
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Palm giants ask Indonesian gov't to clear path toward sustainability
2015-05-01 13:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Executives from palm oil giants Wilmar, Cargill and Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) appeared at a green investment summit in Jakarta this week, providing a window into the nature of a high-profile, joint sustainability pact the companies have entered into together with Asian Agri, Musim Mas and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin). The agreement, known as the Indonesia Palm Oil Pledge (IPOP), has been lauded in some quarters for its potential to transform the sector, a major driver...
US govt probes Dish's AWS-3 tactics
2015-05-01 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Commerce committee concerned over use of designated entities to win discounted spectrum.
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Supreme Court ordered govt 'immediate' action stop UK's illegal and dangerous air pollution levels
2015-04-29 14:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The Supreme Court has ordered the Government to take immediate action to bring UK air pollution within safe legal limits. The court says rules on nitrogen dioxide limits put in place for the protection of human health are being routinely breached and that the Governments current plan does not address the problems. The order could see new restrictions put on diesel vehicles, the biggest contributor to the deadly pollution. In its judgement, the court said: The Supreme Court unanimously...
Posco, SAIL in Talks for Setting Up a Steel Plant: Govt
2015-04-20 13:40:22| Steel - Topix.net
Talks are on between South Korean steel major Posco and state-run domestic giant SAIL to set up an integrated steel plant, the government today said. "SAIL and Posco recently discussed possible collaboration opportunities including setting up of an integrated steel plant," Minister of Steel and Mines Narendra Singh Tomar told Lok Sabha in a written reply.
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