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Rise govt insurance rates to mirror rising waters, flood debt

2015-03-29 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Washington Post: At her small beach house that sits in a flood zone, Nancy Loft-Powers worries. The prospect of rising water, she said, isnt what bothers her. Its the expected rise in the cost of her $7,500 yearly flood insurance. My insurance is more than my mortgage, Loft-Powers said in a phone interview from her year-round home in Deerfield Beach, Fla., near Fort Lauderdale. I live by the beach in an old neighborhood. I pay [too much] insurance for a crap house thats not great. This April Fools Day,...

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UK govt says Huawei poses no security threat

2015-03-27 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Report concludes that Chinese vendor's security evaluation centre is independent and thorough enough to pass muster.

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Govt gives 17 mega food parks to states, pvt firms

2015-03-24 12:50:48| IT Services - Topix.net

Yew, who helped transform Singapore from a colonial trading centre into a prosperous nation as its first elected prime minister, has died. Platinum jewellery retailers said that this trend is likely to continue in the upcoming wedding season that kicks off next month.

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Obama to order gov't to cut its greenhouse gas emissions

2015-03-19 16:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: President Barack Obama ordered the federal government on Thursday to cut its emissions of greenhouse gases by 40 percent, as the U.S. seeks to spur other nations to get serious about climate change. Obama's executive order also directs the government to ramp up use of renewable energy sources to 30 percent of the federal government's consumption. The White House said U.S. taxpayers could save up to $18 billion in electricity costs by reducing greenhouse gases 40 percent over the next decade, compared...

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