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Obamas climate commitment faces early test as Keystone decision looms

2013-01-23 13:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BusinessGreen: President Obama will face an early test of his renewed commitment to action on climate change, after Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman approved controversial plans for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. The plans still need to be approved by the State Department and a spokeswoman told the Reuters news agency that its review of the proposals would not be completed before the end of March, giving the President some breathing room. But observers are predicting the State Department is likely to...

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Big test looms for Jaguar Land Rover

2013-01-19 09:21:23| Automakers - Topix.net

Jaguar Land Rover has roared to health in the four years since it was bought by India's Tata Motors, but now comes the hard part for the luxury British automaker: proving it can build new models without former owner Ford.

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Australia races to control fires as new heat wave looms

2013-01-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: Fire crews are tackling dozens of bushfires in south-east Australia, as forecasters predict another spell of hot weather for the weekend. More than 100 separate fires are burning in New South Wales. Some 3,000 sq km of land has been razed. One of the fires is encroaching on a disused army range littered with unexploded bombs, though fire crews are confident they can tackle the blaze. Dozens of homes have been destroyed, but no-one is believed to have died. Wildfires plague Australia most...

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