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Senate Votes in Favor of Dirty Tar Sands Pipeline
2013-03-23 19:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Full production of the oil from tar sands in Canada would add 240 billion tons of carbon dioxide into our atmosphere, severely hampering any efforts to tackle global warming. The U.S. Senate voted in support of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline on Friday, which would deepen our dependence on tar sands oil from Canada. The measure, introduced by Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND), signifies yet another attempt by Republicans to pressure President Obama to approve the TransCanada permit for the construction...
N.R.C. Votes for Upgrades to Fukushima-Like Reactor Vents
2013-03-20 01:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted 3 to 2 on Tuesday to require improvements to the emergency vents at 31 American reactors that share design similarities with the Japanese reactors that melted down two years ago. The agency stopped short, however, of requiring filters to scrub out radioactive particles coming through those vents. The nuclear industry had readily agreed to many improvements recommended by the staff of the five-member commission after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster,...
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Portland City Council Votes to Require Sick Leave
2013-03-14 16:19:00| PortlandOnline
Steven Dubois on abcnews.com, March 14, 2013
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Portland City Council votes unanimously to approve sick leave policy
2013-03-13 23:52:05| PortlandOnline
Ryan Kost in The Oregonian, March 13, 2013
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Panic over as EU votes to reject 'porn ban' proposals
2013-03-12 14:09:49| CNET News.com
EU politicians have voted against a pan-European ban on all forms of porn, including on the Web, at least for now. Such a vote has happened before, and it's worth putting the 'porn ban' into some context. [Read more]
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