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Despite report, final Keystone decision not near
2014-02-02 08:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: A final decision on whether or not to approve the hotly debated Keystone XL oil pipeline isnt imminent, the White House chief of staff said on Sunday, despite a State Department report last week showing the project wouldnt have a major impact on carbon emissions. That report encouraged supporters of the project, which environmentalists warn could lead to more oil spills. Obama has said that hell only approve the pipeline if it doesnt intensify carbon pollution. Obamas chief of staff, Denis...
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Pressure is on Kerry as Keystone pipeline decision nears
2014-02-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: "This is the gut-check moment,' Bill McKibben, co-founder of 350.org, said during a telephone news conference held Friday afternoon by some of Keystone's most prominent foes in the environmental movement. That means that neither side intends to ease up on Kerry, who has spent his career battling climate change. The 1,179-mile northern leg of the pipeline has become the most visible symbol of human-induced global warming that environmental activists are fighting, and they have promised to redouble...
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TEAM-IFPTE Local 161 Delighted by Supreme Court Decision
2014-01-31 15:34:16| IT Services - Topix.net
The lawsuit arose from the 1997 privatization of Manitoba Telecom Services when plan member pension funds were transferred from the Government plan to the new MTS plan.
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This Is Not the Keystone Decision That You Think It Is
2014-01-31 12:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: The U.S. State Department released its long-awaited report on the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which would connect the Alberta oil sands to the Gulf of Mexico. If you think its time to break out the shovels, this is not the Keystone decision that you think it is. The environmental impact study says the pipeline wont greatly boost oil-sands production or have a significant climate impact. The report calls for additional safety measures to prevent and deal with spills, but its generally being received...
Coral or coal decision looms for Australia's Great Barrier Reef
2014-01-30 08:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Australia's Great Barrier Reef watchdog is to decide by Friday whether to allow millions of cubic meters of dredged mud to be dumped near the fragile reef to create the world's biggest coal port and possibly unlock $28 billion in coal projects. A dumping permit would allow a major expansion of the port of Abbot Point for two Indian firms and Australian billionaire miner Gina Rinehart, who together have $16 billion worth of coal projects in the untapped, inland Galilee Basin. The Galilee Basin...
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