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Some oil companies undeterred as global leaders sign on to Paris climate deal
2016-04-18 00:46:39| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
With almost 150 countries, including Canada, poised to sign the Paris climate agreement at the end of this week in New York, some of the world's biggest oil companies aren't convinced there's any end in sight for fossil fuel use. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be among signatories from some 147 countries convening Friday at the United Nations headquarters on Earth Day, the first opportunity to formally sign the global climate agreement completed in December.
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Hawaiian leaders seek expansion of marine conservation area
2016-04-16 03:36:18| Airlines - Topix.net
A group of Native Hawaiian leaders have urged President Barack Obama to expand what's already one of the largest marine conservation areas in the world. But the president of the Hawaii Longline Association said Friday the lobbying effort is using Hawaiian culture as an excuse to close off more waters to fishermen.
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Chinese vice premier meets U.S. business leaders
2016-04-13 06:39:20| Electronics - Topix.net
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang called on U.S. enterprises to cooperate and trade more with Chinese counterparts, as he met with two U.S. business chiefs on Monday. China is at a crucial stage of reform to develop a more open economy, Wang told Jeffrey R. Immelt, chairman and CEO of General Electric, and Wendell P. Weeks, chairman and CEO of Corning Incorporated.
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NEWS Midland leaders believe Dow Chemical committed to city's future
2016-04-11 19:27:02| Chemicals - Topix.net
By the end of next year, when it's scheduled to be up and running, the 150,000-square-foot building will be home to 600 employees at the chemical manufacturer's corporate office. Its open footprint was designed to encourage more employee collaboration and productivity.
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Gas industry leaders go into battle for LNG
2016-04-11 09:29:46| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Gas industry leaders have stepped up the rhetoric over the carbon and reliability benefits of the fuel as the producers struggle with some of the weakest prices for years in the export market and face increasing pressures from the fossil fuel divestment trend at home. Origin Energy managing director Grant King said those investors turning their backs on fossil fuels altogether were "throwing upon the community a reliability risk far greater than they understand" given the capacity of gas to provide secure and reliable energy supplies.
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