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State attorneys general take up fossil fuels boom as IPCC and feds lean green
2014-04-16 17:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Denver Post: Days after the U.N.-backed climate change panel of scientists urged a radical shift toward wind and solar energy to slow accelerating greenhouse-gas pollution, U.S. state attorneys general on Wednesday focused on ramped-up production of fossil fuels. The intensifying oil and gas boom in Colorado and neighboring states is out-pacing health and environment rules that the state attorneys have to defend. And as elected officials they're trying to help capitalize on huge economic opportunities -- especially...
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A Green Group Sees Hope in The End of Chinas Coal Boom
2014-04-15 22:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Through much of its history, Greenpeace has been big on what I call woe is me, shame on you messaging on the environment. As I explained at a TEDx event in Portland, Ore., over the weekend, fingerpointing (including Greenpeaces) is appropriate in many instances, but doesnt work well with human-driven global warming. The blame game too often ends up resembling a circular firing squad. This is why The End of Chinas Coal Boom, a valuable new report from Greenpeaces East Asia office, is so refreshing...
Colorado Oil Drilling Boom Intensifies as Voter Initiatives Multiply
2014-04-15 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Denver Post: Colorado Attorney General John Suthers was walking down Denver's 16th Street Mall recently when a Greenpeace activist asked if he'd like to ban fracking. It reflected the intensifying battle over how to balance public demands for a pristine environment and health versus ramped-up production of fossil fuels. Front Range residents have proposed 17 state ballot measures to bolster local control over drilling, short of a statewide ban, and are drawing support from at least one Internet-made multi-millionaire...
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Unions Push To Find and Train Workers in North Dakota Boom
2014-04-15 00:35:29| ENR.com: Headline News
But most construction trades are nonunion in the right-to-work state, says one Associated Builders and Contractors official.
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GLOBAL: South African bulk wine needs new markets to repeat 2013 boom - study
2014-04-14 17:20:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
South Africa's bulk wine producers are likely to have to find new markets this year as competition in Europe intensifies, according to a new report.
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