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US and China to extend co-operation in effort to curb climate change

2013-07-10 22:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: America and China agreed on Wednesday to work together to develop cleaner trucks, expanding joint efforts against climate change by the two greatest emitters and raising prospects for a global climate deal. The new initiatives announced in Washington on Wednesday would see China and the US extend their climate co-operation to five new areas beginning with heavy trucks, which are a significant cause of greenhouse gas emissions in both countries. The US secretary of state, John Kerry, speaking...

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Dominion Joins DOE Effort To Promote Workplace Charging For Electric Vehicles

2013-07-02 16:07:00| Transmission & Distribution World

Dominion is one of the first 48 companies in the nation to join the U.S. Department of Energy's Workplace Charging Challenge, which is designed to help increase the number of U.S. employers offering workplace charging for electric vehicles. read more

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Atlantic Canadians aiding in Alberta flood relief effort

2013-07-01 03:15:14| Telecom - Topix.net

Most Canadian Red Cross volunteers in Atlantic Canada are assisting victims of the Alberta floods remotely through offices in Sydney, St. John's and Saint John, N.B., this weekend.

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Texas lt. gov. stops effort to block vote on wide-ranging abortion limits

2013-06-26 10:39:08| Electronics - Topix.net

Texas' lieutenant governor late Tuesday suspended a female senator's marathon speech aimed at blocking a vote on wide-ranging abortion restrictions, but Democrats moved quickly to appeal the decision.

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