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New Report Warns of Canada's Looming 'Carbon Trap'

2013-02-21 07:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Canadian Press: A new report warns of the perils to the Canadian economy of relying too much on the oilsands. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives study says Canada is heading towards a "staples trap," whereby the more quickly bitumen is exported, the less diversified and productive the economy becomes. The study's authors also warn of a looming "carbon trap" in which the Canadian economy is so closely linked to carbon-producing industries that it becomes difficult to adopt measures to deal with climate...

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Looming "helium cliff" could be costly

2013-02-19 03:43:12| Chemicals - Topix.net

Forget the fiscal cliff; now there's the "helium cliff." If Congress doesn't act, some are predicting a "ballooning" crisis that could cost us all.

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Microsoft warns of looming retirement for Windows 7 RTM

2013-02-15 20:11:10| InfoWorld: Top News

Microsoft yesterday reminded customers that Windows 7's first edition, which shipped more than three years ago, will be dropped from support in early April. At that time, Windows 7 SP1 (Service Pack 1) will become the only officially-supported version of the popular PC operating system.

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Federal CIO Details Concerns On Looming Budget Cuts

2013-02-12 16:30:00| TechWeb

With huge automatic budget cuts looking increasingly likely, federal CIO Steven VanRoekel and other officials are discussing the effects of sequestration on government IT plans.

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9 Suggestions For Looming Crop Insurance Cuts

2013-02-08 18:37:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

Source: Farmgate blog March 1 is when across-the-board 8.2% budget cuts will occur, termed in Washington as the sequester. It is part of a $1.2 trillion budget cut over 10 years, and the USDA share of that is nearly $5 billion/year, with half of that to come out of USDA spending before of the end of the federal fiscal year. So far there is no word from USDA or the White House Office of Management and Budget where the cuts would come, but the most expensive single farm program is crop insurance, which undoubtedly would be pared. read more

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