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Pakistan to argue its case at Paris summit
2015-11-27 21:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tribune: Pakistan will argue its precarious situation and risks to its economy owing to fast changing climate at next weeks global summit in Paris, vowed Federal Minister for Climate Change Zahid Hamid on Friday. The case for Pakistans exposure to the climate change risks and prevailing opportunities would be compellingly presented at the climate change conference, Hamid told a news conference in Islamabad. Hamid, who will be leading a 27-member Pakistan delegation at the two-week moot in Paris from...
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Small, controlled fires are the only way to prevent large wildfires, researchers argue
2015-11-20 19:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Stamping out forest fires indiscriminately leads to denser trees and debris in many forests, fueling unusually large wildfires. Recent U.S. wildfires have gained so much power that scientific models can no longer predict their behavior. A new paper urges the public to demand a correction in this trend by changing how forest fires are managed At a time when wildfires around the world are burning through records for intensity and size, several western U.S. ecologists argue that in many forests...
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U.S. government, Electrolux argue at trial over GE appliance deal
2015-11-10 01:13:38| Appliances - Topix.net
The government argued Monday that U.S. consumers would pay 5 percent more for ranges and wall ovens if AB Electrolux was allowed to buy General Electric's appliance business but the companies accused antitrust enforcers of failing to acknowledge powerful and growing competition from overseas manufacturers. The Department of Justice asked a federal court in July to stop Sweden's Electrolux, which makes Frigidaire, Kenmore and Tappan appliances, from buying GE's appliance business for $3.3 billion.
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Skanska and Surety Argue About Alleged Overpayments
2015-10-13 23:48:19| ENR.com: Headline News
Skanska USA Building Inc. filed a claim after a glazing subcontractor defaulted on a U.S. Airforce project in Texas.
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Environmental groups, Lesniak to argue against Exxon deal
2015-07-09 20:18:52| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Opponents are about to have their day in court in an attempt to derail New Jersey's proposed $225 million settlement with ExxonMobil. A coalition of environmental groups and Democratic state Sen. Raymond Lesniak are set to appear before Superior Court Judge Michael Hogan Friday.
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