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IPCC report downplays economic impacts of climate change, reviewer says

2014-03-24 21:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Blayney Chronical: An upcoming United Nations report on climate change has been altered after the expert review stage, with changes added that downplay the economic impacts of a warming planet, according to one of the reviewers. Bob Ward, an expert reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, also said alterations to the economics chapter of the draft report sent to governments included an assessment of a paper by the chapter's own lead co-ordinating author Richard Tol that contained at least one...

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Verizon CFO Downplays Impact of Wireless Price War

2014-03-10 17:35:13| IT Services - Topix.net

Verizon's financial chief said that he isn't concerned that recent price cuts in the cell phone service business will hurt his company in the longer term.

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Obamas Keystone Options Shrink as State Downplays Impact

2014-01-31 14:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bloomberg: President Barack Obama is in no hurry to decide whether construction of TransCanada Corp.s $5.4 billion Keystone XL pipeline serves U.S. national interests, the next step in the process of measuring its worthiness. Even so, an environmental report released today by the U.S. State Department noting only limited impact on carbon emissions from the project is diminishing the rationale Obama could use to reject it. I cant imagine the president standing up and saying, I dont see a problem on...

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Report: Ford CEO downplays chatter that he's in line to replace Ballmer

2013-10-02 15:44:50| InfoWorld: Top News

Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally, considered a front-runner among candidates to replace Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, has reportedly tried to put the brakes on the accelerating rumors. Interviewed by USA Today on Tuesday, Mulally said he loves "serving Ford" and that he has "nothing new to add" to his plans to continue working at the automotive company.

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