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Clashes spread in South Africa
2015-04-20 07:41:08| Chemicals - Topix.net
Attacks against immigrants in South Africa spread Friday to the largest city, Johannesburg, raising fear of a weekend of violence in tense townships. Hundreds of immigrants fled their homes and took shelter in police stations in several areas of the country as mobs attacked foreign-owned businesses and burned cars in the Jeppestown neighborhood east of Johannesburg.
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When Climate Science Clashes With Real-World Policy
2015-04-12 15:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: When a San Francisco panel began mulling rules about building public projects near changing shorelines, its self-described science translator, David Behar, figured he would just turn to the U.N.'s most recent climate assessment for guidance on future sea levels. He couldn't. Nor could Behar, leader of the city utility department's climate program, get what he needed from a 2012 National Research Council report dealing with West Coast sea level rise projections. A National Climate Assessment...
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Tesla Clashes With Auto Dealers Over Direct-To-Driver Sales In Connecticut
2015-03-08 13:44:54| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Electric Vehicle car manufacturers, Tesla Motors, has proposed legislation to allow them to sell vehicles directly to customers in Connecticut. Tesla has a dealership in Mt.
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Politics 2014: Pensions, candidates, water taxis and clashes
2014-12-31 22:00:02| IT Services - Topix.net
A 2013 year-end piece in the Daily Record talked about the city's unresolved issues with the Police and Fire Pension Fund. 'Jacksonville's longtime pension woes will continue into 2014, but not for a lack of trying the past year,' the story began.
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Peru climate change talks slowed by clashes rich & poor nations
2014-12-07 14:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: International climate talks in Lima, Peru, are entering their final week, with few hints of whether a newfound optimism that marked the start of negotiations will ultimately translate into an agreement that would rein in climate change. Convened by the United Nations, the talks aim to craft the framework for an international accord to curtail heat-trapping emissions and adapt to changes already occurring on the planet. The final agreement is due to be signed in Paris next December. Despite...