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Civil Society Pushes for More Active Participation in Green Climate Fund
2013-07-22 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: - The Green Climate Fund (GCF), created under the auspices of the United Nations to finance the huge investments demanded by climate change, was opened up to participation by civil society and private sector representatives as observers in March. But non-governmental organisations are pressing for more active participation now that the GCF is moving into the crucial phase of designing policies and distributing resources, especially with regard to the controversial Private Sector Facility. "Now...
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Georgia Power wants customers to pay more to fund new nuke reactors
2013-07-20 17:01:17| Energy - Topix.net
Less than one week since the Public Service Commission's vote to force Georgia Power to increase its use of solar energy , the state utility regulatory agency is hearing about another contentious issue involving the massive utility.
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SEC charges US hedge fund manager
2013-07-19 23:26:53| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A billionaire hedge fund manager has been charged with failing to stop insider trading at his firm, the Securities and Exchange Commission says.
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U.S. wont fund a massive coal plant in Vietnam
2013-07-19 23:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: On Thursday, the board of the U.S. Export-Import Bank voted against backing a new coal-fired power plant in Vietnam. The 1,200-megawatt Thai Binh Two plant was the first test of one of the policy changes President Barack Obama laid out in his big climate speech last month. Reuters reports that Ex-Im said the decision came after "careful environmental review." In his speech, Obama called for an end to public funding for new coal plants "unless they deploy carbon-capture technologies, or there`s...
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DealBook: S.E.C. Rejects Its Own Deal With Hedge Fund Manager
2013-07-19 20:08:51| Agriculture - Topix.net
The Securities and Exchange Commission overruled its own enforcement division's decision to settle a civil case with the high-flying money manager Philip A. Falcone and his flagship hedge fund, a rare reversal that signals a broader crackdown by the agency.
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