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Canadian resource minister: US still needs us

2013-09-22 17:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

CNBC: The United States is likely to remain partly reliant on Canada for oil and gas on its road to energy independence, Canadian Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver told CNBC in an interview this week. Both the U.S. and Canada are emerging players in the worldwide natural gas export market. A U.S. shale boom is helping the world's biggest energy consumer become less reliant on energy imports, but "the U.S. will still need Canada," Oliver said. Shale gas development is booming around the world,...

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Greek finance minister sees recovery

2013-09-19 11:40:35| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The Greek finance minister says his country's economy is heading "slowly towards recovery" after it saw growth in the second quarter of the year.

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Australia's New Conservative Prime Minister Abolishes Climate Change Watchdog

2013-09-19 10:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Agence France-Presse: Australia's new conservative government on Thursday abolished an independent climate change commission set up by the previous Labor administration, as part of its plans to streamline bureaucracy. The Climate Commission was set up to provide apolitical and reliable information to the public about the science of climate change, emissions targets and international action being taken. But Prime Minister Tony Abbott's conservative coalition, which plans to repeal Labor's tax on corporate pollution...

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South Africa Loses $5.12m Monthly To Sugar Importation Minister

2013-09-17 09:24:13| Sugar Industry News

VENTURES AFRICA South Africa\'s Rural Development and Land Reform Minister, Gugile Nkwinti, has promised to look into the problems facing the country\'s sugar industry.

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