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Australia to be quizzed on climate policy at UN meetings in Germany
2015-06-01 00:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Australia will be quizzed on its carbon emission reduction policies during United Nations climate change meetings in Germany this week. The 10-day meetings in Bonn are part of negotiations in the lead-up to Decembers climate change conference in Paris, where all countries are hoping to sign an agreement to cut carbon pollution. The international community has agreed to limit global warming to two degrees and countries have begun submitting their emissions reduction plans post-2020. Under...
Uber Tweaks Privacy Policy, Asks for Background Permissions
2015-05-31 06:03:33| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Uber has slimmed down its privacy policy to make it a bit more understandable. It's also going to start asking for a few more permissions on your smartphone (for extra features).
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When the Private Sector Meets Public Policy
2015-05-28 14:00:00| National Real Estate Investor
Over the past 15 years, I have traveled to Washington, D.C., as part of IREMs public policy initiative to advocate on issues affecting real estate. This year was no different, and I arrived in Washington for our annual Leadership & Legislative Summit fully armed with an agenda that included: the Marketplace Fairness Act, leasehold improvements, 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges, federally-assisted housing, drones and the Tenant Star Energy Program. I also was fully prepared, as in years past, to help educate, shape public policy and advocate on legislation impacting real estate. read more
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Hampton Roads transportation group to vote on budget, investment policy
2015-05-28 02:51:19| Paper - Topix.net
The Commonwealth Transportation Board is hosting a series of meetings this month to introduce its Six-Year Improvement Program, which allocates $12.9 billion to nearly 3,000 transportation projects over the next six fiscal years beginning in July. The Commonwealth Transportation Board is hosting a series of meetings this month to introduce its Six-Year Improvement Program, which allocates $12.9 billion to nearly 3,000 transportation projects over the next six fiscal years beginning in July.
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Illovo says policy certainty key to unlocking sugar\'s cogeneration potential
2015-05-26 08:45:51| Sugar Industry News
Sugar producer Illovo says there is a major opportunity to alleviate South Africa\'s immediate power crisis and reduce rural poverty by more fully exploiting the industry\'s electricity cogeneration potential. But MD Gavin Dalgleish says this potential will only be fully exploited once there is greater policy certainty on the role of bagasse-based cogeneration in the country\'s electricity mix, supported by a viable tariff structure.
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