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The long and winding road to a Coalition NBN policy
2013-04-08 09:48:30| Telecom - Topix.net
The Coalition is reportedly set to release an alternative National Broadband Network policy this week.
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Nordic energy giant launches 'no deforestation' policy
2013-04-08 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Neste Oil, a Finnish energy giant, has announced a new "no deforestation" policy [PDF] for sourcing palm oil. The company, which is one of the world's largest buyers of palm oil, had faced criticism from environmentalists for purchasing palm oil potentially linked to rainforest and peatland destruction in southeast Asia. Under the new policy, Neste will not buy oil from plantations that clear rainforests, peat swamps, or protected lands. It will also not source from areas that were converted from...
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How US energy policy fails to address climate change
2013-04-06 16:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: Current U.S. energy policy is, in fact, a hodgepodge of disconnected policies designed for specific constituencies with no coherent goal. The country has subsidies for fossil fuels, subsidies for nuclear power, subsidies for wind and solar, and subsidies for insulating and retrofitting buildings. We also have energy standards for some appliances and miles per gallon standards for automobiles. What never gets asked and answered definitively in the policy debate is this: What should our ultimate...
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Singer: Right Broadband Policy Requires an Overhaul of FCC's Mission
2013-04-06 05:51:05| Wireless - Topix.net
With two commissioners departing, several key decisions under appeal and the country in the midst of a massive upgrade to its digital infrastructure, now is the time for Congress to revisit the mission of the Federal Communications Commission.
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EU countries may fine Google over changes to privacy policy
2013-04-02 19:37:46| CNET News.com
Google faces a string of fines after the U.K., France, Italy, and Germany complete investigations into the search giant's revisions to its privacy policy. [Read more]
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