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AsiaPacific Analysis: Pushing for a strong climate change policy
2013-01-30 17:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
SciDevNet: Although the region is not a big polluter, the threat of climate change means it should lead the way on cuts, argues Crispin Maslog. The category 5 super typhoon Bopha, which wreaked havoc in southern and central Philippines in the first week of December 2012, was the world's second deadliest disaster last year. It wiped out villages, leaving around 1,900 people dead or missing and resulting in losses of more than US$1 billion. Bopha also caused damage worth US$20 million to the Pacific island...
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Hawaii Leads the Way with Cutting-Edge Solar Energy Policy
2013-01-29 21:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Today, national organizations Earthjustice and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) commended the Hawaiian Electric (HECO) utilities path-breaking plans to enable more rooftop solar systems to connect to the grid. The utilities and clean energy stakeholders laid out a new and innovative Proactive Approach to planning for rooftop solar growth as part of a multi-party working group convened by the Hawai?i Public Utilities Commission (PUC), which just concluded its deliberations last week....
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HarperCollins establishes policy barring paper sourced from rainforest destruction
2013-01-29 13:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: HarperCollins has established a policy that excludes paper sourced from destruction of tropical rainforests and old growth forests. The revised policy, posted on its web site earlier this month, is a response to a campaign by the Rainforest Action Network (RAN), an activist group that is targeting companies linked to clearing of Indonesian rainforests and peatlands for pulp and paper production: Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) and Asia and Asia Pacific Resources International (APRIL). With the new...
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Facebook updates developer policy after Vine scuffle
2013-01-28 14:28:24| InfoWorld: Top News
Facebook has updated its policies for third-party application developers in a bid to explain why Twitter's new Vine video-sharing app is unable to access Facebook's friend-finder tool. While the updated policies don't mention Vine by name, the biggest changes appear designed to explain why Facebook decided to block the app, a move that sparked a wave of criticism this week.
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Brussels Common Policy Reforms Met With Satisfaction
2013-01-28 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EU – Progress and improvements have been made by the Agricultural Committee in the latest round of CAP reforms but there are still many individual issues that need addressing.
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