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New York plans prohibit fracking, citing health issues, dubious econ benefits

2014-12-17 12:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Handing environmentalists a breakthrough victory, New York plans to prohibit fracking for natural gas because of what regulators say are its unexplored health risks and dubious economic benefits. New York, which overlies part of the gas-rich Marcellus Shale formation that has led to a drilling boom in Pennsylvania and other nearby states, has banned shale gas development since 2008, when the state began an environmental review of the drilling technique also known as hydraulic fracturing. Wednesday's...

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Climate econ expert urges "critical" investment shift

2014-11-06 23:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Agence France-Presse: The next 20 years must see a "critical" investment shift from high- to low-carbon energy sources to limit damaging global warming, Nicholas Stern, an authority on the economics of climate change, said Thursday. "The next 20 years are going to be a very special period, they are going to be critical to manage... key investments," the British economist told journalists before appearing as a guest lecturer at a Paris university. "If we make the key investments well... in urbanisation, energy systems...

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Carbon credits can boost econ development & conservation

2014-09-04 12:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Blue and Green: New research has valued the benefits of carbon offsetting at $664 (403) per tonne, judging the positive impacts on communities where carbon reduction projects take place. As a result, researchers say businesses have an opportunity to use the voluntary carbon market in their sustainability strategies. The research Unlocking the hidden value of carbon offsetting was carried out by the Imperial College London in partnership with the International Carbon Reduction and Offsetting Alliance (ICROA)....

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Gough Econ Hires New Sales Engineer

2014-03-12 05:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Vernon Whitaker, PE has joined Gough Econ, Inc. as Sales Engineer in the Charlotte, NC manufacturing facility. He will be reporting to Andy Leitch, Vice President of Sales. Vernon will be responsible for performing engineering and sales duties related to developing, pricing, bidding, and managing projects for a diverse group of customers.<br /> <br /> Vernon brings with him a wealth of packaging and process experience, and industry knowledge in the food and confectionary ...

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Market Wrap For October 7: Trading Absent On Light News And Econ Data

2013-10-08 09:55:19| Footwear - Topix.net

Monday was a light day for news and correspondingly light volume. On top of this was very little economic data.

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