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Canada's Alberta pledges new climate regulations by month's end
2015-06-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Alberta, the Canadian province whose carbon-intensive oil sands are the largest source U.S. oil imports, said on Tuesday it would have new climate change regulations in place by June 30, when the current rules expire. Shannon Phillips, the environment minister for the province's newly elected left-wing government, said in a statement that her first steps would include energy-efficiency and renewable-energy strategies. The New Democratic Party, which ended 44 years of government by the Conservative...
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GOP pledges to a rein ina Obama on EPA rules, global warming
2015-05-31 14:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The Obama administration says a new federal rule regulating small streams and wetlands will protect the drinking water of more than 117 million people in the country. Not so, insist Republicans. They say the rule is a massive government overreach that could even subject puddles and ditches to regulation. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is promising to rein in the government through legislation or other means. Its a threat with a familiar ring. What else are Capito and other Republicans...
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Japan Pledges Climate Change Aid to Pacific Island Nations
2015-05-23 08:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ABC: Japan is giving 55 billion yen ($450 million) in climate change and disaster aid to Pacific island nations, an effort to beef up its profile in the region. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made the pledge at a meeting with Pacific island nations in Iwaki in northern Japan on Saturday. The assistance will be doled out over three years to help fight climate change and natural disasters. Japan will also help with expert exchanges and training. The island nations include Fiji, the Marshall Islands,...
Intel Pledges $5 Million To Oakland Schools For STEM, Computer Science Program
2015-05-13 00:05:36| Agriculture - Topix.net
CBS San Francisco Connect With Us At KPIX 5 PROGRAM GUIDE: KPIX 5 TV Schedule WATCH: A Glimpse Inside The Working KPIX 5 Newsroom Breaking News Send news tips, video & photos, and video to the KPIX 5 [] CONNECT WITH KCBS Welcome to KCBS All News 740AM & 106.9FM on CBSSanFrancisco.com! LISTEN LIVE RIGHT NOW: KCBS Live Audio Stream LIKE KCBS Radio On Facebook: KCBS is the Bay Area's only all news station, serving listeners with [] OAKLAND - Intel has pledged $5 million over the next five years to create a pilot project Oakland schools that will produce hundreds of computer scientists. The Santa Clara-based company will work with students at Oakland Tech and McClymonds, providing computers, developing curriculum, and training teachers.
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Nike pledges US production and jobs if TPP passed
2015-05-11 13:35:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Sporting goods giant Nike Inc has pledged to expand its advanced manufacturing operations in the US - with the creation of around 10,000 domestic jobs - if "fast-track" powers are passed and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement is finalised.
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