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NASA chief has perfect comeback to Ted Cruz's attack on Earth science
2015-03-13 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: Texas Republican Senator and likely presidential hopeful Ted Cruz has had it with NASA researching our home planet, preferring that NASA devote its attention to sending humans to Mars and inspiring children with space exploration missions. His vision collided with NASA's actual mission, which has been in place since its founding in 1958, and was represented at a Senate hearing on Thursday by NASA administrator Charles Bolden. Senator Cruz's critique of what he sees as an agency that has drifted...
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Tackling disasters vital to end poverty: World Bank chief
2015-03-13 14:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: In the past 30 years, the world has lost more than 2.5 million people and almost $4 trillion because of natural disasters, the president of the World Bank said on Friday as governments prepare to adopt a new global plan to reduce disaster risk. Speaking in Tokyo on his way to the northeastern city of Sendai, where a U.N. conference aims to finalize the plan, Jim Yong Kim said the 2010 earthquake in Haiti destroyed more than a decade of growth in the country, and in 2013, Typhoon Haiyan pushed...
Greek debt talks too slow - EC chief
2015-03-13 13:50:38| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has criticised the pace of progress in talks over Greece's debt, since last month's interim deal.
Former PepsiCoAmericas chief to join PepsiCo board
2015-03-13 12:38:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
PepsiCo has appointed the former head of the PepsiAmericas bottler to its board.
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NJ Transit chief: will try to hold hikes to single digits
2015-03-12 05:10:01| Railroads - Topix.net
The head of New Jersey Transit said Wednesday that a looming budget gap could force fare increases but that she will strive to make those less burdensome than the hikes instituted in 2010 that prompted heavy criticism from commuters. Executive director Ronnie Hakim told board members Wednesday that an $80 million budget gap is forcing her to look at all options, including fare increases.
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