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Apple, Samsung, others urged to help thwart mobile phone thefts
2013-05-13 17:54:23| CNET News.com
The New York State attorney general is asking Apple, Samsung, Google, Motorola, and Microsoft what they're doing to crack down on the costly and sometimes violent thefts of mobile phones. [Read more]
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How little-known judges could thwart Obamas climate plans
2013-05-08 13:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: On any given day, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has the power to throw the environmental movement into complete disarray. Tucked into a nondescript neighborhood in Washington, D.C., the court isnt well known to the public, but its often called the second most important court in the United States. It has particular significance to the environmental movement because of its exclusive jurisdiction over regulations involving vital environmental laws like the Clean Air Act, the Clean...
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Indian city tries to thwart silent killer as summer temperatures soar
2013-05-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: A new kind of billboard is going up in the Indian city Ahmedabad these days. Amid the larger-than-life pictures of politicians, film stars and consumer goods are signs that proclaim "Heat Alert," instruct you to "Drink More Water" and counsel you to "Save Yourself From Heat," both in English and the local language, Gujarati. The billboards are part of a heat action plan that was launched earlier this month, the first plan of its kind in a South Asian city. Ahmedabad, with its 7.2 million residents,...
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Eric Schmidt: Google won't thwart Facebook Home
2013-04-16 18:45:09| InfoWorld: Top News
Google won't do anything to thwart Facebook's recently launched Home software for Android devices if it becomes explosively popular, according to Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt. Home, which became available for download April 1, alters Android's look and feel but isn't a full-blown fork of the OS.
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Senate Rejects GOP Bid to Thwart Federal Climate Rules
2013-03-25 05:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Hill: The Senate cast a symbolic vote late Friday to uphold President Obamas power to regulate carbon emissions through executive action, casting aside a GOP amendment to block Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules. Lawmakers, just before midnight, voted 47-52 to reject Sen. James Inhofes (R-Okla.) amendment to the nonbinding budget blueprint that would have prohibited federal greenhouse gas regulations. Democrats Mary Landrieu (La.), Mark Pryor (Ark.) and Joe Manchin (W.Va.) voted along...
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