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Canada's Finance Minister: 'Frustrating' Keystone Delay Hinders Canada Economy
2015-05-14 14:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Delayed approval of TransCanada Corp.s Keystone XL pipeline is frustrating and puts off any economic benefit from the project, according to Canadas Finance Minister. Speaking today in New York, Joe Oliver praised the trading relationship between the two countries and said candor is not out of place when we believe matters could be handled a trifle better. The Finance Minister spoke after the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, who said the relationship between the two countries is about more than...
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Africas knowledge economy isnt simply about data
2015-05-14 09:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
SciDevNet: SciDev.Net's online debates generate high-energy bursts of communication and are as intellectually stimulating and informative as they are fun to participate in. Last month's debate on Africa's knowledge economy was no exception. At our London office, we experienced a flow of comments through our computer screens in a conversation enriched by six remote panellists. The debate was hosted alongside the Planet Earth Institute (PEI), which defines the global knowledge economy as an economic environment...
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Climate change take major toll on economy and children's health, experts warn
2015-05-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Researchers have only scratched the surface of the complex effects climate change will have on children's health and the economy, panelists said at a climate change forum at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The panel was part of a discussion titled, "The Social and Economic Costs of Climate Change on Children's Health," organized by American University, the Children's Environmental Health Network and the Wilson Center. Panelists said the complex nature of the issue makes it...
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Volvo Trucks introduces automatic all-wheel drive for improved driveability and fuel economy
2015-05-13 11:55:34| Green Car Congress
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Why Renewables Better Investment Than Cheap Oil Grow Global Economy
2015-05-12 17:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: With the price of oil plummeting in the last year, theres been much conversation about what that means for the future of fossil fuels as a source of energyand a source of the carbon emissions that drive climate change. Oil prices fell to less than half their previous high in the last six months of 2014, creating an unstable situation for every business and economy. The Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, which includes leaders in government, finance, business and economics, has issued...
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