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GOP urges Obama to OK pipeline permits
2013-03-30 06:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
United Press International: Republicans called on President Obama Saturday to approve work on the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline, a project they called a "no brainer." Delivering the GOP's weekly media address, Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb., said the long-delayed pipeline would lower U.S. energy costs, create jobs and boost the economy, The Hill reported. He said beginning work on the pipeline, that would move oil recovered from tar sands in Canada to refineries in the southern United States, was a "no-brainer" because it had...
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Coalition Urges US, Other Countries to Welcome Japan Into TPP
2013-03-28 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - A coalition of food and agricultural organizations and companies urged the United States and other countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations to quickly welcome Japan into the trade talks.
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Report urges New Jersey to rejoin regional greenhouse-gas initiative
2013-03-27 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NJ Spotlight: People who were stunned and sobered by how much damage was caused by Hurricane Sandy ought to be even more worried about global climate change, which could cause up to $2 trillion in damage along the stretch of the Eastern Seaboard from Boston to Baltimore, according to a new report. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy and Irene, the Northeast must double down on its commitment to lead the nation in reducing pollution thats warming the planet and changing our climate, said Doug OMalley, author...
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Coalition Urges Welcome of Japan into Trade Partnership
2013-03-26 23:27:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: The National Pork Producers Council A coalition of food and agricultural organizations and companies today urged the United States and other countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations to quickly welcome Japan into the trade talks. Japan recently announced its intention to join the TPP negotiations, which currently include Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States and Vietnam. read more
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UN report urges Africa's leaders to put environmental health policies first
2013-03-25 12:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: In 2006, a ship chartered by Dutch-based commodities trader Trafigura illegally unloaded 500 tonnes of toxic waste in the ports of Abidjan, the largest city in Ivory Coast. Local contractors then dumped the contents in town. More than 30,000 people are thought to have suffered illness as a result of the contamination. In the oil-rich deltas of nearby Nigeria, some village water wells are tainted with benzene, a carcinogen, at levels 900 times above World Health Organisation limits. The multifaceted...
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