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Australia govt wins backing for emissions scheme
2014-10-29 08:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Australia's government has reached a compromise with independent senators and a key opposition party to secure support for a A$2.5 billion ($2.2 billion) fund to cut greenhouse gas emissions, Environment Minister Greg Hunt said Wednesday. The ruling Liberal party has secured backing from the Palmer United Party (PUP) and independent senators Nick Xenophon and John Madigan on a contentious policy issue that brought down the country's two previous prime ministers. "This is a tremendous outcome...
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Midterm elections: Why environmental groups are backing Republicans
2014-10-25 14:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: Shes as green as they come. Shenna Bellows, the Democrat running for Senate in Maine, proudly touts her environmental credentials. She rails against emissions-intensive oil sands from Canada, would tighten EPA regulations on greenhouse gases, and wants more investment in renewable energy. So why isnt the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) a big-name, big-money green group endorsing Ms. Bellows? In short, its pragmatism. LCV instead endorsed Sen. Susan Collins, her Republican opponent,...
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Englewood Whole Foods backing local products
2014-10-25 05:45:13| Grocery - Topix.net
Renee Diaz makes whole-wheat tortillas from scratch in her Bridgeport kitchen, using a recipe passed down from her grandmother. One day, she hopes to sell them at Whole Foods.
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Finland government to give Scotland minimum price backing - report
2014-10-15 14:17:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
The Finnish government is to back its Scottish counterpart's push for minimum pricing on alcohol, according to a report.
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Private sector backing could transform UN's Green Climate Fund
2014-10-13 11:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: From a business perspective, the issues of climate finance and carbon pricing stole the show at last months UN Climate Summit in New York City. The events centerpiece on climate finance was a formal session structured around the broad and inter-connected areas of green finance, green regulatory frameworks, and UN Green Climate Fund (GCF) pledges. As the 23 September summit wrapped up, World Bank president Jim Kim summed it up best when he remarked: The message is clear. Investor interest...
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