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Christie's backing of federal shore rules raises worries
2013-01-30 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Philadelphia Inquirer: Shore houses that have been in working-class families for generations will be abandoned. Property values will spiral downward, leaving Shore towns' budgets in tatters. That is the dire scenario painted by a growing coalition of federal, state, and local officials along the Jersey Shore after Gov. Christie's announcement last week that New Jersey would adopt the federal government's preliminary floodplain maps - which would effectively require houses along large swaths of the Shore to be elevated...
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Whole Foods CEO Not Backing Down from Criticism of Obamacare
2013-01-21 05:51:44| Grocery - Topix.net
John Mackey, the CEO of Whole Foods, is dealing with a huge backlash from customers of the upscale supermarket chain who have been angered by his recent comments likening Obamacare to fascism.
United Kingdom: Backing energy efficiency would help stave off a triple-dip recession
2013-01-18 19:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: New figures from Britain's leading economists suggest the UK could be heading for a triple-dip recession. The chancellor should use his budget to announce that he will provide additional support for energy efficiency providing a triple boost for jobs, growth and energy bills. Earlier this week, the Treasury's comparison of independent forecasts showed an average prediction of flat growth (ie 0%) in 2012. If they are correct, growth in the fourth quarter will have been -0.2% and the UK will be half...
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Sony, InterDigital form M2M joint venture with backing from Stephens Capital
2013-01-03 22:45:53| Semiconductors - Topix.net
InterDigital Inc. and Sony Corp. of America said Thursday they have formed a joint venture that will combine Sony's consumer-electronics expertise with InterDigital's research in wireless machine-to-machine communications and bandwidth management.
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