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Australia, Canada: Climate change steps must not hurt economy

2014-06-09 21:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The right-leaning leaders of Canada and Australia, both under pressure over their environmental records, on Monday said action to fight climate change should not harm their nations' economies. The Obama administration last week unveiled regulations that would force the U.S. power sector to cut carbon dioxide output 30 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels. The move focused critics' attention on Canada - a big energy exporter that has no chance of meeting current climate change targets - and Australia,...

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Greenhouse-gas fight could hurt Democrats

2014-06-08 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Columbus Dispatch: President Barack Obamas proposed restrictions to reduce greenhouse gases continue a 40-year federal effort to clean the air, but he might have seriously damaged Democratic chances of holding the Senate in the November elections. Although polls show that a sizable majority of Americans support efforts to reduce the threat of climate change, the new rules designed to curb carbon-dioxide emissions from power plants are unpopular in states that produce coal or rely on coal-produced electricity. The...

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Will New Climate Rules Help or Hurt in U.S. Elections?

2014-06-02 17:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ClimateWire: U.S. Rep. Gary Peters is locked in one of the nation's closest Senate races, and he's gambling that climate change will help him win it. But he's not rushing to support the landmark carbon standard being released today by the White House. The Michigan Democrat has shed his party's once-muffled approach to the thorny issue of climate, fulfilling the view of environmental strategists who believe that candidates should confidently promote the science behind warming and attack those who reject it....

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Will Changes at China's Carriers Hurt Apple's iPhone Sales?

2014-05-31 21:25:02| Telecom - Topix.net

Two new wireless industry measures being pushed by China's government could hamper the growth of Apple's iPhone in that country, according to UBS analyst Steven Milunovich.

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