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Obamas big climate plan is now final and its even stronger than expected
2015-08-03 07:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Its finally here, the biggest climate action of Obamas presidency: On Monday morning, the EPA will issue a final Clean Power Plan rule that will, for the first time, govern carbon emissions from power plants. And its stronger in several ways than the draft plan that was released in June 2014. The White House began bragging about its accomplishment on Sunday. First it released a feel-good video. Then there was a press call with EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. On Monday, President Obama himself...
Trucking as an economic indicator: What are big rigs telling us about our recovery?
2015-08-02 17:30:55| Trucking - Topix.net
When it comes to economic growth, not many people think of trucking as an indicator, but recent statistics show a correlation between big wheelers and recovery. Surprisingly, only three sectors of the American economy contribute more to GDP than transportation: housing, food, and health care.
$1000 a Pill? Yes Says Big Pharma.
2015-08-02 07:13:11| Biotech - Topix.net
It is no secret that the pill profit party is over for Big Pharma. Bestselling pills like Lipitor, Seroquel, Zyprexa, Singular, Concerta, Cymbalta and Abilify have gone off patent and Wall Street is moving on to industries that offer better returns.
Smart City data gathering in KC: 'There's no big, bad brother'
2015-08-01 18:16:04| Telecom - Topix.net
The $15 million public-private partnership is due to start beefing up Kansas City's tech infrastructure by the spring. The joint effort of the city, Cisco Systems Inc. , Sprint Corp. and other companies calls for collecting and analyzing data to improve the quality of civic services and life in the city.
Setting big goals, Hillary Clinton joins the climate battle
2015-08-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Hillary Rodham Clinton has promised a series of initiatives to address the challenge of climate change. The first installment, unveiled this week in Iowa, calls for an aggressive expansion of wind, solar and other carbon-free energy sources so that they provide one-third of Americas electricity by 2027 enough, she says, to power every home in the country. Mrs. Clinton at least is willing to confront global warming, which her prospective Republican opponents have been doing their best to avoid,...
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