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NFU Calls Vote to Repeal COOL in House Disappointing, Knee-Jerk Overreaction; Assures Senate There Remains a Viable Path Forward to Save The Law, Satisfy WTO
2015-06-10 22:11:40| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 10, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (June 10, 2015) National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson called todays voice vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to repeal Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) a disappointing, knee-jerk overreaction and urged the U.S. Senate to continue its thoughtful handling of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
Chesapeake city, school staffs may save by sharing
2015-06-09 05:31:50| Paper - Topix.net
City and school staffs are exploring the possibility of sharing common services - or even merging departments - in the face of uncertain state education funding. School divisions in Virginia rely almost entirely on their locality and the state for money.
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Cutting plastic waste save marine life might raise living costs, Queensland MP says
2015-06-08 10:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Queensland opposition has urged the government to resist a scheme to cut marine wildlife deaths by restricting plastic bag use because they say it will raise the cost of living. The environment minister, Steven Miles, raised the issue of plastic waste causing deaths in turtles on Monday, World Oceans Day, while highlighting the governments establishment of an advisory group on ways to tackle the litter issue. Miles said turtles were particularly vulnerable, with 940 being stranded on Queensland...
World Leaders Urged to Kick Coal Habit to Save Lives, Money and Planet
2015-06-06 17:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Leaders of G7 countries at this weekends summit in Germany are being called on today to show leadership by pledging to end all coal burning for electricity generation in the industrialized world. Let Them Eat Coal, a report by the international relief charity Oxfam, explains how it can be achieved without financial difficulty, and warns that continuing to burn coal will kill millions because of the food shortages that climate change will cause. The report is endorsed by a group of scientists,...
Pull the plug on comatose servers to save money and the planet
2015-06-05 22:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yahoo: Data centers use two to five percent of all the power created in the US during any given year. Using 2013 as an example, the Natural Resources Defense Council estimates the amount of power used by US data centers was 91 billion kWh. Peak demand One area that's been a struggle for operators is balancing the number of servers needed to meet peak demand vs. the cost of having servers powered up and standing by in case of a computing surge. Depending on the sources cited the electricity wasted to power...
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