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At UN climate talks African nations pledge to restore forests in fight against climate change

2015-12-05 21:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Tree by tree, more than a dozen African governments pledged to restore the continent's natural forests at the United Nations climate talks on Sunday. The earth has lost more than half its forests over the course of human history, according to the World Resources Institute. The deforestation of the world's tropical forests has contributed to climate change by producing up to 15 percent of global carbon emissions, the organization said. The AFR100 initiative is a pledge by African nations to restore...

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Big Oil bracing for fight to keep payments hidden

2015-12-05 13:57:03| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

Washington a Big energy companies are bracing for the next round in their fight to stop U.S. regulators from making them reveal what they pay foreign governments for rights to extract oil, gas and minerals. The Securities and Exchange Commission is planning to vote as soon as Dec. 11 on a revised proposal for addressing a Dodd- Frank Act requirement that firms whose shares trade in the United States publicly report payments such as taxes, royalties and other fees, according to two people familiar with the matter.

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Big Oil bracing for fight to keep payments hidden

2015-12-05 12:53:45| Energy - Topix.net

Washington a Big energy companies are bracing for the next round in their fight to stop U.S. regulators from making them reveal what they pay foreign governments for rights to extract oil, gas and minerals. The Securities and Exchange Commission is planning to vote as soon as Dec. 11 on a revised proposal for addressing a Dodd- Frank Act requirement that firms whose shares trade in the United States publicly report payments such as taxes, royalties and other fees, according to two people familiar with the matter.

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What Can Architects Do to Help Fight Climate Change?

2015-12-04 19:53:56| Real Estate - Topix.net

The rooftop of the Trout House, a LEED Gold multifamily building designed by Thread Collective that now serves as a home for two of the partners. One of the biggest gatherings of world leaders in history, the massive climate change talks known as COP21 , converged on Paris earlier this week, and the stakes are understandably high.

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Farmland Partners With Ron Dayne to Fight Hunger This Holiday Season

2015-12-04 18:43:34| Food - Topix.net

Farmland is partnering with former professional football player and Heisman Trophy winner Ron Dayne, Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, and Santa Claus to help fight hunger this holiday season. Dayne and Farmland are spreading the word that while milk and cookies are great, what Santa really wants this year is glorious bacon! From now through Dec. 24, for every person that pledges on social media to leave bacon for Santa this Christmas Eve, Farmland will donate one pound of protein to the local Milwaukee-area food bank.

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