je.st
news
Tag: fight
Fight over net neutrality rules returns to appeals court
2015-12-04 13:03:58| Telecom - Topix.net
" A long-running legal battle over government rules that require Internet providers to treat all Web traffic equally is back for another round before a federal appeals court. Cable and telecom industry groups will urge a three-judge panel on Friday to throw out regulations that forbid online content from being blocked or channeled into fast and slow lanes.
Net neutrality on the line in Washington court fight
2015-12-04 05:46:18| Telecom - Topix.net
The FCC's net neutrality rules go on trial Friday as oral arguments begin in 10 lawsuits that could dramatically change the way Internet service providers are regulated. In February, the Federal Communications Commission voted to ban service providers from giving some content preferential treatment.
Tags: net
line
washington
court
Group funded by Coke to fight obesity disbanding
2015-12-04 05:31:46| Beverages - Topix.net
A nonprofit funded by the Coca-Cola Co. to combat obesity is disbanding following revelations about the beverage maker's involvement with the group.
U.S. Should Lead Global Fight Against Climate Change, Americans Say
2015-12-04 00:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Most Americans believe climate change is real, and want the U.S. to take the lead in fighting it, according to a set of HuffPost/YouGov surveys taken during the runup to the Paris climate summit, a meeting of more than 100 world leaders to discuss taking action against climate change. A 52 percent majority of Americans think the U.S. should take a global leadership role in trying to prevent climate change, while 26 percent think it should not, with the rest unsure. Just 28 percent, though,...
Sea grass a potential solution in climate fight
2015-12-03 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: According to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), the global average surface temperature in 2015 is likely to be the warmest on record and to reach the symbolic and significant milestone of 1°C above the pre-industrial era. That's the problem Carlos Duarte has been been trying to solve since at least 2009, when he and fellow marine researchers came up with the term "blue carbon" to describe the surprisingly large role the world's sea grasses, mangroves and salt bushes might play in tackling...
Tags: potential
sea
solution
fight
Sites : [112] [113] [114] [115] [116] [117] [118] [119] [120] [121] [122] [123] [124] [125] [126] [127] [128] [129] [130] [131] next »