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Gov. Brown signs bill adding fresh troops to California's climate fight

2015-10-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

LA Times: The California Air Resources Board will gain two additional members to represent communities suffering from pollution, a victory for advocates and lawmakers who have sought a bigger voice in the state's environmental policies. Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation on Thursday to expand the board, a regulatory agency that plays a leading role in the state's battle against smog and climate change. "Approximately 8 million Californians live in areas that are considered to be highly impacted by environmental...

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UN official praises "huge progress" in fight against climate change

2015-10-09 10:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Xinhua: The world has made huge progress in its fight against climate change in the past five or six years, UN climate talks chief said on Wednesday. Speaking at a panel discussion on climate change in Lima, Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Management, praised the work that has been done, but noted it was not enough. "Five or six years ago, we were heading for an increase of four or five degrees in the global temperature, which would have been...

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UPDATE 1-Germany wants monitoring of new regime to fight corporate tax dodging

2015-10-09 06:27:31| Telecom - Topix.net

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Thursday he would propose a monitoring scheme to ensure the full implementation of a proposed system to overhaul the way international companies are taxed. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development published proposals on Monday to change outdated tax rules that allow multinational companies such as Apple Inc and Vodafone Group Plc to pay almost no tax on their profits in many jurisdictions.

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NJ's Governor Christie takes sand dune fight to court

2015-10-09 00:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's administration on Thursday went to court in an effort to seize beach front property owned by the city of Margate in order to complete an Atlantic coastline storm protection system of sand dunes. The coast was severely damaged in 2012's Superstorm Sandy, which was directly responsible for 147 deaths in the United States, destroyed more than 650,000 homes and overall caused nearly $50 billion in damages. Over 90 percent of the easements needed to construct...

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How long can cattle feeders fight the market?

2015-10-08 15:59:00| Beef

Its more than just the fed market thats causing pain for cattle feeders. Its a weak fed market occurring against high-priced placements. The question is, how much can cattle feeders fight the market? read more

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