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Tariff talks lead to auto trade fight
2013-10-22 13:11:25| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
With the White House seeking to finalize a trade treaty deal by year-end, Japanese auto makers and the Detroit 3 are embroiled in a good old-fashioned trade war.
New Brunswick fracking protests are the frontline of democratic fight
2013-10-21 18:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The image of burning police cars played endlessly on the evening news. Television and talk radio blared out reports of "clashes" between police and indigenous protestors. Last Thursday in New Brunswick near the Elsipogtog First Nation, we were told the government had enforced an injunction against a blockade of a US shale gas company. There was nothing about the roots of a conflict years in the making. An appeal to the stereotype of indigenous violence was enough: once again, the natives were breaking...
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Experts plan to toy with nature, fight warming
2013-10-20 17:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Two years ago this month, in a disused UK airfield, scientists were preparing to undertake one of the more controversial experiments in history. A dirigible balloon would spray 120litres of water droplets into the sky, a miniaturized test for a larger system that would pump out chemical particles to reflect sunlight and, so the scientists hoped, cool the planet. It was to be amomentous day. Geoengineering is the largescale, technological manipulation of the climate (some call it "planet hacking")....
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Irish greens fight UK nuclear plan in court
2013-10-19 22:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: One of Ireland's leading environmental groups is taking legal action against the British government, claiming that it has failed to consult the Irish people on its next generation of nuclear power stations, which it says could have a big impact on Irish citizens' lives if there are leaks or accidents. The government has given approval for the 14bn Hinkley Point C plant, to be built by the French energy company EDF, which operates eight of Britain's existing nuclear power stations. The new...
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Former student sues Tacoma district over high school fight
2013-10-18 19:52:00| American School & University
Former student says school officials should have stopped fight in which he was injured. Schoolhouse Beat read more
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