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Al Gore says Obama must veto 'atrocity' of Keystone XL tar sands pipeline
2013-06-15 17:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Al Gore has called on Barack Obama to veto the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, describing it as "an atrocity". The former vice-president said in an interview on Friday that he hoped Obama would follow the example of British Columbia, which last week rejected a similar pipeline project, and shut down the Keystone XL. "I certainly hope that he will veto that now that the Canadians have publicly concluded that it is not safe to take a pipeline across British Columbia to ports on the Pacific,"...
United Kingdom: Locals can now veto windfarms: so what about fracking?
2013-06-06 12:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Power to the people! That, say ministers, is what changes to windfarm rules announced on Thurday deliver. What they fail to say is it only applies to the minority of people who live in Conservative constituencies where the Tories feel compelled to out-loony the climate change deniers of UKIP. The majority of the British public who support renewable energy are left powerless. But giving local communities a veto on wind farms raises an intriguing question: will the same apply to those who oppose...
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House passes Keystone bill as White House vows veto
2013-05-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline, the eighth time congressional Republicans have advanced a measure promoting the project. Democrats called yesterdays vote in the Republican-controlled chamber a largely symbolic effort to score political points because the bill was unlikely to become law. The Senate, where Democrats have the majority, isnt considering similar legislation, and President Barack Obamas administration has threatened a...
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Illinois House overrides Quinn's veto of energy bill
2013-05-23 10:19:27| Energy - Topix.net
The Illinois House on Wednesday voted 71-41 to override Gov. Pat Quinn 's veto of a bill aimed at allowing Ameren Illinois and Commonwealth Edison to raise rates to pay for so-called Smart Grid technology.
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Softbank offers US govt director veto at Sprint - report
2013-05-23 10:17:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Softbank has agreed to give the US government the right to approve one of the board directors at Sprint, in an attempt to ease security concerns over its proposed takeover of the operator, the Wall Street Journal reports. That director will be responsible for overseeing national security issues. People familiar with the matter said the government is also seeking the right to approve some of Sprint's equipment purchases and wants the removal of Chinese gear from Sprint affiliate Clearwire's network. Softbank is still in negotiations with the government over the concessions. Sprint shareholders are set to vote on the USD 20 billion takeover 12 June. Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son previously told House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers that he would not use Chinese equipment on the Sprint networks. This step could cost the company up to USD 1 billion, according to the paper's sources.
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