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1 in 4 Tablet Users to Pay Bills via Their Devices by 2017

2013-03-12 16:35:45| MobileTechNews

Juniper Research forecasts tablets users to surpass mobile handset users in adoption of transactional banking services by 2017.

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Bills seek more disclosure, oversight of fracking

2013-03-10 12:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: The growing concern over hydraulic fracturing, the technology that has led to an oil and gas boom in many parts of the country, has caught the attention of California lawmakers as companies seek to expand production in the San Joaquin Valley oil fields. At least eight bills proposing to regulate or tax the industry's expansion are under consideration in this year's legislative session. They include proposals that would require disclosure of the ingredients used in fracking, which uses a high-pressure...

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More Lawmakers Promise Bills to Legalize Cell Phone Unlocking

2013-03-06 23:34:57| PC Magazine Cell Phones Product Guide

Reps. Anna Eshoo, Jason Chaffetz, Darrell Issa, and Jared Polis join Senate colleagues Ron Wyden and Patrick Leahy in calling for legislation that would make cell phone unlocking legal.

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How a decarbonisation target will lead to lower energy bills

2013-03-04 11:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BusinessGreen: The debate over the speed with which Britain decarbonises its power sector will move from green circles to the Westminster Village this month. MPs are set to debate Tim Yeo and Barry Gardiner's cross-party amendment to the Energy Bill, which proposes a new target to cut power sector carbon intensity to 50gCO2/kWh by 2030. Tory and Lib Dem rebels are both expected to join Labour in supporting the amendment, which has every chance of passing. Knives are already out for the amendment. Conservative...

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