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Virginia politicians: Heed warning; the career you save may be your own
2015-02-21 12:09:34| Paper - Topix.net
FBI chief James Comey crystallized the fight against public corruption in a local speech this week. Virginia, unfortunately, has become Exhibit A. "We are a little bit in the business of scaring people straight," Comey said, according to The Pilot's Scott Daugherty.
FCC Head Plans to Heed Obama Blueprint to Ban Web Fast Lanes
2015-01-08 07:47:09| IT Services - Topix.net
The Federal Communications Commission's proposal for open-Internet rules will align with a blueprint President Barack Obama offered last year for strong regulation to guarantee Web traffic is treated equally, the head of the agency said. "We're both pulling in the same direction," FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said Wednesday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Church of England failing to heed call to divest from fossil fuels
2014-11-04 16:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Church of England (CoE) is failing to heed the advice of Desmond Tutu to pull its investments out of fossil fuels, according to Bill McKibben, one of the worlds top climate activists. The retired Anglican Archbishop of South Africa said in April that organisations should divest from coal, gas and oil companies, a call he later reiterated when he said the divestment campaign was a moral movement to persuade fossil fuel companies away from a business model that threatens our very survival....
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GM Implores Lackadaisical Consumers to Heed Big Recall
2014-10-07 17:06:53| Automakers - Topix.net
Eight months after General Motors began recalling more than 2 million cars because of a deadly ignition-switch defect, less than half the owners have gotten their vehicles fixed. The parts are available, but many drivers may not know how serious this is.
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Take heed city dwellers: its hot and getting hotter
2014-08-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Indian Country: Buildings, roads, and other infrastructure that make up urban environments typically make cities hotter than surrounding rural areas, a condition known as an urban heat island. If you live in Albuquerque, Denver, Minneapolis, Portland or Seattle, you inhabit a notably hotter environment than do your rural neighbors during the hottest months of the year, thanks to the urban heat island effect. Other cities with large Native American populations like Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and Tucson suffer, too....