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Oil prices rise on positive report from International Energy Agency
2016-03-11 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Oil prices have increased after a report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) revealed that the fuel slump may have reached its peak.
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Financial Consumer Agency of Canada raises concerns about longer car loans
2016-03-09 01:34:55| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada is raising concerns about the growth in long-term car loans which may have lower monthly payments, but cost more in interest. In a report Tuesday, the agency said loans to buy new trucks and cars with terms of more than six years have become a growing trend, posing risks for buyers.
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Federal agency funded by energy industry has never rejected a pipeline plan
2016-03-08 02:38:19| Energy - Topix.net
A federal agency that receives all of its funding from the energy industry it regulates has never rejected a pipeline plan, demonstrating clear bias and corruption, according to a new lawsuit. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, designed to be self-funded, independent and non-partisan, receives its money from fees paid by the companies it oversees.
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State environmental agency has failed to safeguard Portland's air
2016-02-25 21:28:52| Waste Management - Topix.net
Recently, The Oregonian/OregonLive's editorial board asked why it took the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality so long to begin monitoring air quality after the U.S. Forest Service alerted them to elevated levels of arsenic and cadmium in several Portland neighborhoods. We believe there is an even bigger question at play: Is a bureaucratic state agency the right entity to protect Portlanders' public health? DEQ's real delay should be measured not in months, but in years.
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air
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Tens of thousands of Fijians homeless after cyclone: disaster agency
2016-02-25 07:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Tens of thousands of Fijians remain homeless and living in evacuation shelters in the aftermath of a devastating cyclone at the weekend, officials said on Thursday, as aid began trickling in to the outer reaches of the South Pacific archipelago. The death toll from Cyclone Winston, the worst storm ever recorded in the southern hemisphere, remained at 42 but officials at Fiji's National Disaster Management Office fear that figure will rise. Officials from the disaster agency estimate that 35,000...
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