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Environment ministers of Arctic states meet to discuss climate
2013-02-07 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times of India: For the first time, environment ministers of member countries of the Arctic Council are holding a meeting in a mine to discuss issues related to the region in the polar town of Kiruna in northern Sweden. On the first day yesterday, the politicians heard and discussed expert reports on the development of economy and multilateral cooperation in the Arctic region. "It is important to fix environmental issues in the Arctic cooperation," said Swedish environment minister Lena Ek. They also discussed...
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As Drought Intensifies, 2 States Dig In Over Water War
2013-02-06 21:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Epic water battles are the stuff of history and legend, especially in the West. And as a severe drought drags on in the Midwest, a water war is being waged over a river that irrigates agriculture in Colorado, Nebraska and Kansas. It's that last border crossing where this water war is under way. Kansas has gone to the Supreme Court to argue that Nebraska uses too much water from the Republican River, and that there's not enough left for Kansas farmers. In Clifton, Kan., on the short end of the...
Bill tightening state's mobile home laws stalls in Iowa Senate subcommittee
2013-02-06 20:27:15| Mobile Homes - Topix.net
A bill that would tightening the regulation of the state's mobile home industry has stalled in an Iowa Senate subcommittee.
EU Authorises Import of Live Pigs from the United States
2013-02-06 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EU - A measure authorising the import of live US pigs into the EU for breeding and production was adopted by the European Commission. These new rules will lead to the import of a limited number of breeding animals. They will apply from 25 February 2013.
BP objects to $34 billion oil spill claims sought by states
2013-02-05 23:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: BP Plc has tallied up claims made by states and local governments on the U.S. Gulf Coast for economic and property damages from the Macondo oil spill, and come up with a figure of $34 billion, which it deems "substantially" overstated. The company has struggled with political, financial and legal fallout ever since the April 2010 explosion, which caused the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. The $34 billion total, provided for disclosure reasons with the company's financial results on...
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