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Ten people die after FedEx truck crashes into bus, USA Today says
2014-04-12 02:39:54| Air Courier - Topix.net
FAA says Amazon.com pays $91,000 civil penalty Amazon.com paid in full a $91,000 civil penalty that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration had proposed against the Seattle, Wash.
FTC can sue companies hit with data breaches, court says
2014-04-10 21:20:36| InfoWorld: Top News
A federal court in New Jersey this week affirmed the Federal Trade Commission's contention that it can sue companies on charges related to data breaches, a major victory for the agency. Judge Esther Salas of the U.S. District Court for the District Court of New Jersey ruled that the FTC can hold companies responsible for failing to use reasonable security practices.
Traffic emissions could rise but are manageable, UN says
2014-04-10 11:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: UN experts have said that reducing emissions from vehicles is possible and less complicated than what previously thought but that a rise in global traffic is expected and governments must act. A draft UN report seen by BBC News has warned that traffic is set to become the largest source of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, as cities will become bigger and more and more people will need to travel and become car-dependent. Experts said in the report, Without aggressive and sustained policies (to...
Power outages getting worse, study says
2014-04-10 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Dallas Morning News: Americans are spending more and more time without power, according to a study by the research group Climate Central. A report released this morning by the New Jersey-based organization says the rate of major power outages increased tenfold over the last three decades. And Texans are feeling the impact. Between 2003 and 2012 the state was hit with 57 "major" outages, which are defined as impacting more than 50,000 customers. That worked out to an average of 800,000 homes or businesses a year...
EPA Loopholes Allow Biomass to Emit More Toxic Air Pollutants Than Coal, Study Says
2014-04-09 18:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: A new study charges that government regulations for biomass plants are riddled with loopholes that allow wood-burning facilities to spew more toxic emissions in the air than coal-fired power plants. The findings are refueling a controversy over whether biomass should be treated by regulators as a renewable energy fuel and able to qualify for green incentives, or be treated as a fossil fuel like coal. The study, conducted by the Massachusetts-based Partnership for Policy Integrity (PFPI), found that...
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