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US will keep pushing nations like Australia on climate change action, says former adviser
2014-03-23 17:35:57| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: The Obama administration will closely monitor how nations such as Australia tackle climate change, as the US President makes greenhouse gas emission cuts one of his signature policies, according to the White House's former top climate adviser. Heather Zichal, who worked with Barack Obama from his 2008 election campaign until late last year when she resigned as chief climate and energy adviser, said the president viewed action to curb global warming as ''key to his legacy in his second term''....
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All Gmail Traffic Now Fully Encrypted, Google Says
2014-03-22 05:02:52| Wireless - Topix.net
"Today's change means that no one can listen in on your messages as they go back and forth between you and Gmail's servers -- no matter if you're using public Wi-Fi or logging in from your computer, phone or tablet," said Nicolas Lidzborski, Google's Gmail security engineering lead, in a post on the company's official blog.
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Proprietary firmware poses a security threat, Ubuntu founder says
2014-03-18 22:34:13| InfoWorld: Top News
Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution, believes proprietary and unverifiable firmware code poses a serious security threat to users and he encourages hardware manufacturers to implement support for their innovations through the Linux kernel instead. "If you read the catalogue of spy tools and digital weaponry provided to us by Edward Snowden, you'll see that firmware on your device is the NSA's best friend," Shuttleworth said Monday in a blog post.
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Climate change to change life as we know it, says UN report
2014-03-18 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Zealand Herald: The huge impact of climate change will be laid bare at the end of this month when the UN publishes its most authoritative account so far into the misery likely to be inflicted by unchecked global warming. According to a final draft version of the report, seen by The Independent, climate change is set to have a devastating impact on everything from human health, social stability and food security to the economy, ecosystems and water resources by the end of this century. Coastal systems and low-lying...
Support for Energy East builds among landowners, native groups, TransCanada says
2014-03-17 21:29:02| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
A spokesman for TransCanada Corp. says while there has been environmental opposition to the Energy East Pipeline, the project is getting support from landowners and native groups.
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