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Colorado lawmakers' decision to move $20 million severance tax dollars concerns Weld governments
2015-04-26 17:42:44| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The tail lights of cars and trucks are all that remain visible as they drive past an oil and gas operation outside of Windsor earlier this year. The Colorado Legislature's recent decision to move $20 million in severance tax dollars to the state's general fund in the wake of mandatory tax refunds for residents has drawn concern and displeasure from Weld County municipalities such as Windsor that would have otherwise received the funds.
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FAO and WWC report urges governments to prioritise water use to ensure food security in future
2015-04-16 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
A report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Water Council (WWC) has warned that while there will be enough water in 2050 to produce the food needed to feed nine billion people, water supplies to many regions, especially deve
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Public service revolted over the Howard government's attempt to sell the ICON communication system
2015-04-13 17:30:35| Telecom - Topix.net
The Australian Public Service revolted against its political bosses the last time an attempt was made to sell its secure communications system in Canberra, former insiders have revealed. The Howard government made a second attempt to sell off the ICON network in 2001, under intense lobbying from private sector telcos led by Telstra, who believed the system was depriving them of more than $100 million in bills each year to government departments.
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Federal Government's Mandatory Grain Shipment Rules Not Extended
2015-04-08 04:56:13| Railroads - Topix.net
The grain shipment rules enacted by the Canadian government - the most recent iteration of which expired on March 28, 2015 - have not been renewed. Thus, for the first time since March 7, 2014, the Canadian National Railway Company and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company are not subject to special shipment requirements designed to ensure the elimination of backlogs of grain resulting from a bumper Western Canada 2013 crop and the adverse impact on normal railway operations resulting from cold temperatures during the winter of 2013-14.
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Great Barrier Reef: New report slams government's 'weak' recovery plan
2015-04-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The federal governments plan to reverse the decline of the Great Barrier Reef is weak and requires greater action in six key areas, including climate change, according to a new report. The set of recommendations, compiled by three of the reefs most experienced scientists, warn that opening up huge new coalmines in Queensland is too risky for the Great Barrier Reef. They also say that it will not be possible to develop and operate the largest coal ports in the world along the edge of the...
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