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EU parliament votes for net neutrality, against roaming fees
2014-04-03 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Commissioner Kroes upbeat after Connected Continent vote, but industry group claims decision is a step in the wrong direction.
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State Senate Votes to Suspend Yee, With Pay
2014-03-29 04:31:53| IT Services - Topix.net
By Bay City News Service: The state Senate passed a resolution Friday morning to suspend state Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco/San Mateo, after a federal criminal complaint was unsealed Wednesday revealing that he allegedly was accepting bribes for campaign donations and scheming to bring illegal guns into the country.
EU Parliament votes to phase out 'super' greenhouse gases
2014-03-13 03:39:10| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Efforts to ban businesses from using new refrigerators that emit harmful hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) have taken a major step forward, after MEPs yesterday backed new legislation in the European Union. At a plenary session in Strasbourg, the EU Parliament voted through proposals to prohibit the use of HFCs in new equipment in a number of sectors, most notably commercial refrigeration and air conditioning, by 2022. The law would also impact new fire protection equipment, aerosols, and foams. HFCs...
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Reader Submitted: Middlesex Chamber Executive Committee Votes Unanimously To Support Utc Deal
2014-03-09 18:46:04| Paper - Topix.net
Darlene Briggs, chairwoman of the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce, announced that the Chamber's Executive Committee unanimously voted to support the recent agreement between United Technologies and State of Connecticut on Monday, March 3. Chamber President Larry McHugh noted, "This agreement ensures that UTC will remain anchored in our state, ... (more)
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EU votes for emissions cap for new cars save 15m tonnes of CO2
2014-02-27 11:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The European parliament has voted in favour of the worlds toughest carbon dioxide emission standards for new cars, albeit with some concessions as a result of German lobbying. The targets were approved by a vote of 499 in favour, with 107 against and 9 abstentions, on Tuesday. They mean that all new cars sold in the EU must on average emit no more than 95 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre (g/km). The current limit is 130 g/km. Automakers that fail to meet the target will be forced to...
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