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Taxed out the game is the UKs fiscal regime killing the offshore oil & gas industry?

2015-02-17 01:00:00| Offshore Technology

Oil & Gas UK say fiscal reforms for operators in the UK continental shelf are not enough to sustain the industry in the long-term, especially in light of a low-oil price. Are tax breaks needed to save the industry or is the current downturn something

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03.01: Culture Crash: The Killing of the Creative Class

2015-02-13 23:03:46| Powells Books Events Calendar

A persistent economic recession, social shifts, and technological change have combined to put our artists — from graphic designers to indie-rock musicians, from architects to booksellers — out of work. Scott Timberg's Culture Crash (Yale) looks deeply into the roots of the crisis of the creative class and tells us why it matters. Timberg considers the human cost as well as the unintended consequences of shuttered record stores, decimated newspapers, music piracy, and a general attitude of indifference.

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EE is finally killing off the Orange and T-Mobile brands in the UK

2015-02-02 22:02:49| Telecom - Topix.net

It's been almost two and a half years since EE launched as the UK's first 4G mobile network . Launched by Everything Everywhere the joint venture between Orange and Deutsche Telekom the EE brand has co-existed alongside those of T-Mobile and Orange, which have lived on in the UK as separate brands.

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The carbon that's killing India, and how California can help

2015-01-26 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

LA Times: This week, President Obama is the chief guest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at India's Republic Day celebrations. At the close of the historic visit, the two leaders are expected to announce cooperation on a suite of climate and clean energy measures, with the ultimate goal of reining in India's rapidly rising carbon dioxide emissions. But during his visit, the president, just like New Delhi's 25 million residents, will be exposed to another kind of dangerous carbon pollution: black carbon....

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