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Forum: Action Groups Topic: EPA to issue more rules in climate fight |
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Posted: Mon 6. Sep 2010, 20:00
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| ... if Congress failed to pass a climate bill. The Senate has all but ruled out moving on greenhouse gases this year, even though the House of Representatives passed a bill last year. In late July, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid stripped climate provisions out of an energy bill, saying he ... |
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Forum: Action Groups Topic: Greenland Ice Sheet Faces 'Tipping Point in 10 Years' |
| kappenberger |
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Posted: Wed 11. Aug 2010, 19:30
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| ... is the biggest and fastest thing that nature has ever done," he said. Speaking by phone, Alley was addressing a briefing held by the House of Representatives committee on energy independence and global warming. Greenland is losing ice mass at an increasing rate, dumping more icebergs into ... |
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Forum: Action Groups Topic: Third Round of Climate Talks Begin in Bonn |
| kappenberger |
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Posted: Sat 7. Aug 2010, 14:33
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| ... Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC): The third round of UN climate change negotiations this year kicked off on Monday with representatives from 178 governments meeting in Bonn, Germany. The Bonn UN Climate Change Conference (2 to 6 August) is designed to prepare the outcomes ... |
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Forum: Action Groups Topic: Wireless Charging for Electric Vehicles |
| kappenberger |
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Posted: Fri 6. Aug 2010, 17:37
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| ... the vehicle could store and later use. However, this does not have the same level of efficiency as plugging the car directly to the power source. Representatives of this new technology believe the wasted energy is minimal enough, and is worth it in exchange for greater peace of mind in knowing ... |
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Forum: Action Groups Topic: Environmental Peacemaking |
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Posted: Wed 28. Jul 2010, 20:15
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| Environmental Peacemaking The public is invited to attend the presentation in the EU Parliament on June 29 This month a delegation of FoEME representatives were invited to present the Jordan River Rehabilitation Project to the European Union Parliament in a special workshop organized by the ... |
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Forum: Action Groups Topic: xplosive Leaks Provide Image of War from Those Fighting It |
| kappenberger |
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Posted: Wed 28. Jul 2010, 19:59
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| ... service. The documents' release comes at a time when calls for a withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan are growing -- even in America. Last week, representatives from more than 70 nations and organizations met in Kabul for the Afghanistan conference. They assured President Hamid Karzai that his ... |
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Forum: Action Groups Topic: The annual Rotary-UN Day will be held on Saturday, 6 Novembe |
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Posted: Sat 17. Jul 2010, 13:29
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| ... Nations, Rotary International, and other organizations to discuss humanitarian issues and opportunities for collaboration. Organized by the RI representatives to the UN, this year's event will feature presentations from senior UN staff and Rotary leaders as well as panel discussions on health, ... |
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Forum: Action Groups Topic: Obama Says Electric Car Battery Prices To Tumble |
| kappenberger |
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Posted: Sat 17. Jul 2010, 13:27
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| ... to make electric and hybrid cars and trucks more affordable for more Americans," Obama told an audience of politicians, business leaders and representatives of the 300 workers building the new plant. The battery price declines projected by the Obama administration, which has set a target ... |
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Forum: Action Groups Topic: Companies commit to human rights in increasing numbers |
| kappenberger |
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Posted: Fri 9. Jul 2010, 17:48
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| Companies commit to human rights in increasing numbers London, June 24 - As representatives of over 1000 companies gather this week in New York at the United Nations Global Compact Leaders Summit, Realizing Rights and the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre ... |
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Forum: Action Groups Topic: BP, Transocean tap a well of Washington lobbyists and consul |
| kappenberger |
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Posted: Fri 2. Jul 2010, 15:12
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| ... Transocean has also retained crisis lawyers John H. Beisner and Ivan A. Schlager of Skadden Arps to cope with the tide of government inquiries. Representatives declined to comment or did not respond to requests. Engineering giant Halliburton of Houston, which was in charge of cementing the well ... |
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