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Recent NewsAugust 21, 2012 Africa: Helen Clark - 'What Does Rio+20 Mean for Sustainable Development?'Source: AllAfrica.comI thank Lincoln University for the invitation to deliver this year's State of the Nation's Environment address. I commend both the University and the Isaac Centre for Nature Conservation for establishing and supporting this... August 20, 2012 Abundant Natural Gas and Oil Are Putting the Kabosh on Clean Energy
Source: Wired News
Since the 1950s, the US has had a perverse approach to energy. In effect we have maximized demand by building bigger, hungrier cars, homes, and lifestyles and minimized supply by limiting oil drilling, coal mining, and nuclear... August 20, 2012 New accounting rules to expose pension funding gapsSource: American ThinkerState and local governments will no longer be able to fudge the numbers on their underfunded pensions for workers. Moody's will issue new guidelines to force governments to report their pension obligations more honestly. August 20, 2012 California suspends CO2 market rule on electricity importsSource: ReutersCalifornia's air regulator said on Thursday it would delay by 18 months a controversial part of its carbon market rules addressing imported electricity after coming under pressure from a Washington official who warned it... August 20, 2012 Tension Over Aid to Greece Could Unsettle Markets
Source: NY Times
FRANKFURT — While the Greek prime minister, Antonis Samaras, will be greeted with military honors when he arrives in Berlin on Friday, his pleas for easier bailout terms could meet with a cool reception, setting up tension that... August 20, 2012 America Will Deeply Regret Its Fixation On Energy IndependenceSource: ForbesThe U.S. energy independence debate is getting very tetchy of late. Seasoned energy experts are trading cheap blows, principally for sitting on opposite sides of the fence. Nobody doubts that U.S. energy output will keep... August 20, 2012 Bottom-Up Is Bad for Risk ManagementSource: CFO MagazineThere's a lesson CFOs should learn when trying to get a strategic view of the perils facing their entire organization. Too many enterprise risk management programs are launched and championed by a single individual or... August 20, 2012 Parts of Darfur See Stability, but Others Are SeethingSource: Pittsburgh Post GazetteNAIROBI, Kenya -- It was a scene that seemed to belong to a different time, say, early 2004, when war was raging across Sudan's vast desert region of Darfur. Hundreds of armed men -- on horseback, camels, donkeys and in... August 20, 2012 State unemployment rates rise in 44 statesSource: CNN MoneyNEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The state unemployment picture worsened last month, with jobless rates creeping higher in 44 states, according to a government report released Friday. Only two states and the District of Columbia saw... August 20, 2012 Australia attacks controversial EU carbon tax on international airlinesSource: TN - Global Travel Industry NewsThe major parties have come together to attack the European Union's (EU) controversial carbon tax on international airlines. The Labor government on Thursday backed a strongly worded motion by Nationals leader Warren Truss, which... August 20, 2012 Climate change puts Atlantic coastline in cross hairsSource: USA TodayWILMINGTON, Del. – Inch by inch along parts of the Atlantic Coast, global climate change is running in what scientists warn is geology's version of fast-forward — swamping and eroding beaches, wetlands and farm fields. August 20, 2012 What mining massacre says about South AfricaSource: The HinduThe story of the London-listed Lonmin's Marikana mine shootings is that of a trade union that cosied up to big business; of an upstart and populist new union that exploited real frustration to establish itself; and of police... August 20, 2012 2012 London Olympics: Final Press Conference
Source: Crave online
With the successful 2012 London Olympics now in the books, London Mayor Boris Johnson and Lord Sebastian Coe (Chairman of the London Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games – LOCOG) sat down for a sort of victory lap to... August 20, 2012 Ever Hear the One About ...Source: Joe Nocera, NY TimesWhat was that about? The Standard Chartered scandal, I mean. Nearly two weeks ago, we were led to believe that the big British bank had conducted some $250 billion worth of illegal transactions with Iranian institutions. But,... August 20, 2012 Nebraska Drought 2012: Ranchers Lose Hope Aid Will Come In Time - text/videoSource: Huff postOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — It's hard to tell what frustrates Todd Eggerling more — the weather or Congress. Searing temperatures and drought scorched Eggerling's land in southeast Nebraska, leaving little grass to feed his 100 cattle.... August 20, 2012 Governance and Multilateralism in the 21st CenturySource: Sunlive.co.nzThank you for this opportunity to put forward some ideas about Global Governance and multilateral institutions in the first quarter of the 21st Century. August 20, 2012 For Buckyballs Toys, Child Safety Is a Growing IssueSource: NY TimesThree years ago, two pals from Brooklyn came up with the idea of creating a desktop toy out of powerful magnets. Their creation, Buckyballs, became an instant hit. And by this year, the two — Craig Zucker and Jake Bronstein — had... August 20, 2012 How Obamacare's $716 Billion in Cuts Will Drive Doctors Out of Medicare
Source: Forbes
There are 600,000 physicians in America who care for the 48 million seniors on Medicare. Of the $716 billion that the Affordable Care Act cuts from the program over the next ten years, the largest chunk—$415 billion—comes from... August 20, 2012 Cantaloupes Blamed for 141 Salmonella Cases, Including Two Deat - text/videohsSource: ABC NewsHealth officials have learned that cantaloupes are to blame for a salmonella outbreak that has infected 141 people in 20 states, sending 31 people to the hospital and killing two. More than a third of those salmonella... August 20, 2012 Fracking floors energy giantsSource: The IndependentBHP Billiton is about to become the next victim of the latest asset bubble to burst – US shale gas, the rock-based hydrocarbon that is released via the controversial process of fracking. August 18, 2012 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Gives Nearly a Billion Dollars to Community Development Lending and Investing in the First Half of 2012Source: Loansafe.orgAs part of its goal to help revitalize communities through lending, tax credit equity investments and real estate development, Bank of America Merrill Lynch in the first half of 2012 provided $855 million in financing and... August 17, 2012 Opinion: Healthcare reform and the 'doctor shortage'Source: Health Leaders Media"Doctor Shortage Likely to Worsen With Health Law," read the alarming headline of a recent article in The New York Times. The article cites a study by the authoritative Association of American Medical Colleges, according to which... August 17, 2012 Progress Being Made In Eliminating Conflict From Minerals Supply ChainsSource: ForbesToday the Enough Project released “Taking Conflict Out of Consumer Gadgets: Company Rankings on Conflict Minerals 2012,” its second report ranking company progress toward responsible and conflict-free supply chains. The report... August 17, 2012 In a surprise, CO2 emissions fall to 20-year low in U.S.
Source: NY Times
Mainly because power plants have switched from coal to natural gas, climate-changing carbon dioxide emissions hit an unexpected 20-year low earlier this year, the Associated Press reports. AP cites a "little-noticed technical... August 17, 2012 Fracking: How it Works, The Dangers, And The Stocks To WatchSource: Kapittal WireIt is common for politicians on the campaign trail to tout the exploitation of new sources of energy to spark innovation and improve the American economy. To that end, one of the most fraught over topics of discussion in the... |
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