News tagged with local governments
Japan inches towards restarting nuclear reactors
Japan on Wednesday inched closer to re-starting idle nuclear reactors, just weeks after the last one was switched off amid public disquiet following the disaster at Fukushima.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 30, 2012 |
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Managing biodiversity data from local government
Local governments around the world have a new tool to help share and use vast amounts of biodiversity knowledge collected in the course of their work.
May 25, 2012 |
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Solar panels cause clashes with homeowner groups
(AP) -- The government wants you to install solar panels at your house, and will even give you a tax break to do it. But your neighbors? Maybe not.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 25, 2012 |
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Restructuring local government should focus on special districts
Like most states, Indiana should consider cutting down on the number of special districts as they restructure local government, says a report from Ball State University.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 23, 2012 |
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BP seals $7.8 bn settlement in US oil spill
Oil giant BP said Wednesday it has finalized a $7.8 billion deal to settle thousands of claims from fishermen and others affected by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Australian WiFi inventors win US legal battle
Australian government science body CSIRO said Sunday it had won a multi-million-dollar legal settlement in the United States to license its patented technology that underpins the WiFi platform worldwide.
Apr 01, 2012 |
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Empowered citizens or hopeful bystanders?
The new political appetite for 'localism' in town planning has triggered anxiety within local communities and amongst those charged with making it work, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 19, 2012 |
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BP reaches $7.8bn part settlement over US oil spill
BP said it reached a $7.8 billion deal to settle claims from fishermen and other private claimants affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill ahead of the start of a major US trial.
Mar 03, 2012 |
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China orders more accurate air-quality measure
China's cabinet ordered on Wednesday new air-quality standards to measure the most dangerous form of particulate matter, following a public outcry over worsening air pollution.
Feb 29, 2012 |
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Japan developing cyber weapon: report
Japan has been developing a virus that could track down the source of a cyber attack and neutralise its programme, the daily Yomiuri Shimbun reported Sunday.
Jan 01, 2012 |
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China plans Asia's biggest coal-fired power plant
China's Shenhua Group will build the largest coal-fired power station in Asia over the next five years, the official Xinhua news agency said Tuesday, as the country struggles to meet its energy needs.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Dec 27, 2011 |
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China orders nationwide emission cuts by 2015
China on Tuesday ordered local governments to reduce emissions of "major pollutants" by as much as 10 percent by 2015, amid growing public anxiety over the country's bad air.
Dec 20, 2011 |
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Interview: Internet tax a states' rights issue
(AP) -- Before he became a U.S. senator, Mike Enzi ran a shoe store and was mayor of Gillette, in the heart of Wyoming's coal country.
Nov 18, 2011 |
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Cyber attacks hit Fujitsu local government system
A Fujitsu computer system run by about 200 Japanese local governments has been hit by a series of cyber attacks and is in a vulnerable condition, the company said Thursday.
Nov 10, 2011 |
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Property tax confusion pokes Facebook in Oregon
(AP) -- The promise of lucrative tax breaks helped persuade Facebook to build a data center in one of Oregon's most economically depressed counties. Now, the state and the company are in a dispute over how much Facebook ...
Oct 31, 2011 |
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