More than 100 scientists issued an open letter urging US President Joe Biden and members of Congress to remove provisions favoring logging, forest biomass and fossil fuels from infrastructure and reconciliation bills (Build Back Better) of several billion dollars. Both bills contain provisions on logging for timber and for forest …
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A socio-political organization based in the Southwest, the Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum, said yesterday that most committees and the leadership of the National Assembly appear to have failed to meet their constitutional responsibility to adequately review budgets and proposed credit and what it will actually accomplish before they do so …
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Protests and unrest in response to Floyd’s death have since shaped local and national politics. A policy favored by the protesters was to reduce spending on law enforcement, with proposals ranging from a gradual shift in funding from law enforcement to social services to the outright abolition of police services. …
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States that have not reduced VAT on gasoline and diesel are Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Punjab, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Delhi . The price of gasoline in Delhi, after the reduction of excise duties, amounts to Rs 103.97 per liter and diesel to Rs 86.67. In …
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After being constrained by a weak market and lack of investor interest, the energy acquisition and disposal market appears to be picking up along with commodity prices. “The market is getting sparkling now,” said Thad Toups, president of Haas Petroleum Engineering Services. Speaking at the monthly Oilfield Strong webinar presented …
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Fermanagh appears to have been left out and forgotten when it comes to the ‘Upgrade Fund’ as part of the Conservative government’s 2021 budget. Under the Leveling Up Fund, a total of £ 49million will be awarded for 11 projects in the first tranche of the fund’s allocations, but none …
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Can Legalizing Marijuana Help Reduce Crime? Presumably. A new study published by the American Medical Association revealed that states where cannabis is legalized or decriminalized have seen “sharp reductions in race-based arrests among adults,” reported Marijuana Moment. And let’s face it, every race-based arrest is a crime. Researchers from Eastern …
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The UK government will face “significant challenges” in preparing the country’s borders for the introduction of full customs controls on EU imports next year, the government spending watchdog has warned. In a report on the state of Britain’s borders after the Brexit transition period, the National Audit Office said the …
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A Level 4 of 5 atmospheric river event impacts the Pacific Northwest, which is the second significant event to occur in less than two weeks. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the details. “ Today is Thursday, November 4, 2021. Let’s catch up. Here are today’s best stories, celebrity birthdays, …
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PARIS, Reuters FILE PHOTO: A worker carries a bag of rice to a store outside Hanoi on November 26, 2013. Vietnam has offered the lowest price to supply 500,000 tonnes of rice to the Philippines, beating the grain supply from Thailand to increase stocks depleted by Typhoon Haiyan, the Manila …
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