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...Arab Emirates oil executive Sultan al-Jaber....
...She has taken drastic measures to protect the Amazon forest, creating a forest service, a biodiversity institute and the Amazon Fund, the largest international effort for rainforest conservation....
...Khalid al Falih, the Saudi energy minister, said his country and Russia were “united shoulder to shoulder”, but acknowledged there had been “healthy and frank discussions” about the decision....
...Though it was Woodrow Wilson who signed the NPS into existence, his predecessor Theodore Roosevelt, the so-called “conservation president”, played an even more key role in the early environmental movement...
...Yes, that does mean the tax pot shrinks a bit so services are squeezed and the burden of funding public services falls on ordinary workers — but that is only fair since they do not have any better ideas...
...Turkey currently heads the G20 group of leading economies but the star guest at the AKP’s recent annual congress was Khaled Meshaal, the Hamas leader....
...No surprise to see GMO et al flag up “impact on third parties” from the start....
...Masterpieces of Chinese Painting: 700-1900, edited by Zhang Hongxing, V&A Publishing, RRP£40/$60 The world’s oldest painting tradition explored in the glorious catalogue to the V&A’s current, once-in-a-lifetime...
...Of course, Grayson et al are fearful of losing their seats. They know there is growing anger over the perception that the Washington policy machine has been “captured” by Wall Street....
...DAY NINE • Al Gore made his first appearance at the conference....
...And it’s no coincidence that it was Brazil that helped to put forests back into the ambit of the Convention [the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change]....
...What really happened at Northern Rock, Royal Bank of Scotland et al? This gives you a clearer idea....
...Vehicles having ‘Stage Carriage Permits’ and run by State undertakings are exempted from service tax....
...JMC: I haven’t seen the obstacles in Congress yet that couldn’t be overcome with the presentation of a proposal that wouldn’t be satisfactory to most members of Congress....
...And it should not be a small matter to the United States Congress. (Applause.) You and I share a responsibility....
...And this means that until the Democrats rethink or repackage their proudest achievements - the welfare state, healthcare, the Voting Rights Act and, by association, Roe v....
...The database industry in the United States is flourishing....
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