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reuters.com - 11/11/2008
Australia unlikely to monitor Japan whaling
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Reuters: Australia's government is unlikely to send ships to monitor Japanese whaling in the Antarctic this season, lawmakers said on Tuesday, after clashes with activists last year led to a diplomatic protest from Tokyo. Canberra last year sent a customs and fisheries icebreaker to shadow ...
csmonitor.com - 11/5/2008
Monitor shifts from print to Web-based strategy
— csmonitor.com — In 2009, the Monitor will become the first nationally circulated newspaper to replace its daily print edition... with its website; the 100 year-old news organization will also offer subscribers weekly print and daily e-mail editions. By David Cook | ... (more) Monitor shifts from print to Web-based strategy
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reuters.com - 11/13/2008
Japan rejects report to cut whaling target
— reuters.com — Reuters: Japan rejected a report Thursday that it would cut by 20 percent the number of whales... it planned to hunt in the Southern Ocean because of anti-whaling protests, but said it would keep its moratorium on catching humpbacks. The Asahi Shimbun ... (more) Japan rejects report to cut whaling target

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Guardian.co.uk:  Greenwatch: UN climate chief seeks Barack Obama input in December talks

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Greenwatch: UN climate chief seeks Barack Obama input in December talks
Guardian.co.uk — ... euros of public funding for power stations to trap and bury carbon dioxide in the battle against climate change. New technology to trap CO2 and pump it underground is seen as a potential silver bullet to curb emissions from coal-fired power plants. But while the technology exists, utilities are reluctant to build Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) power stations without public funding because it adds about 1 billion euros to the cost of each plant and reduces their output. Australia unlikely to monitor Japanese whaling Source: Reuters Australia's ...

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