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Did Keystone XL really drive Canada-China coziness?
Posted by EnergyWire: Elana Schor on July 27th, 2012
EnergyWire: This week's bid by a Chinese state-owned oil company to take over a Canadian oil sands crude producer seemed to hand Republicans a perfect talking point for their efforts to fast-track the Keystone XL pipeline: China is already taking advantage of America's delay in approving new heavy fuel imports from its northern neighbor, the GOP argued.
"It's very clear," Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) said yesterday, citing Ottawa's public courtship of Chinese investment after President Obama punted a ruling...
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Pakistan: Changing monsoon patterns posing new threat
Posted by The News International: Rasheed Khalid on July 27th, 2012
The News International: The changing monsoon patterns and increased frequency of disasters with bigger magnitude are posing new threats and challenges linking climate change with disasters.
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Dr. Zafar Qadir stated this in a consultation on "˜Climate Change Policy and Pre-Monsoon Institutional Response' jointly organised by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) and Strengthening Participatory Organisation (SPO) in collaboration with the United Nations...