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Thu, Apr 1 2010
The United States counts and gathers demographic information on its residents in 2010. Funding issues could throw the preparations and count into disarray. The US Census Bureau has extra funding for the operation, but says it is not enough. It has dropped some procedures from its plans, leading to worries about the accuracy of the results. Important decisions are rooted in the census, including the drawing of electoral districts and the allocation of some US $300 billion in federal funds.
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Thu, Apr 1 2010
A mandatory national trading system for emissions of carbon dioxide that is related to energy consumption, rather than energy production, comes into effect in Apr 2010. Called the Carbon Reduction Commitment, it applies to non-energy intensive sectors not already covered by climate change agreements and the European Union Emissions Trading System. The threat of heat waves and floods with climate change has prodded the United Kingdom to push harder against the problem.
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