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Informal Development in Greece: New Legislation for Formalization, the Chances for Legalization and the Dead Capital

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17 March 2012 | By FIG | 1233
On the FIG web site we publish each month a paper called the Article of the Month. This is a high-level paper focusing on interesting topics to all surveyors. It can be picked up from an FIG conference or another event. The Article of the Month in February 2012 is written by Chryssy Potsiou and Ifigenie Boulaka Greece:Informal Development in Greece: New Legislation for Formalization, the Chances for Legalization and the Dead Capital. 

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BLM Seeks Public Comments on Forest Management plans

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14 March 2012 | By Ashland Daily Tidings | 1171
Area residents will have the opportunity to advise the U.S. Bureau of Land Management on what to include in management plans for its Western Oregon forestland. The BLM wants the public to weigh in on issues it feels the agency needs to address in new resource management plans being developed for the Medford District as well as for the other five districts in Western Oregon and the Klamath Falls Resource Area. Read More

Airbus, Air France and Several Companies Against the Carbon Tax

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15 March 2012 | By Le Monde France | 1478
Airbus, Air France and British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Lufthansa, Iberia and Air Berlin have written to several European heads of government. Airbus and six European airlines have joined forces to denounce the carbon tax introduced by the European Union in letters to heads of government French, German, British and Spanish, told AFP a source familiar with the matter. Read More

Oilsands Giants Create Unprecedented Alliance to Tackle Environmental Issues

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03 March 2012 | By Edmonton Journal | 1257
The leaders of 12 companies signed a charter that brought the Canadian Oil Sands Innovation Alliance to life with a collective commitment to focus on tailings ponds, greenhouse gas emissions, water and land issues. "You have a very, very public, transparent commitment here," said alliance chairman Dan Wicklum. "So I think the message that they're giving Canadians is that they're taking this very seriously." Read More

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