"Every government wants to be the one to approve projects, " says Paul Gamblin, director of the Australian office of the World Wildlife Fund.

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The siting of on-shore wind farms is an issue in the Corby election, with critics unhappy at recent decisions by the Planning Inspectorate to approve projects in Northamptonshire.

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In response the Obama administration may approve more projects like Cape Wind, the controversial offshore wind energy project in Massachusetts.

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Meirelles said that representatives of the International Olympic Committee phoned him to try and convince him to take the post, which will oversee and approve of all investments and projects like stadiums and roads needed in the Olympic Park for 2016.

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The BIA now has up to 30 days to approve residential leases, subleases, and mortgages, and up to 60 days to approve business leases and leases for renewables projects.

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It is rethinking the practice of allowing congressmen and parties to insert pet projects into the budget, which the executive can then approve as a way to buy legislative support.

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In 2007, with the economy still booming, the coalition convinced city and county council members to approve a new 1% tax on hotel beds, half of which would go to the downtown projects.

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