Fracking to Continue in the UK Despite Tremors
LONDON - The controversial gas extraction method known as ‘Fracking’ has been sanctioned after a report cleared the way for companies to resume the use of the technique; despite the process triggering two earth tremors near Blackpool last year.”[Cuadrilla's experts] said there was a very low probability of other earthquakes during future treatments of other wells,” said one [...]
Bird Protection in China Soars to New Heights as Rescue Center Marks Ten Year Anniversary
April 7, 2012 No Comment
BEIJING – Government officials, conservationists, animal rescuers and celebrities joined in a celebration today to mark the ten-year anniversary of the (BRRC; www.brrc.org.cn)—China’s only specialized raptor rescue and rehabilitation facility. Established a decade ago by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW; www.ifaw.org) and located at Beijing Normal University (BNU), BRRC not only saves individual raptors, but [...]
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Instead of boasting about Canada’s success in avoiding much of the impacts of the recent global economic downturn at this week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Prime Minister Stephen Harper should be sharing with them a ground-breaking Canadian plan to stimulate its economy with initiatives that create genuine partnerships with First Peoples. Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee, one of 120 [...]
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OFFSHORE WIND CHINA Conference & Exhibition 2012 is to be held again in Shanghai during May 30-June 1 in Shanghai New International Expo Center and Shangri-La’s Kerry Hotel Pudong. After three years’ of successful editions, it has become the No. 1 in Asia and No. 2 in the world for wind power trade events focusing on offshore. With international key players’ active participation, [...]
Continue reading …Mexico and U.S. Sign Technical Collaboration Agreement on Sustainability and Climate Change Through 2016
February 6, 2012 No Comment
MEXICO CITY – The following is being released today by Marca Pais – Imagen de Mexico: Mexico and the United States of America recently signed a Technical Collaboration Agreement on Sustainability and Climate Change. Through this Agreement, both nations will implement the Binational Cooperation Program of Climate Change Towards 2016 which represents an investment of nearly US$70 million to be utilized in the [...]
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Responding to the challenge of global hunger, DuPont announced goals for its contribution to help improve food security around the world. “No one company, country or non-profit organization can meet the challenge of feeding the world alone. But each of us can commit to doing our part and hold ourselves accountable to make a meaningful [...]
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COBOURG, ON – More families across Canada will have the opportunity to live in safe, energy efficient and affordable homes thanks to ARXX Building Products and Habitat for Humanity Canada (HFHC). Habitat for Humanity Canada has entered into a partnership with ARXX to provide several elements that can contribute to the success of HFHC builds including discount [...]
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FCM Recycling Inc. is proud to announce the opening of their newest e-waste processing facility in Delta, British Columbia. FCM Recycling Inc. (“FCM”) is excited to announce the opening of their newest facility located on Annacis Island, British Columbia. With the opening of this 50,000 square foot facility, FCM expands its operations of providing [...]
Continue reading …Amazon Defense Coalition Says U.S. Law Firms Bill Chevron Exorbitant Fees To Prevent Clean-up of Ecuador Pollution Crisis
January 26, 2012 No Comment
Oil Giant Concedes It Has Used Almost 500 Lawyers to Fight Rainforest Indigenous Groups While indigenous groups in Ecuador’s Amazon face possible death and grave illness from Chevron’s “Rainforest Chernobyl” disaster, several prominent U.S. law firms and their well-known partners are billing the oil giant hundreds of millions of dollars to forestall a clean-up that [...]
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Millions of cigarette butts end up as litter each year. E-cigarettes could be a solution to this problem. Go Green! From re-usable shopping bags, to ride sharing and recycling you see and hear it every day. So why should your smoking habits be any different? Cigarette filters are the single most collected item each year [...]
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