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UN official: Over 120 leaders to attend Paris climate summit

2015-11-20 21:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: The attacks in Paris are affecting crucial climate change talks in the French capital starting later this month, but more than 120 world leaders strongly support the conference and have confirmed they will attend, a senior U.N. official said Friday. Janos Pasztor, the U.N. assistant secretary-general for climate change, told a news conference that preparations and some activities are affected, including a huge march on Nov. 29 by supporters of an agreement to reduce carbon emissions that has been...

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Europe's leaders must devise a global trading system that puts the poor first

2015-11-20 13:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Last week, the EU made public its initial proposal for legal text on trade and sustainable development in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The EU has a longstanding commitment to policy coherence for development, making sure its trade and other policies dont have a negative impact on international development goals. Yet the EUs proposal for TTIP says virtually nothing about ensuring that the worlds biggest trade deal does not have a negative impact on developing countries....

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3. Ford contract rejected at 2 more plants; UAW leaders scramble to win approval

2015-11-18 14:52:42| Automakers - Topix.net

UAW leaders are scrambling to save a proposed contract with Ford Motor Co. after workers at two large assembly plants overwhelmingly voted against it Tuesday.

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Tuesday Sector Leaders: Trucking, Airlines

2015-11-17 21:33:24| Trucking - Topix.net

In trading on Tuesday, trucking shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 2.1%. Leading the group were shares of USA Truck , up about 4% and shares of Werner Enterprises up about 3% on the day.

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