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Coalition business leaders challenges 2C climate change target
2015-12-06 20:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A group of high-profile business leaders has challenged governments to set strong targets and not slam the door on limiting warming to 1.5C. On Monday, a Paris meeting aimed at reaching a global deal to fight climate change kicks up to a gear, with government ministers taking charge of negotiations. As ministers arrived in Paris, the chief executives of companies such as Virgin, Marks & Spencer, LOreal and Unilever said it was critical for governments to reach for stronger targets that would...
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A coalition of businesses launch push for LGBT civil rights protections
2015-12-04 18:48:32| Agriculture - Topix.net
By Amanda Creech Indiana Tourism Association, Hirons, Eli Lilly and more than 150 other businesses in Indiana launched a coalition known as Indiana Competes - a group aiming to add civil rights protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Hoosiers to state law. "Make no mistake, what happened last March really damaged Indiana's reputation," said Marya Rose, chief administration officer of Cummins.
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Tech Titans Launch Breakthrough Energy Coalition
2015-12-02 16:00:00| TechNewsWorld
High-tech honchos and venture capitalists from around the world -- and one university -- on Monday officially announced their participation in the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, a new fund to support companies doing clean energy research. The coalition will invest in electricity generation and storage, transportation, industrial and agricultural energy use, and energy system efficiency.
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Should movement to ease criminal laws extend to white-collar offenders? Coalition splits on answer
2015-12-01 13:02:42| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
A bill that would make it more difficult to prosecute alleged white-collar offenders has exposed a rift in a coalition pushing for less punitive criminal laws. The conservative Koch brothers had joined with the U.S. Justice Department to support criminal justice reform, but they are parting ways over the House bill, the New York Times reports.
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Global billionaires unite in Breakthrough energy coalition to support development of zero-carbon energy
2015-11-30 19:55:28| Green Car Congress
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