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Four Republican senators form a green coalition to discuss climate change
2015-10-29 21:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Verge: Four moderate Republican senators have just joined forces to encourage their party to think critically about climate change, Politico reports. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Mark Kirk (R-IL), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) created an "informal coalition" to work against what they believe is an unsustainable GOP outlook on environmental policy. All four senators have previously gone on record with the belief that human activity causes climate change, a scientifically backed notion that most...
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20 Nations Vulnerable to Climate Change Form an Action Coalition
2015-10-09 10:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Time: Representatives from 20 nations particularly subject to the consequences of climate change have gathered in Lima, the capital of Peru, to establish a coalition to fight global warming. The group, which will call itself the Vulnerable 20 (V-20), comprises low- and middle-income nations from Central America, the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia and Oceania, Reuters reported. They range from larger states with growing economies like Vietnam to tiny island nations like Vanuatu. The common thread...
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NE Coalition of Neighborhoods e-newsletter, October 2015
2015-10-09 00:23:56| PortlandOnline
E-newsletter of NE Coalition of Neighborhoods, October 2015: NECN seeks volunteers for community grants evaluation committee; NECN's guide to basics of the Comprehensive Plan; Learn about hundreds of new affordable homes in N/NE Portland, Oct. 13; more.
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International Coalition Urges Final Push to Eliminate River Blindness from the Americas
2015-09-29 16:30:00| Merck.com - Corporate News
Dateline City: WASHINGTON, ATLANTA, & KENILWORTH, N.J. Country efforts supported by a major public-private partnership - including The Carter Center/OEPA, PAHO/WHO, and Merck & Co., Inc.s Mectizan Donation Program - bring the region closer to achieving the elimination goal by 2020 Mexico latest country to receive verification of elimination by World Health Organization WASHINGTON, ATLANTA, & KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Carter Center, PAHO/WHO and the Mectizan Donation Program of Merck & Co., Inc. known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, are part of a coalition of organizations helping countries in the Americas fight river blindness (onchocerciasis), and are calling for a final push to definitively eliminate transmission of the disabling disease from the Western Hemisphere. Language: English Contact: Media:PAHOLeticia Linn, 202-974-3440Linnl@paho.orgorThe Carter Center/OEPAEmily Staub, 404-420-5126Emily.Staub@cartercenter.orgorMerck & Co, Inc. (known and MSD outside of the United States and Canada)Veronica Trulin, On-site, 908-656-5590Veronica.trulin@merck.comorLainie Keller, Kenilworth , NJ, 908-236-5036M: +1 908-406-1459Lainie.keller@merck.com Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more
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Ex-Angie's List CEO forming tech coalition for LGBT rights
2015-09-18 02:26:14| IT Services - Topix.net
Ex-Angie's List CEO forming tech coalition for LGBT rights Bill Oesterle says the group will support ongoing nondiscrimination efforts. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/1Kk4SXq Bill Oesterle resigned as CEO of Angie's List last spring to lobby for more protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Hoosiers.
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