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United Kingdom: MPs condemn exemption of small retailers from plastic bag charge

2014-06-17 15:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Government plans for a 5p charge on single-use plastic bags, aimed at discouraging their use, have been sharply criticised by MPs for not going far enough. The influential environmental audit select committee published its report on the plans on Tuesday, accusing the government of ignoring calls to force all retailers to apply the charge. Ministers have decided to exempt small retailers, arguing it would be unfair and costly to small businesses such as corner shops. But the MPs said that excluding...

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State franchise laws, sparked by Tesla, go too far, other automakers charge

2014-06-16 06:30:20| Auto Dealers - Topix.net

A Model S connected to a charger is displayed at a Tesla Motors store in New Jersey.

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US Labor Department settles second discrimination charge against company

2014-06-14 19:05:33| Industrial Machines - Topix.net

Lincoln Electric Co. in Cleveland has agreed to settle allegations of hiring discrimination on the basis of race following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.

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NGOs protest UN plan to charge for events at climate talks

2014-06-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Civil society groups at U.N. climate negotiations in Bonn have reacted angrily to a proposal from the body running the talks that they should start paying to hold events and exhibits during the sessions. In a note dated June 2, the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat informed government delegations and other groups participating in the talks that it would introduce "a cost recovery solution" to resolve a lack of funding to organise events on the sidelines of the talks. It said that, beginning...

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