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Understanding Current and Proposed Conflict Minerals Regulations
2013-08-14 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
On October 23, 2013, IPC will host 1-day conference, "Conflict Minerals: Complying with EU and US Laws" to help European and US companies plan for compliance with current and future customer and legal requirements. Expert speakers will provide strategic overview of all complex issues revolving around conflict minerals; insight into how U.S. legislation affects EU companies; forthcoming EU conflict mineral legislation; and examples of strategies and tools being used by leading companies. This story is related to the following:Trade Associations
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Climate change and conflict
2013-08-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Living on Earth: A new study in the journal Science quantifies a direct link between higher temperatures and increased conflict ranging from domestic violence to civil war. One of the lead researchers, Edward Miguel from UC Berkeley, tells host Steve Curwood that as world wide temperatures increase with climate disruption he expects to see more strife. Transcript CURWOOD: From the Jennifer and Ted Stanley Studios in Boston, this is Living on Earth. I'm Steve Curwood. As global temperatures rise, so do the levels...
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Global warming could increase human conflict worldwide
2013-08-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Trust of India: Global warming may not only spell doom for many species, it could also trigger more interpersonal tension and violence worldwide, a new study has claimed. Researchers from Princeton University and the University of California-Berkeley report in the journal Science that even slight spikes in temperature and precipitation have greatly increased the risk of personal violence and social upheaval throughout human history. Projected onto an Earth that is expected to warm by 2 degrees Celsius by 2050,...
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Global Warming Could Cause 50 Percent Increase in Violent Conflict
2013-08-01 20:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Desk: This week the exiled head of the Syrian opposition movement said he would meet representatives of President Bashar al-Assad in Geneva, a promising turn for a conflict that has left 100,000 dead, including many civilians, since spring 2011. It has been a long, bitter battle, but for many Syrians one root of the violence stretches back to several years before al-Assads troops began picking off anti-government protestors. Beginning in 2006, a prolonged, severe drought decimated farmland, spiked food...
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New DVD Helps Industry Understand Requirements of Conflict Minerals Regulation
2013-08-01 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
IPC's 2013 Conflict Minerals Conference Proceedings DVD provides electronics manufacturers and suppliers with facts pertaining to U.S. SEC conflict minerals regulation compliance. Recorded during summer conflict minerals conference, compilation of audio and slide presentations features experts on conflict minerals regulation. Topics covered include due diligence and audit preparation, risk mitigation, data management, enterprise social responsibility, and building compliance roadmaps. This story is related to the following:Trade Associations
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