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US: NGOs look to downgrade Uzbekistan in Trafficking in Persons Report
2013-02-13 15:42:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A number of NGOs are calling for the US government to downgrade Uzbekistan to Tier III in the 2013 Trafficking in Persons Report.
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Canada: Labour, NGOs combine on climate change as election issue
2013-02-06 15:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: With an election coming this spring, environmental groups, unions and other provincial organizations are pushing to get the issue of climate change on the political agenda. Judging by what happened during the U.S. presidential election, that is going to be a challenge, says Marc Lee, co-director of the Climate Justice Project, which is run by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. More than 50 organizations - including the BC Teachers' Federation, Pembina Institute, Union of B.C. Indian...
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NGOs call on Obama Administration to suspend Arctic oil drilling after series of blunders
2013-01-10 19:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A coalition of 17 conservation groups are calling on the Obama Administration to suspend offshore oil and gas drilling in the Arctic after Shell's attempt to drill there has been undermined by a series of mishaps. Shell's long stream of problems was capped this month when the company lost control of its drilling rig which ran aground on Sitkalidak Island in southern Alaska. Officials have now warned that up to 272 gallons of diesel fuel may have spilled from the rig's lifeboats. "These recent...
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