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a Trash Mana helps businesses fight against waste
2014-07-30 22:51:11| Grocery - Topix.net
Businesses and industries dealing with food and drinks are trying to get consumers to recycle more.
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Dollar Tree steps up fight, buys Family Dollar
2014-07-29 08:20:41| Grocery - Topix.net
Dollar Tree said Monday it is buying rival discounter Family Dollar for $8.5 billion, significantly broadening its reach as it looks to fend off Wal-Mart, which has been stepping up its courtship of lower-income customers The deal makes Dollar Tree the biggest player in the dollar store segment, with its more than 13,000 combined locations ... (more)
California and Mexico sign pact to fight climate change
2014-07-28 23:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: California Governor Jerry Brown and Mexican environmental officials signed a pact on Monday aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, an agreement that could eventually expand the market for carbon credits. The six-page memorandum of understanding calls for cooperation in developing carbon pricing systems and calls on the partners to explore ways to align those systems in the future. California cant do it alone and with this new partnership with Mexico, we can make real progress on reducing...
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Muni Utilities Take Gigabit Fight to FCC
2014-07-28 19:44:57| Telecom - Topix.net
The municipalities and municipally-owned utilities that have been successfully providing broadband services are gearing up for a long battle, determined to address demand from surrounding communities to extend their networks -- even if they have to get approval to do it one community at a time.
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Protecting Community Forests Can Be Major Tool in Climate Fight, Study Says
2014-07-24 18:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Expanding and strengthening the community forest rights of indigenous groups and rural residents can make a major contribution to sequestering carbon and reducing CO2 emissions from deforestation, according to a new report. The World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Rights and Resources Initiative said that indigenous people and rural inhabitants in Latin America, Africa, and Asia have government-recognized rights to forests containing nearly 38 billion tons of carbon, equal to 29 times the annual...
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