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Green groups: Keystone XL to increase tar sands production by 36 per cent
2013-08-30 12:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The Keystone XL pipeline would boost oil production from Canadian tar sands by at least 36 per cent leading to an inevitable increase in greenhouse gas emissions, according to a major new report from a coalition of US green NGOs. The group of more than a dozen organisations, including the Sierra Club, 350.org, and Oil Change International, released the report yesterday in response to President Obama's recent pledge that he would only approve the project if it "does not significantly exacerbate...
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United Kingdom: Green groups signal willingness to defy campaigning crackdown
2013-08-30 02:35:44| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Some of the UK's green NGOs could be willing to break the law if the government passes its controversial Lobbying Bill in its current form. Fears are mounting across the NGO and think tank sector that the new legislation, which receives its second parliamentary reading next week, will place draconian restrictions on their activities in the year before an election. The proposed regulations were originally designed to require corporate lobbyists to sign up to a public register, but they were subsequently...
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VIDEO: Gay rights groups target Coca Cola
2013-08-29 07:30:15| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Gay rights groups have poured bottles of Coca Cola down the drain in a protest at Times Square in New York.
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Labor Dept. Affirmative-Action Rules Draw Construction Groups' Ire
2013-08-28 19:18:03| ENR.com: Headline News
Contractor associations say record-keeping requirements are burdensome and are weighing court challenges.
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Privacy groups criticize proposed $8.5 million Google settlement
2013-08-23 14:00:24| InfoWorld: Top News
Five U.S. privacy groups have opposed a proposed $8.5 million settlement with Google in a class-action lawsuit over search privacy, as it fails to require Google to change its business practices, they said. Google was sued in October 2010 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The Internet giant allegedly transmitted user search queries to third parties without their knowledge or consent in order to enhance advertising revenue and profitability. Google shares search queries "via referrer headers," according to a court document.
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