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If L.A.s Sanitation Workers Strike, City Officials Could Hire Contractors
2015-04-15 00:33:00| Waste Age
<a href="http://mynewsla.com/">MyNewsLA.com</a> With city workers threatening to go on strike, Los Angeles public works commissioners agreed Monday to give city officials the authority to hire outside contractors to pick up solid waste and perform other critical jobs if necessary. read more
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City of Phoenix Testing Food Waste Pilot Program
2015-04-15 00:24:00| Waste Age
<a href="http://www.abc15.com/">ABC15.com</a> Youve heard the phrase think outside the box, but the City of Phoenix is asking you to think outside the trash can. read more
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City of Winnipeg to Pilot Compost Collection Program
2015-04-15 00:14:00| Waste Age
<a href="http://metronews.ca/">Metro</a> The city is mulling over the idea of starting a compost collection program in Winnipeg. read more
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India builds first 'smart' city as urban population swells
2015-04-15 00:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: India's push to accommodate a booming urban population and attract investment rests in large part with dozens of "smart" cities like the one being built on the dusty banks of the Sabarmati river in western India. So far, it boasts modern underground infrastructure, two office blocks and not much else. The plan, however, is for a meticulously planned metropolis complete with gleaming towers, drinking water on tap, automated waste collection and a dedicated power supply - luxuries to many Indians....
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Climate change summit draws most premiers to Quebec City
2015-04-14 21:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: Provincial leaders from across Canada reaffirmed their commitment to fight climate change on Tuesday even as a meeting revealed major differences among them on how to achieve the objective. Some premiers also lamented what they called a lack of leadership from Ottawa in co-ordinating the provinces' strategies to reduce man-made greenhouse gas emissions, the leading driver of climate change according to scientists. Provinces including Quebec and Ontario want to cap and trade carbon emissions...
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