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Verizon urged by consumers to eliminate mobile phone contracts

2013-04-25 12:33:48| IT Services - Topix.net

The Change.org petition asks Verizon to consider a better way for customers to purchase devices affordably via a payment plan or by some other means.

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Report: EU urged to develop climate adaptation strategy

2013-04-22 13:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BusinessGreen: The European Union will soon be urged to develop a comprehensive climate adaptation strategy, in a new paper warning extreme weather activity could lead to declining food production that could in turn create societal unrest and destabilise the bloc. According to Reuters, the European Commission is planning to publish a discussion paper in the coming weeks examining the impact of increased droughts and flooding across the continent. The paper, already seen by the news agency, reportedly calls...

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Union Tradeswomen Are Urged to 'Lean In' at Big Gathering

2013-04-16 19:25:53| ENR.com: Headline News

?Arecord 650 union tradeswomen attending the annual "Women Building California and the Nation" conference earlier this month were urged to take a cue from top Facebook executive Sheryl Sandburg and "lean in" to become leaders at jobsites, union halls and in their communities.

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Australia Urged to Formally Recognise Climate Change Refugee Status

2013-04-16 16:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Australia, a close neighbour of small, low-lying South Pacific states at the frontline of climate change, should be the first country to formally recognise climate change refugees, the country's main refugee advisory body has said. The Refugee Council of Australia has told the Australian government that it should create a new refugee category for those fleeing the effects of climate change so that they can be offered protection similar to those escaping war or persecution. The key legal document...

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