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Who has pledged to ban the use of angora?
2014-12-23 12:55:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
More than 60 brands and retailers have committed to end the use of angora in their future clothing and accessories collections, following ongoing pressure from animal rights group PETA.
Thailand pulls back from New Year alcohol ban - report
2014-12-22 13:15:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Thailand has scrapped a proposal to ban alcohol sales over the New Year and Thai New Year celebrations, according to local reports.
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New York fracking ban is bad news shale gas producers
2014-12-21 02:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Rediff: A ban on fracking by the New York state is a small setback for India's largest private firm, Reliance Industries, which has invested $7 billion in US shale gas. On Thursday, the New York state banned fracking for health reasons. It said fracking, with horizontal drilling and chemical-laced water, could increase the risk of cancer, skin rashes, and upper respiratory tract problems. If the rest of the states in the US follow, it could put billions of dollars of investment at risk. Analysts...
Fracking ban reflects power of committed citizens
2014-12-20 17:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Poughkeepsie Journal: Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, its the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead New Yorkers were treated to a front-row seat of Meads words in actions last week when, after years of fighting, fracking was banned here. And while the anti-fracking movement had grown large and loud, it began with a few individuals and groups who managed to forestall a headlong rush into an action that could have had irreversible consequences for...
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Behind New York's fracking ban
2014-12-20 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
US News and World Report: New York is set to become the second state in the nation to ban fracking. Hundreds of studies have linked the controversial oil and gas extraction process and the chemicals leaked from fracking sites to air and water contamination, as well as a host of health issues, from headaches and nosebleeds to asthma, neurological disorders and potential cancers. Energy companies and trade groups have vigorously criticized many of the studies. Yet Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in deciding to formalize the Empire...
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