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Water Ban in Brillion
2013-07-20 22:00:34| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
As temperatures rise people, pets and plants need more water. But one city is putting a ban on using too much.
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Gov. OMalley to Forge Ahead with Fracking in Maryland, Despite Calls for Ban
2013-07-19 19:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Leaders in the Maryland Legislature rejected a bill last session that would have placed a ban on fracking in the state, seemingly supporting Gov. OMalley (D-MD) in whatever plan he unveils for Maryland. The governor, in turn, has appropriated taxpayer money to conduct several studies to determine whether or not the long-term effects of fracking would be too detrimental to public health and the environment. In fact, Gov. OMalley has been telling anti-fracking advocates that the Old Line State...
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GSK finance head in China travel ban
2013-07-18 04:12:48| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Chinese authorities looking into alleged bribery by GlaxoSmithKline are barring the company's British head of finance from leaving China.
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EU to ban fipronil to protect honeybees
2013-07-16 17:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A widely used insect nerve agent that harms bees will be banned from use on corn and sunflowers in Europe from the end of 2013, after member states overwhelmingly backed the proposal in a vote on Tuesday. However, the UK once again failed to back measures to restrict pesticide use. Fipronil is used in more than 70 countries and on more than 100 different crops, but in May the European Food Safety Authority labelled it a "high acute risk" to honeybees. A similar assessment by the EFSA on three...
Skanska Drops U.S. Chamber of Commerce Membership to Protest Proposed LEED Ban for Government Buildings
2013-07-15 17:11:00| National Real Estate Investor
Skanska resigned as a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to protest the organizations backing of an initiative to ban use of LEED for government buildings. In other news, Power REIT closed on the acquisition of 100 acres that supports over 20MW of utility-scale solar projects located near Fresno, Calif., for $1.6 million. Los Angeles flipped the switch for its CLEAN Los Angeles rooftop solar incentive program, the nation's largest. Chambers Street Properties announced that a two-building, five-story office property in Malvern, Pa., has earned LEED Silver certification. And IKEA has extended its partnership with ECOtality Inc. with plans to add 24 Blink electric vehicle charging stations at eight more U.S. locations. read more
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