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EU to vote on porn ban, calls for Internet enforcement
2013-03-07 00:36:37| CNET News.com
In a severe threat to online freedoms in the region, the European Parliament is set to vote in the next week on "a ban on all forms of pornography in the media." [Read more]
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An Inside Look at Democracy in Action to Ban Fracking in Fort Collins
2013-03-06 22:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: I drove to Fort Collins, Colorado last night to testify in favor of a proposed ban on fracking within that citys boundaries. When I got there I discovered the Colorado Petroleum Association, the political arm of the industry, had already issued a press release stating the council had passed the ban. Sure enough, the council, after hearing several hours of citizen testimony voted 5-2 in favor of the ban, causing one activist to mutter in amusement that you just cant underestimate the power of...
Louisiana senator Mary Landrieu calls on government to lift EPA ban on BP
2013-03-06 17:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A Lousiana senator has called on the US government to lift the ban that prevents BP from securing sensitive federal contracts, even as the state sues the oil firm for the environmental damage caused by the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Mary Landrieu said the moratorium, imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last November, amounted to "double jeopardy". The 2010 oil spill is the subject of a sprawling civil law case being played out in New Orleans. Louisiana is among the five Gulf...
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Fracking Ban Final in Fort Collins
2013-03-06 14:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The Fort Collins City Council, on a second reading Tuesday night, voted to uphold the fracking ban within city limits by a vote of 5-2. The ban is now final. This vote defies the governor and other state authorities who say local governments have no right to regulate the oil and gas industry. The state and Colorado Oil and Gas Association threatened lawsuits if Fort Collins ban on fracking became final. The Fort Collins City Council stood up to the bulliesGovernor Hickenlooper and the Big Oil...
Pharmacy loyalty point ban shelved for now
2013-03-06 02:20:01| Grocery - Topix.net
By Jeff Nagel - Surrey North Delta Leader Published: March 05, 2013 3:00 PM Updated: March 05, 2013 3:57 PM A proposal to ban B.C. pharmacies from giving out loyalty points to customers for prescription drug purchases has been put on hold.
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