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Cannabis, food democracy and the trouble with apps - Ten takeaways from the Global Drinks Forum - Part 2
2017-11-09 15:14:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
The Global Drinks Forum in Berlin last month hosted 11 presentations from all corners of the drinks industry. Talks at the day-long international conference ranged from Bacardi's view on the headwinds and tailwinds affecting the industry, to the convergence of food and drink from Diageo. Here, just-drinks deputy editor Lucy Britner rounds up the key forecast trends from the presentations.
Report Probes Social Media's Threat to Democracy
2017-10-13 20:38:31| TechNewsWorld
Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube may pose a threat to American democracy, suggests a new report from The Omidyar Group. The report follows recent disclosures about targeted dark post advertising, fake news and other abuses propagated by Russian troll farms during the 2016 election. Among the questions the report raises is whether the U.S. government may need to step in.
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Arrest Warrant Issued For Amy Goodman of Democracy Now After Her Kick-Ass Reporting on Dakota Access Pipeline
2016-09-10 20:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EnviroNews: The award-winning team at Democracy Now! has announced that an arrest warrant has been issued in North Dakota for host and Executive Producer Amy Goodman. The show reports its celebrated anchor is being charged with criminal trespass - a misdemeanor offense. The warrant comes on the heels of Goodman`s bombshell report from the field on September 4, 2016, from the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota, where a protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline Project (DAPL) by a coalition of...
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A Derailed Oil Train Opens the Path for Living Democracy
2016-06-13 03:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Counter Punch: Last week a train carrying crude oil in 14 tankcars derailed in the tiny river town of Mosier, Oregon--42,000 gallons spilled, 32,000 gallons burned, and 10,000 gallons clogged the municipal wastewater plant. As horrible as it is, the community of Mosier and everyone depending on the Columbia River got lucky. Something potentially catastrophic like the 2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster in Quebec, Canada (an explosion, 47 people died, half the town burned down and the rest is now a toxic wasteland)...
Australia: NSW anti-protest laws an attack on democracy, say legal experts
2016-03-15 08:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Proposed laws that intend to increase tenfold the fines for coal seam gas and mining protesters in New South Wales have been strongly criticised by the Law Society of NSW and the NSW Bar Association, just as they are expected to be rushed through both houses of parliament. The reaction came as hundreds of protesters gathered outside Parliament House in Sydney to express their opposition to the proposals. Some of their placards read: You gotta fight for your right to fight for your right. The...
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