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Activists demand end to overuse of antibiotics in agriculture industry
2014-10-24 06:46:21| Agriculture - Topix.net
A group in Madison is calling on the federal government to stop farmers from using antibiotics on cattle that aren't sick. WISPIRG is launching a campaign called "End the Abuse of Antibiotics", citing a poll conducted by Consumers Union that finds 97 percent of doctors surveyed said they were concerned about drug-resistant infections.
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Calling All Activists To The Paper Industry
2014-10-21 14:33:16| Paper - Topix.net
It's a perfect storm of industry dynamics and potential MLP conversions that make the upside in these boring stocks quite impressive. The companies in the paper and containerboard industry get little attention.
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United Kingdom: Dredging can make flooding worse, say activists
2014-10-21 01:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Dredging is pointless and largely ineffective, according to a coalition of environmental groups who are calling on the Government to scale down its preferred method of flood prevention. The Blueprint for Water coalition, which represents groups such as the RSPB, the Angling Trust and Friends of the Earth, is urging the Government to spend money earmarked for dredging on more effective alternative flood-control methods such as improved drainage systems. The warning comes as remnants of Hurricane...
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Fossil fuel divestment: climate change activists take aim at Australia's banks
2014-10-18 01:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Climate change activists will aim to give the big banks a $200m bloody nose on Saturday, in the latest round of what has been an increasingly bitter campaign to force the divestment of companies with fossil fuel interests. A national day of divestment will see more than 1,000 bank customers switch their accounts away from the big four banks: ANZ, Westpac, Commonwealth Bank and NAB. Campaign organisers Market Forces and 350.org claim that the major banks have already lost $250m worth of...
Activists to AP: Replace 'prostitute' with 'sex worker'
2014-10-16 05:12:55| Apparel - Topix.net
An online campaign urges the editors of the AP Stylebook, the go-to guide for many journalists, to use the term "sex worker" instead of "prostitute," The Daily Dot reported . "Quick opportunity to do some good: AP is updating their stylebook: suggest they use 'sex worker' not 'prostitute,'" a tweet from international women's fund Mama Cash reads.
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