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California lawmakers urge CalPERS to divest from Exxon
2016-03-31 13:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Two California Democratic congressmen on Wednesday urged the California Public Employees Retirement System, the largest U.S. public pension fund, to divest from oil giant ExxonMobil over its handling of the issue of climate change. Congressmen Ted Lieu and Mark DeSaulnier sent a letter to CalPERS CEO Anne Stausboll, saying it is "morally suspect" for the $300 billion pension fund "to invest in a company that engaged in morally reprehensible conduct" on climate change. The lawmakers said the...
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Calfornia lawmakers urge CalPERS to divest from Exxon
2016-03-30 20:52:20| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Two California Democratic congressmen on Wednesday urged the California Public Employees Retirement System, the largest U.S. public pension fund, to divest from oil giant ExxonMobil over its handling of the issue of climate change. Congressmen Ted Lieu and Mark DeSaulnier sent a letter to CalPERS CEO Anne Stausboll, saying it is "morally suspect" for the $300 billion pension fund "to invest in a company that engaged in morally reprehensible conduct" on climate change.
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State lawmakers apologize to Flint mother at center of water crisis
2016-03-29 18:02:13| Waste Management - Topix.net
Flint, Mich. resident LeeAnne Walters testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing to examine the ongoing situation in Flint, Mich.
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Hawaii lawmakers ask how much marijuana is OK while driving
2016-03-29 03:31:40| Airlines - Topix.net
Plants grow at the home of Jeremy Nickle, in his backyard in Honolulu on Feb. 17. Nickel, who owns Hawaiian Holy Smokes and is applying for a dispensary, grows a variety of strains and has a medical marijuana card. Hawaii lawmakers are asking how much marijuana a driver can safely consume before getting behind the wheel of a car.
Lawmakers are slowly giving up on the fight against GMO labels
2016-03-29 03:05:15| Food - Topix.net
Even as General Mills Inc and other companies vow to keep fighting mandatory labeling of genetically modified food ingredients, they have begun rolling out these disclosures across the United States to comply a new Vermont law. The moves come as U.S. lawmakers are unlikely to derail Vermont's law requiring labels on foods made with genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, before it takes effect on July 1. The law sets fines of $1,000 per day per product for noncompliance.
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