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British oil company SOCO agrees cease operations in Congos Virunga National Park
2014-06-11 23:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: A British oil company has agreed to end its controversial operations in Africas oldest national park following a campaign by environmentalists who warned of devastating consequences if drilling in the area proceeded. SOCO International Plc, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange and last year had revenues of 360m, said it had reached an agreement with the conservation group WWF to end exploratory work in the Democratic Republic of Congos Virunga National Park, classified a World Heritage...
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PPG Industries agrees to buy Masterwork distributor
2014-06-11 12:23:21| Chemicals - Topix.net
"PPG continues to strengthen its company-owned stores network with the acquisition of Masterwork in PPG's headquarters market of Pittsburgh," said Scott Sinetar , PPG vice president, architectural coatings, North America.
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Sanger Mayor Joshua Mitchell agrees to $7k fine for election law violations
2014-06-11 03:03:50| Paper - Topix.net
Sanger Mayor Joshua Mitchell has agreed to pay a $7,000 fine to the state's political watchdog organization for election law violations related to his successful 2012 mayoral campaign.
Soco agrees suspend oil exploration in Congo protected park
2014-06-11 02:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: British oil company Soco International has agreed not to explore in Democratic Republic of Congos Virunga National Park unless its government and UNESCO agree it would not threaten the areas world heritage status. Soco has been at loggerheads with conservation campaigner WWF for months over its activities in Virunga, Africas oldest and most bio-diverse national park. WWF filed a complaint about Socos activities in October to the British National Contact Point for the Organisation for Economic...
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US agrees to BP drone flights
2014-06-10 17:12:09| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The US Federal Aviation Authority grants its first commercial drone licence over US land to oil giant BP and drone firm AeroVironment to conduct aerial surveys of pipelines.
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