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NAM Claims Open Internet will stifle manufacturing innovation.
2015-03-05 14:31:12| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
According to National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Senior Vice President of Policy and Government Relations Aric Newhouse, U.S. Federal Communications Commission's dedication to an open Internet threatens to "[stifle future investment in the communications infrastructure that has helped fuel manufacturing innovation." Newhouse, citing impositions of "80-year-old regulatory scheme," told regulators "to step aside and let the innovators lead" regarding manufacturing and the Internet.
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Nassau legislative rules stifle debate, good-government advocates say
2015-02-08 00:26:40| Jewelry - Topix.net
Chants of "Vote! Vote!" echoed loudly inside Nassau County's legislative chambers in Mineola, drowning out Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves' repeated efforts to be heard. Hundreds of residents opposed to a planned gambling parlor had come to the legislature late last month wanting to see action on a bill to oust members of the Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. board, which was then... Chants of "Vote! Vote!" echoed loudly inside Nassau County's legislative chambers in Mineola, drowning out Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves' repeated efforts to be heard.
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Big Food tripled spending this year to stifle growing GMO labeling movement
2014-09-09 10:24:20| Beverages - Topix.net
It is something that, as an American and a consumer, ought to outrage you: Big Food companies spending tens of millions of dollars just to keep information from you -- to prevent you from knowing all that there is to know about a substance, or substances, that could be harming your health, as well as the overall health of the American agricultural industry. As Reuters reported recently, Big Food, which opposes mandatory labeling of anything manufactured with genetically modified organisms, spent nearly three times what they spent in all of last year in the first six months of this year to keep GMO-labeling laws from becoming reality .
COMMENT: Government giveaways stifle garment industry growth
2014-08-11 11:40:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Governments have a vital role to play in supporting the modern industrial economy, but in many garment-exporting countries this positive support is both lacking and counter-productive. Based on his work in the Dominican Republic, David Birnbaum suggests government giveaways make change even more difficult.
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UK's Cameron to EU: Don't stifle fracking with new laws
2013-12-17 14:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: British Prime Minister David Cameron has warned the European Commission not to propose European Union-wide legislation to regulate the nascent fracking industry, saying such a move could create uncertainty and stifle investment. The rising cost of energy bills is a big issue ahead of a 2015 election and Cameron is keen to tap Britain's large resources of shale gas to shore up the country's energy security as its North Sea oil reserves decline. In January, the European Commission, the EU executive,...