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Gov Jerry Brown, lawmakers to announce emergency drought bill
2015-03-19 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: As California braces for a fourth consecutive year of drought, Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders on Thursday will unveil a $1-billion relief plan, two sources told The Times late Wednesday. This will mark the second consecutive year in which the Legislature has had to act on emergency drought relief. In 2014, Brown signed a $687.4-million drought package, which offered aid to communities facing acute water shortages and food and housing assistance to those harmed by the drought. Brown,...
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GMO imperialism: Bill Gates and biotech industry are forcing...
2015-03-18 07:03:41| Biotech - Topix.net
A number of American corporations and foundations are spearheading efforts to spread genetically modified organisms to the African continent, including agri-giant Monsanto and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, according to a just-released report. "The U.S., the world's top producer of GM crops, is seeking new markets for American GM crops in Africa," said Haidee Swanby of the African Center for Biosafety, which authored the report commissioned by Friends of the Earth International.
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E-cig packaging, warning-label bill introduced in North Carolina
2015-03-18 06:00:00| Label and Narrow Web Breaking News
The law would ban in the state the sale of any e-liquid product without child-proof packaging and warning labels.
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Architects Oppose Senate Energy-Efficiency Bill
2015-03-17 22:34:57| ENR.com: Headline News
Measure would repeal 2007 requirement to phase out fossil fuels in new federal buildings and renovations.
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Whatever happened to ... Chesapeake Mayor Bill Ward?
2015-03-16 03:57:56| Paper - Topix.net
Chesapeake Mayor Bill Ward, middle, talks to Herbert Mackey, left, a Ward family friend, about Jeff Brown, right, who was a consultant to Ward during his campaign. Ever wonder what happened after the spotlight shifted from an issue or local newsmaker? If there's a subject you'd like us to revisit in our series, which runs every other week, pass it along to whateverhappenedto@pilotonline.com.
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