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How Europes climate policies led more trees being cut down in the US
2015-06-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: For the sake of a greener Europe, thousands of American trees are falling each month in the forests outside this cotton-country town. Every morning, logging crews go to work in densely wooded bottomlands along the Roanoke River, clearing out every tree and shrub down to the bare dirt. Each day, dozens of trucks haul freshly cut oaks and poplars to a nearby factory where the wood is converted into small pellets, to be used as fuel in European power plants. Soaring demand for this woody fuel...
Realtors Advocate For Homeowners, Real Estate Policies
2015-05-30 21:19:01| Real Estate - Topix.net
Members of the Cherokee Association of REALTORS last week attended the 2015 RealtorA Legislative Meetings and Trade Expo in Washington, D.C. Realtors and leaders from the Cherokee Association of REALTORS joined nearly 8,500 other guests from across the country to attend the 2015 RealtorA Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo. While in the nation's capital, local participants last week met with U.S. Reps Barry Loudermilk of Cassville and Tom Price of Roswell, Senator Johnny Isakson and their staff members at Capitol Hill "to ensure qualified buyers and investors in Cherokee communities have access to safe and affordable mortgage financing and protect and advance real estate-related policies," the group said in its press release.
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1. Automakers asked by House panel about cybersecurity policies
2015-05-29 09:40:46| Wireless - Topix.net
U.S. lawmakers want to know how the auto industry plans to tackle cybersecurity threats as new vehicles become increasingly connected to the Internet. A bipartisan group of leaders from the U.S. House of Representatives' Energy and Commerce committee sent letters to the top executives of 17 automakers in the U.S. and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration with questions seeking information about how cybersecurity issues are handled at each company and how potential vulnerabilities are evaluated, among other things.
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Broad-based policies essential for garment industry
2015-05-19 15:24:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Broad-based policies are essential to improve poor garment industry working conditions and promote a better balance between the economic and social benefits of global supply chains, a new report suggests.
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Chapter 5: SE Quadrant Vision, Goal, Policies and Actions
2015-05-18 23:20:36| PortlandOnline
PDF Document, 1,711kbCategory: Proposed Draft SE Quadrant Plan by Chapter
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