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Agriculture groups call on Congress to support TPP
2016-04-18 17:26:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. A group of 225 agricultural organizations and companies are expressing their strong support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement and calling on Congress to pass TPP this year, allowing U.S. agriculture to be more competitive in the rapidly growing Asia-Pacific market. read more
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Members of Congress call investigation of Shell over climate change
2016-02-19 00:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: A Southern California congressman and two other representatives are calling for an investigation of Shell Oil over whether it deceived the public on climate change at the same time it was preparing its business operations for rising sea levels. In a Feb. 17 letter to U.S. Atty. Gen. Loretta Lynch, the three members of Congress said growing evidence suggests there may have been "a conspiracy between Shell, Exxon Mobil and potentially other companies in the fossil fuel industry." U.S. Rep. Ted...
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Travel groups call on Congress to review state of airline competition
2016-02-07 17:27:21| Airlines - Topix.net
The last time Congress convened a panel to look into competition and antitrust issues in the airline industry, carriers TWA, Northwest Airlines and America West were still operating. That was more than 20 years ago, and a coalition of travel organizations thinks it's about time for another review, especially because mergers and bankruptcies have put control of more than 70% of domestic travel in the U.S. in the hands of four major carriers.
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Pope Francis Words to Congress: A Rallying Call for Climate Action
2015-09-24 20:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: I find it really interesting how news stories and social media reporting on Pope Francis visit to the U.S. have responded to his taking a strong stand on climate change. So often, people seem to feel the need to categorize and label one another--by their religion, political stance, gender or profession--as if that should immediately determine the relationship of those people with the natural world. Surely, we all have many elements of our identities? Does being a mom mean I cant be an activist?...
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PaintIstanbul/Turkcoat Congress Issues Call for Papers
2015-07-02 07:00:00| Coatings World Breaking News
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