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Michael Kors CEO Idol buys pricey Palm Beach condos
2015-06-15 15:08:31| Apparel - Topix.net
Michael Kors Holdings Chairman and CEO John D. Idol bought a pair of condos in wealthy Palm Beach for $7.4 million. Kaymar Pahlavi, a descendant of the former Shah of Iran, sold units of 3,299 square feet and 190 square feet in the Biltmore tower to Idol.
Rain appaently causing accidents, power outages, palm tree fire
2015-06-15 02:50:39| Semiconductors - Topix.net
Thunderstorms are apparently causing scattered power outages and motor vehicle accidents across the Las Vegas Valley. An estimated 1,724 customers were without power as of 4 p.m. according to the NV Energy website.
Rain appaently causing accidents, power outages, palm tree fire
2015-06-15 02:20:57| Electronics - Topix.net
Thunderstorms are apparently causing scattered power outages and motor vehicle accidents across the Las Vegas Valley. An estimated 1,724 customers were without power as of 4 p.m. according to the NV Energy website.
Victory as palm oil company vows to stop felling rainforest
2015-06-13 23:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: A major palm oil company blamed for cutting down swathes of the rainforest has said it will stop clear-felling trees, in a move hailed by campaigners as a major breakthrough. Astra Agro Lestari (AAL), a subsidiary of the multinational conglomerate Jardine Matheson, announced a moratorium less than a month after The Independent on Sunday highlighted a campaign by pressure groups to make guests of the luxury Mandarin Hotel chain another Jardine Matheson firm aware of deforestation by AAL in...
Indonesia: Palm oil giant announces deforestation freeze amid NGO campaign
2015-06-12 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Palm oil giant Astra Agro Lestari has announced an immediate moratorium on land clearing, less than a month after the launch of an environmental campaign targeting one of its sister companies, the Mandarin Oriental hotel chain. The prohibition applies to Astra Agro's own plantations as well as to those of its suppliers, according to a statement posted yesterday to the company's website. Astra Agro characterized the freeze as a "major step" toward bringing its operations into line with the standards...
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