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MEP Calls for Complete Country-of-Origin Labelling for Pork, Chicken
2014-02-03 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EU - A UK Member of the European Parliament (MEP) has demanded that all meat should have full country of origin labelling, adding pork and chicken to the existing coverage for beef.
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California governor calls for water conservation as drought continues
2014-01-30 21:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Governor Jerry Brown provided some very practical guidance for Californians amid a deepening drought: take shorter showers, turn off the water while brushing teeth, and "don't flush more than you need to." "Make no mistake, this drought is a big wakeup call," Brown said Thursday in downtown Los Angeles before meeting with local water district officials. "Hopefully it's going to rain. If it doesn't, we're going to have to act in a very strenuous way in every part of the state to get through." ...
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Union Calls on Congress to Pass 2014 Farm Bill This Week
2014-01-29 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson, under direction from the NFU Board of Directors, sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Speaker of the House John Boehner calling for the 2014 Farm Bill to be called up and voted on this week.
World Bank Head Calls for Carbon Pricing to Rescue Climate
2014-01-28 01:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: At the World Economic Forum in Davos, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim called for a price on carbon, requiring companies to disclose their climate risk exposure, and greater investment in green bonds in the fight against climate change. The forum, which wrapped up on Sunday, starts off a busy year for climate action as leaders in government, business, and finance aim for an international climate agreement in 2015. "Now is the time to act for future generations before it is too late," the banker...
World Bank head calls for fossil fuel divestment to combat climate change
2014-01-28 01:00:00| Power Technology
World Bank president Jim Yong Kim has urged governments and business to consider bringing new policy reforms to withdraw funding from oil, gas and coal companies as well as fix a price on carbon to combat climate change.
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