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Big firms 'must condemn GamerGate'

2014-10-30 00:59:47| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Games publishers must "stand-up and condemn" the movement referred to as "GamerGate", says a developer forced to leave her home due to threats.

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Big US soft-drink firms pledge to cut calorie count and container sizes over the next decade

2014-09-24 23:51:01| Beverages - Topix.net

In an ambitious pledge, the US soft-drinks industry is committing to cut Americans' calorie intake from beverages by 20 per cent over the coming decade, with smaller cans and bottles a key part of the strategy. As part of the agreement reached by the American Beverage Association and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Dr Pepper Snapple Group will promote smaller portions as well as zero- and low-calorie offerings, and they will provide calorie counts on vending machines and soda fountains.

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Big firms agree to cut use of coolants that add to global warming

2014-09-16 21:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

LA Times: A week before world leaders will discuss how to slow the increase of dangerous gases in the atmosphere, the Obama administration announced that it has reached agreements with a range of major companies to voluntarily phase out a class of chemicals, used in refrigerators and air conditioners, and seen as contributors to global warming. The chemicals, called hydrofluorocarbons or HFCs, became the popular alternative to the refrigerant, Freon, banned in the 1990s as a danger to the planet`s ozone...

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