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Prosecutors take issue with Brazil's new forestry code
2013-01-26 04:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Brazil's new forestry code -- approved last year at the urging of the powerful agrobusiness sector -- faced a constitutional challenge Tuesday from federal prosecutors afraid it threatens the Amazon rainforest. The prosecutors filed three actions against the legislation before the Supreme Court, demanding it be partially suspended on grounds it "reduces and abolishes areas previously viewed as protected," a statement from their office said. They also challenged the amnesty granted to those...
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Solar power cheaper than coal: one company says its cracked the code
2013-01-25 19:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Over time I`ve grown more and more suspicious of stories about breakthrough technologies. I always think back to those heady days of EEStor, the guys who were going to make a battery that would revolutionize grid storage and electric cars alike. "EEStor CEO says game-changing energy storage device coming by 2010! As you may have noticed, 2010 came and went and the game remains unchanged. All of which is to say, regarding the post to follow: caveat lector. Still, this looks very, very cool....
Apple admits litany of violations to green supply chain code of conduct
2013-01-25 11:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Almost 150 of Apple's suppliers failed to properly store or handle potentially hazardous chemicals, including one that was found to have been intentionally dumping waste cutting oil in a "rest room receptacle". That is just one of the stark revelations from the electronics giant's Supplier Responsibility Progress Report, which has won plaudits for the company's commitment to transparency, at the same time as raising serious questions about environmental and labour practices across its supply chain....
Planning and Sustainability Commission Makes Recommendation to City Council: Adopt Historic Resources Code Amendment Package
2013-01-23 20:21:56| PortlandOnline
Making it easier for homeowners to make minor home improvements in the Citys historic and conservation districts.
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Historic Resources Code Improvement Project: Memo with Amendments to Proposed Draft (1/22/13)
2013-01-22 22:42:44| PortlandOnline
Staff is recommending seven amendments to the January 7th Proposed Draft. PDF Document, 169kbCategory: Documents
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