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'Wake-up call' sounded on stalled renewable energy initiatives
2013-04-18 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The push to produce more energy from renewable sources has stalled, and "the average unit of energy produced today is basically as dirty as it was 20 years ago,' according to Maria van der Hoeven, executive director of the International Energy Agency, a Paris-based intergovernmental organization that researches the energy sector and holds reserves of oil in case of supply disruptions. Van der Hoeven's statement pointed to the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by the world's power plants, the greatest...
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Whole Foods pushes forward on product-labeling initiatives
2013-04-17 17:31:34| Grocery - Topix.net
The natural foods grocer has rolled out a series of standards regarding animal welfare, seafood sustainability and genetically modified ingredients - to name a few - that is unprecedented in scope for a major food retailer.
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Significant Pork Industry Initiatives Launched at Victorian Pig Fair
2013-04-16 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
AUSTRALIA - This year’s Victorian Pig Fair will include the launch of two significant Australian pork industry projects – the "PigGas Pork Industry Greenhouse Gas Calculator" and the "Feeding Pregnant Sows in Groups Manual".
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AFRICA: Regional initiatives boost textiles and clothing
2013-04-12 17:34:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
New life has been breathed into Africa's textiles, clothing and footwear sectors through a number of regional initiatives to boost jobs and trade.
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Africans move against REDD initiatives in continent
2013-04-08 04:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Premium Times: REDD intiatives have been decried as a form of neo-colonialism. African participants at the World Social Forum in Tunisia have taken a historic decision to launch a No REDD in Africa Network and join the global movement against REDD. Participants from Nigeria, South Africa, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Mozambique, Tunisia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, and Tanzania participated in the launch of the network recently. REDD, an acronym for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation;...
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