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NFU Statement on Proposed Senate GMO Labeling Bill
2016-02-23 16:19:50| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 23, 2016 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (February 23, 2016) In response to legislation introduced last week by Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., to set up a federal GMO labeling system, National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson released the following statement: National Farmers Union (NFU) represents
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Australian senate to investigate BPs proposal to drill in Great Australian Bight
2016-02-23 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Australia's federal senate is to investigate BP's proposal to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight, off the southern coast, amid concerns that it may damage the marine environment.
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Senate to examine BP's plans to drill for oil in Great Australian Bight
2016-02-22 05:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A Senate inquiry will investigate BPs plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight and examine how a spill could be dealt with. The companys application to drill four exploratory wells was knocked back last year by National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority, but details of why were not made public. BP quickly vowed to reapply. The Wilderness Society South Australia director, Peter Owen, said BP should wait until after the inquiry had reported in May...
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West Virginia Senate advances two bills to aid gas drillers
2016-02-20 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Gazette Mail: The West Virginia Senate advanced two bills Thursday to ease restrictions on the oil and gas industry, potentially at the expense of landowners. One bill, which limits property owners ability to file lawsuits when their property has been devalued, has potentially much further reaching effects, although much of the discussion focused on oil and gas drilling. The bill (SB 508) gives businesses virtual immunity from private nuisance lawsuits so long as the business does not violate a law, regulation...
Brazils Senate could soon be voting against the countrys environmental safeguards
2016-02-16 21:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Tomorrow, Brazils Senate could be voting on a new measure which would speed up the process required to obtain environmental licenses for infrastructure projects. Dubbed as PLS 654/2015, the bill is moving urgently through the Senate, according to the Senate general secretary board. The project would grant the governments executive branch the power to indicate, by decree, which constructions are considered strategic for the sustainable development of the country, by offering them a so-called...
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