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U.N. Finds Little Appreciation for Human Rights among U.S. Businesses
2013-05-04 02:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: A United Nations expert group is warning that too many gaps remain in implementing new safeguards among businesses based in the United States, both in terms of their domestic and international operations, to ensure the protection of human rights of workers and communities affected by those operations. Two members of the U.N. Working Group on Business and Human Rights wrapped up a 10-day fact-finding mission to the United States this week, at the end of which they released initial observations....
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Report Finds That Local Search Via Mobile Devices and Tablets More than Quadruples in 2012
2013-05-03 19:35:52| Location-Based Services (LBS) Zone
Growth Signals Need for Local Businesses to Re-Evaluate Mobile Advertising Strategies - Mobile Searchers Prefer Apps; Internet Yellow Pages App Users Highly Valuable to Businesses
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Spread of Hydrofracking Could Strain Water Resources in West, Study Finds
2013-05-01 23:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The rapid expansion of hydraulic fracturing to retrieve once-inaccessible reservoirs of oil and gas could put pressure on already-stressed water resources from the suburbs of Fort Worth to western Colorado, according to a new report from a nonprofit group that advises investors about companies environmental risks. Given projected sharp increases in the production of oil and gas by the technique commonly known as fracking, the report from the group Ceres said, and the intense nature of local...
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Industry Veteran Kimberly Spain Now Finds Herself Mentoring Others
2013-05-01 22:28:17| ENR.com: Headline News
The Haskell assistant superintendent considers herself a 'life-long learner.'
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Smartphone safety lagging, Consumer Reports finds
2013-05-01 17:26:40| CNET News.com
The magazine releases its annual "State of the Net" report, and some findings offer a rude awakening for smartphone users. [Read more]
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