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USGBC and C40 Release Landmark Green Building City Market Briefs
2015-04-03 07:00:00| Coatings World Breaking News
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National Briefs: Protesters target Ind. religion law
2015-03-29 09:23:36| IT Services - Topix.net
Thousands of people marched in Indiana's largest city Saturday to protest a state law that supporters contend promotes religious freedom but detractors see as a covert move to support discrimination against gay people. Waving signs reading "No hate in our state" and carrying rainbow flags, a crowd of at least 2,000 people, including Democratic elected officials, rallied the same day that business-rating website Angie's List put on hold its plans to expand its Indianapolis operation, citing the new law.
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National Briefs: Exxon Mobil settles with New Jersey
2015-03-01 00:46:42| Chemicals - Topix.net
A long-fought legal battle to recover $8.9 billion in damages from Exxon Mobil Corp. for the contamination and loss of use of more than 1,500 acres of wetlands, marshes, meadows and waters in northern New Jersey has been quietly settled by the state for around $250 million. Stakes were high, given the enormous cost experts placed on restoring and replacing the resources damaged by decades of oil refining and other petrochemical operations, as well as of the public's loss of use of the land.
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Berkeley briefs: Montreal inspired by Berkeley soda tax; New Year's...
2014-12-25 04:38:53| Beverages - Topix.net
When Berkeley became the first city in the nation in November to impose a soda tax, boosters predicted it would spawn copycat tax drives throughout the U.S. But detractors, led by the American Beverage Association, said quirky Berkeley is too far outside the mainstream to set a national trend. Who's right? A partial answer appeared to be bubbling up, not from a U.S. city, but north of the border, where a Montreal City councilman announced he would introduce a proposal Dec. 15 to tax boissons gazeuses sucrees to combat diabetes and obesity.
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Business briefs: Jimmy Choo to list shares on LSE in October
2014-09-24 15:10:17| Footwear - Topix.net
Luxury shoemaker Jimmy Choo has announced its intention to float its shares in London next month as part of an expansion drive, particularly in China. The designer label said Tuesday it plans to list at least a quarter of its shares on the London Stock Exchange in October.
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