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Fishing campaigners urge MPs to vote for discards reform
2013-02-05 17:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Fishing campaigners from across Europe gathered in Strasbourg on Tuesday in a last-ditch attempt to persuade MEPs to ban the wasteful practice of throwing away edible fish at sea. A crucial vote in the European parliament on Wednesday morning will determine the future of "discards", by which fishermen throw fish back dead if they catch more than their quota, or catch species for which they have no quota. The practice, a consequence of the current common fisheries policy, results in the waste...
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Campaigners take legal action over EU biomass review
2013-01-31 12:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Environmental campaigners ClientEarth and BirdLife International are taking legal action against the European Commission over its failure to publish a review of greenhouse gas emissions from biomass. The groups have filed an application to the General Court in Luxembourg for the Commission to give access to the study, which could confirm doubts that biomass used for heat and power is free of emissions, ClientEarth told Reuters on Thursday. The Commission's review was initially expected to be...
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THAILAND: Free jailed editor, campaigners urge
2013-01-30 09:09:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Human rights groups are calling for the release of jailed Thai labour rights campaigner and magazine editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk.
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THAILAND: Campaigners urge release of jailed labour activist
2013-01-30 09:09:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Human rights groups are calling for the release of jailed Thai labour rights campaigner and magazine editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk.
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