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United Kingdom: Fracking firms should offer sweeteners to locals, say MPs
2013-04-26 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Shale gas fracking companies should be made to offer incentives, such as cash payments or rebates on energy bills, to people living near their sites, according to an influential committee of MPs. But the demand for sweeteners to help overcome opposition to fracking came as one of the world's leading insurance groups warned that those drilling in shale areas, deep waters or the Arctic risked "company-killing" reputational and environmental damage. The energy and climate change committee says...
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Locals need more legal rights in big African land deals - report
2013-04-22 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AlertNet: Can legal reforms help affected communities have a bigger say about African land deals? As negative impacts of large commercial land acquisitions are exposed, people who feel wronged by them are becoming more engaged and searching for ways to take action, research shows. Ensuring they have, and know about, legal rights could help, experts say. Large-scale land deals in can offer benefits, such as job opportunities, market access and infrastructure improvements, supporters say. But critics note...
Fergus plant closure is dire news, locals say
2013-04-05 10:40:14| Electronics - Topix.net
New stores are opening, new commercial and residential development is in progress.
Largest Liberian palm oil project is failing locals: study
2013-03-22 19:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Liberia's largest palm oil company, Golden Veroleum, needs to review its social and environmental policies after its workers damaged graves, cleared existing crops and polluted creeks, according to an independent study it commissioned. The findings from The Forest Trust (TFT), a non-profit environmental consultancy, follow complaints from activists that the Singapore-controlled firm is violating commitments it made as a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), a global certification...
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Whole Journeys' Kathy Dragon on Food, Locals, and Playing it Small
2013-02-28 15:42:52| Grocery - Topix.net
Last fall, Whole Foods Markets announced the launch of its guided travel program, Whole Journeys , which takes travelers around the world to experience unique cuisine at the hyper-local level.
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