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Georgia Conservatives Plan Boycott of Companies that Opposed Anti-Gay Bill
2014-03-04 20:47:42| Beverages - Topix.net
Conservative leaders in the state say they will ask their supporters to boycott some of Georgia's largest corporations because the firms opposed a senate bill that critics believed would have allowed businesses to deny service to gays and lesbians, or people having premarital ex.
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Livestock, Poultry and Meat Groups Opposed Farm Bill
2014-02-03 22:42:00| National Hog Farmer
COOL program causes stir amongst livestock groups Several major livestock, poultry and meat organizations opposed the final passage of the farm bill, due to the conference committee's failure to address Country-of-Origin Labeling. read more
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Boards in Virginia opposed creation of statewide district for struggling schools
2014-01-24 16:05:00| American School & University
100 school boards have expressed support for a lawsuit challenging the law that establishing the statewide system read more
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To Those Influencing Environmental Policy But Opposed to Nuclear Power
2013-11-03 06:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Four climate scientists, three of whom have published in peer-reviewed literature on energy issues (a sampler from Wigley, Hansen and Caldeira), are pressing the case for environmental groups to embrace the need for a new generation of nuclear power plants in a letter they distributed overnight to a variety of organizations and journalists. Amory Lovins, Joe Romm and Mark Jacobson would disagree, Id bet. I certainly know many other energy and climate analysts who would sign on in a heartbeat, including...
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Mexico's Proposed Tax On Soda, Junk Food Opposed By Billionaire Beverage And Food Barons
2013-10-29 06:44:40| Beverages - Topix.net
A controversial twin tax on sugary soft drinks and junk food under discussion in Mexico's legislative branch is likely to reduce volume sales for some of Mexico's top public companies.
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