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Rana Plaza two years on: Change and challenges
2015-04-24 14:05:45| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Two years ago today (24 April), one of the world's worst industrial disasters took place when the Rana Plaza factory complex in Bangladesh collapsed, killing 1,134 garment workers and injuring 2,378 more. The tragedy was undoubtedly a catalyst for change in the way the apparel industry looks at its responsibility towards the entire supply chain, but new concerns and frustrations are now coming to the fore.
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From BPS Director Susan Anderson: Portland takes action on climate change; new video features the business case for climate action now
2015-04-24 08:39:17| PortlandOnline
BPS E-News, Issue 41, April 2015
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Is Google About to Change the U.S. Wireless Industry?
2015-04-23 17:23:36| Wireless - Topix.net
Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world. Google has announced its entry into wireless service with "Project Fi," offering basic talk and text service for $20 per month.
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Climate Change is Coming for U.S. Energy Infrastructure
2015-04-22 17:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Climate change will be a major factor in the future of power lines, natural gas pipelines, fuel depots and rail tanker cars, according to the Department of Energy's first installment of its Quadrennial Energy Review (QER), released yesterday. The 348-page document, stemming from the Obama administration's Climate Action Plan, focused on how hydrocarbons and electrons get from point A to point B, mapping out the current state of affairs and recommending pathways to ensure that energy reliably gets...
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Obama visits Everglades to talk about climate change - goad Republicans to do likewise
2015-04-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: President Obama will visit an ecologically sensitive national park on Wednesday in a politically sensitive state. Obamas Earth Day trip to the Florida Everglades will be accompanied by historical dedications -- the Miami home of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, who famously called the Everglades a river of grass -- and much talk of the value of national parks -- a new National Parks Service report documents their value to the economy. But the political context is unmistakable: Obamas climate change-focused...
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