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Washington state initiative to label GMO foods failing after influx of out-of-state money
2013-11-06 19:45:17| Agriculture - Topix.net
The campaign over Initiative 522 has been one of the costliest initiative fights in state history, drawing millions of dollars from out of state.
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GMO food labeling initiative failing in early returns
2013-11-06 08:04:57| Beverages - Topix.net
A Washington state ballot measure requiring mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods is failing in early returns .
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Why is Europe failing to take the energy-water connection seriously?
2013-11-04 13:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Concerns are intensifying in the US about the troubling interdependence of the economy's water and energy needs. In particular, the vast quantities of water (about 40% of national water withdrawals) needed for cooling US power plants are making headlines, and proposals to build thirsty new generation plants in drought-stricken states like Texas are under heavy scrutiny. Hydropower is also under strain from climate change, as more and more "one in a hundred years" droughts are reducing rivers to a...
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Op-Ed: Walmart is Failing to Honor its Commitment to Roll Back Greenhouse HFC Gases
2013-11-03 19:36:29| Beverages - Topix.net
Muhtar Kent, the CEO of Coca-Cola, is said to have telephoned Mike Duke, the CEO of Walmart, on Thanksgiving Day 2010 to ask him to sign the Consumer Goods Forum's resolution, which asks companies to begin phasing down hydrofluorocarbons by 2015.
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Pension funds that ignore climate change are failing to protect savers
2013-10-29 08:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Despite signs that the economy is beginning to recover from the biggest financial collapse in living memory, the investment outlook remains challenging. In this environment, as the difficulties of maintaining short-term returns dominate discussions about investment strategy, climate change may seem to many a less than pressing issue. Yet it represents a significant financial risk with enormous implications for the retirement outcomes of today's savers. While understandably preoccupied with the...
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