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Dunkin' Donuts to adopt palm oil policy to address deforestation concerns
2013-03-07 21:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Doughnut and coffeehouse giant Dunkin' Donuts has agreed to source 100 percent of its palm oil under the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), though the company has yet to set a date for the move, reports the New York State Comptroller's office. The fast-food chain has been the target of environmental campaigners who have linked palm oil production to the destruction of tropical rainforests and other environmental ills in Malaysia and Indonesia. The move came after New York State Comptroller...
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Droughts raise water supply concerns in China
2013-03-07 14:36:22| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
China Daily: In Wang Lianying's backyard are four basins filled with water that she uses for laundry, one each for soaking, soaping, scrubbing and rinsing. "The water's good for four or five cycles, at least half a month," the 69-year-old housewife said. "Our ox has to drink the water we use for washing our feet. "But we won't even be able to afford to use any water this way if the rain doesn't come in the next few days," she said. For many villagers like Wang in Songming county, Yunnan province, conserving...
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Web-connected cars bring privacy concerns
2013-03-07 05:25:06| Wireless - Topix.net
Cars will soon be so linked into wireless networks they will be like giant rolling smartphones - with calling systems, streaming video, cameras and applications capable of harnessing the unprecedented trove of data vehicles will produce about themselves and the humans who drive them.
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UK: OFT reveals full concerns over AG Barr, Britvic merger
2013-03-06 12:21:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
The UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said evidence from AG Barr and Britvic was not "convincing" enough to satisfy competition concerns over their merger.
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Environmental Concerns Compel Use Of Gas Turbines For Power Generation In Asia-Pacific, Finds Frost & Sullivan
2013-03-04 04:34:07| pollutiononline News Articles
TheAsia-Pacificgas turbine market will sustain its growth momentum as concerns on global warming and greenhouse gas emissions force utilities and independent power producers to opt for environmentally friendly power generation technologies
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