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Cummins possibly used African conflict materials
2015-05-31 03:05:39| Automakers - Topix.net
Cummins Inc. said it's possible that certain minerals that finance conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country could have been received from suppliers and used in its products. The company filed a conflict minerals report Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission that details its analysis of where minerals received from suppliers originated, and steps Cummins is taking to improve its conflict minerals program.
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China investment in Latin America taking toll on the environment, setting stage for conflict
2015-05-18 23:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: China has been investing heavily in Latin Americas natural resources and crude oil. Recently, the country even pledged to invest $250 billion over the next decade to strengthen its presence in the region, and compete with the U.S. But this increasing Chinese trade and investment in Latin America is also increasing environmental and social conflict, finds a new report published by Boston University. The press is full of stories about what Chinas rise to the worlds largest economy means for...
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05.15.15 -- Is The GRAS System Conflict Free?
2015-05-14 09:20:16| foodingredientsonline Home Page
05/15/15Food Ingredients Online Newsletter
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Is The GRAS System Conflict Free?
2015-05-11 17:30:03| foodingredientsonline Home Page
In order for an additive to become generally recognized as safe, it may not have to undergo chemical testing. However, once on the GRAS list, safety never has to be addressed. Critics say that this system is rife with bias.
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Peak oil, climate change and pipeline geopolitics driving Syria conflict
2015-05-09 05:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The civil war in Syria has been devastating, generating a death toll fast approaching 100,000, while uprooting millions of civilians from their homes. But as the US and Russia signed an unprecedented accord on Wednesday in search of a political solution to an increasingly intractable conflict, its underlying causes in a fatal convergence of energy, climate and economic factors remain little understood. The UN high commissioner for human rights has offered a conservative under-estimate of the death...
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