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Can a 'soda tax' really curb consumption?
2015-04-03 09:12:30| Beverages - Topix.net
What do you have to drink in your refrigerator? I've got kids in grade school, and our fridge always holds their favorite: Juice boxes filled with 100% apple juice. I felt pretty good about that "100%" until I looked at the label.
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The Ag Supply Chain Working to Curb Deforestation
2015-04-02 08:24:40| Agriculture - Topix.net
While I was yanking your chain on Wednesday, the New York Times reported that Archer Daniels Midland is rolling out a proposal to "assess the impact of its supply chains on forests and other areas that have high conservation value. It will formally announce details of its policy at its annual meeting on May 7," the Times wrote.
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How can we curb 'fat cat' bosses' pay?
2015-03-31 01:21:02| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Can excessive salaries be curbed?
Flat CO2 Emissions Not Enough to Curb Climate Change, Experts Say
2015-03-19 14:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: Global emissions of carbon dioxide -- one of the leading causes of global warming -- stalled in 2014, marking the first time in 40 years that there was no climb in CO2 emissions during a time of economic growth. The results suggest that efforts to reduce emissions may be on the upswing, but experts say the situation is not so simple. In fact, some scientists say that the findings, announced last week by the International Energy Agency (IEA), represents only one data point and that the overall...
New global disaster plan sets targets to curb risk, losses
2015-03-18 19:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Governments set targets to substantially reduce deaths and economic losses from disasters at a U.N. conference in Japan on Wednesday, but critics were disappointed by the lack of a firm goal to ramp up financial support for poor countries. The non-binding agreement adopted after a marathon negotiating session, includes seven targets to measure progress on protecting people and assets that experts described as a leap forward. The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, a 15-year plan,...
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