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Tutu urges US to shelve 'carbon bomb' Keystone
2014-03-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: South Africa's peace icon Desmond Tutu on Friday urged the United States to reject Canada's Keystone XL pipeline, saying the "carbon bomb" would upend the US role fighting climate change. The Nobel Prize-winning archbishop who fought apartheid led a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry urging him to reject the 1,179-mile (1,897-kilometer) pipeline, which would bring oil from the carbon-intense Alberta tar sands into the United States. "The verdict on whether to approve or reject the Keystone...
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IChemE Urges Employers in the UK to Reform Apprenticeships Program
2014-03-06 14:20:00| Chemical Processing
The Richard Review of Apprenticeships recommended fundamental changes.
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Coca Cola president urges AUB students to think global
2014-03-06 06:59:37| Beverages - Topix.net
BEIRUT: Good leadership requires the will to make a difference in the lives of the people you are serving, according to the president of Coca Cola International, Ahmet Bozer.
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A4A Urges Congress to Reject White House Air Travel Taxes Proposal
2014-03-05 05:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Airlines for America (A4A) opposes FY2015 White House budget proposal, which calls for $4.2 billion in higher and additional taxes on airlines and their customers. In addition to urging Members of Congress to say no to said proposal, A4A cited commercial aviation as key enabler of job growth and U.S. economic activity that could contribute at greater level if not impeded by excessive taxes and regulations. Tax burden on aviation and its customers has more than tripled since 1998. This story is related to the following:Trade Associations
For FY15 Budget AIA Urges Congress to Consider Security Threats
2014-03-04 05:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
In her statement regarding release of President's Budget Request for the Department of Defense, AIA's Marion C. Blakey cited Secretary Hagel's comment on choice between smaller but more technologically advanced military and retaining current size but not creating and deploying new capabilities. Blakey called allotted $154 billion "far less than what we need to maintain technological superiority" and noted that "these caps will force bad choices at a time of increasing global instability." This story is related to the following:Trade Associations
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