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S.F. protest urges action on climate change
2013-02-17 16:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: -Environmentalists are protesting in San Francisco as they urge President Barack Obama to take action on climate change and reject a pipeline that would carry oil from Canada to Texas. Organizers say the members of 65 San Francisco Bay area groups including the Sierra Club, Greenpeace and 350.org are taking part in the rally, which coincides with a demonstration in Washington, D.C. Demonstrators are holding the protest outside of a U.S. Department of State office, where they demanding the State...
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Brazil sugar cane industry urges capacity investment
2013-02-14 07:30:47| Sugar Industry News
New investment in sugar cane milling capacity is urgently needed to match the expected significant rise in output, industry representatives have said.
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Lew urges US to avoid spending cuts
2013-02-13 17:45:22| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The expected next US Treasury Secretary, Jack Lew, urges the country's politicians not to allow automatic spending cuts to take effect at the end of the month.
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Canadian Chamber of Commerce Urges B.C. to Embrace 'Historic' Oil Sands Opportunity
2013-02-12 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Windsor Star: The Canadian Chamber of Commerce will call Tuesday for the B.C. government to look out for the "national interest" and seize an "historic opportunity" to help open up Asian markets to Alberta's vast oilsands riches. The chamber listed B.C.'s reluctance to embrace pipelines as one of the top barriers in its annual top-10 list of challenges that must be overcome to make the Canadian economy competitive. Chamber chief executive Perrin Beatty said safety and environmental concerns must be addressed...
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US: NRF urges labour and management to keep Californian ports open
2013-02-11 12:03:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The National Retail Federation has urged labour and management to keep the ports open in Los Angeles and Long Beach following the rejection of a labour contract.
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