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China imposes strict fuel economy standards on auto industry
2013-03-21 04:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China imposed long-debated stringent fuel economy standards on Wednesday, making life tougher for cash-strapped small domestic brands that are already struggling amid a slowdown of the world's biggest auto market. The rules, jointly issued by five government bodies including the National Development and Reform Commission, would cut passenger cars' average fuel consumption to 6.9 liters per 100 kilometers by 2015 and down further to 5.0 liters by 2020. "That's going to be tough for everyone,...
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VIDEO: UN imposes new N Korea sanctions
2013-03-08 00:38:54| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The United Nations Security Council imposes further sanctions on North Korea, after Pyongyang carries out its third nuclear test.
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EU imposes blanket tariff on U.S. bioethanol
2013-02-22 06:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The EU will place a duty on all U.S. bioethanol imports to the 27-nation bloc from Saturday, in a move that has prompted Washington to express "serious concerns" and that comes as both sides prepare to launch negotiations on a free-trade deal. The European Union will levy a 9.5 percent tariff on all bioethanol coming from the United States, the bloc's Official Journal said on Friday, concluding a 15-month investigation that argued U.S. bioethanol was being dumped, or sold below cost. Since...
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Sri Lanka Imposes Temporary Ban on Pork Imports
2013-02-19 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
SRI LANKA - The Department of Animal Production and Health has taken a decision to impose a temporary ban on the import of pork to Sri Lanka in view of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) presently spreading in the Ratnapura, Kegalle and Kurunegala areas.
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Indonesian province of East Kalimantan imposes moratorium on deforestation
2013-02-02 03:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The Indonesian province of East Kalimantan has imposed a one-year moratorium on new permits for logging, mining, and oil palm plantations, reports Reuters. "We have applied this moratorium policy for new permits on forestry, mining and plantation since several weeks ago and it will last for a year," East Kalimantan Governor Awang Faroek Ishak was quoted as saying. "We will stop issuing new permits for forestry, mining and plantation business. However, companies that [obtained] permits before...
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