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Sustainable sourcing - Are shorter supply chains key to sustainability?
2016-07-05 16:42:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Finding environmentally-friendly fabrics and ethical manufacturers can be an overwhelming challenge for clothing companies entering the sustainable product market for the first time.
George Weston posts $138-million profit for Q4; feels impact of shorter quarter
2016-03-03 15:52:59| Grocery - Topix.net
George Weston Ltd. earned $138 million in the fourth quarter, or $1.08 per share - down from a year ago because of an extra week in its 2014 financial year. The parent company of Loblaw and Weston Foods says the profit slipped from $151 million or $1.18 per share in the fourth quarter of 2014.
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Safety tips for Halloween weekend and shorter autumn days
2015-10-30 19:06:34| PortlandOnline
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It's far worse than it sounds: Climate change making our winters shorter
2015-10-17 21:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salon: If winter comes springs going to be closer-than-usual behind. New research shows that as a result of rising temperatures caused by global climate change, the first leaves and buds of spring will begin arriving at least three weeks ahead of time in the United States. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison examined the variations and trends in the onset of spring across the Northern Hemispheres temperate regions and calculated that the onset of spring plant growth will shift by a...
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There's little incentive for L.A. renters to take shorter showers
2015-07-28 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: When Emi Nakagawa rented a studio apartment in San Gabriel, she didn't think twice before jumping into the shower. "There was no incentive" not to, she said, because Nakagawa, like the millions of Southern Californians who rent apartments, didn't directly pay for her water and never knew how much she used. In the fourth year of drought, Californians are under orders to reduce their water consumption by 25%, but a new study suggests that apartment dwellers may not be doing their share. About...
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