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The meaning of 'organic' hazy for nonfood items

2014-10-21 11:33:20| Grocery - Topix.net

There's a strict set of standards for organic foods. But the rules are looser for household cleaners, textiles, cosmetics and the organic dry cleaners down the street.

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Beyond corn, the new frontier in ethanol is nonfood biofuel

2014-10-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Star Tribune: The first large ethanol plants to produce biofuel from nonfood sources like corn cobs are starting operations in the Midwest amid industry worries that they might also be the last -- at least in the United States. After a decade of research and development, ethanol maker Poet Inc. and its Dutch partner Royal DSM recently produced the first cellulosic ethanol at a $275 million plant next to a cornfield in this northern Iowa town. Two other companies are completing new cellulosic ethanol plants...

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M&S reports fall in non-food sales

2014-04-10 08:25:47| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Marks and Spencer reveals another quarter of falling sales in its general merchandise division, but says sales of clothing have risen.

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UK: Online non-food retail growth at five-year high

2014-02-11 16:05:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

Online sales of non-food goods were up 19.4% in January - the biggest increase since January 2009, according to British Retail Consortium (BRC) figures.

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