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Is ASE No Longer a 'Serial Polluter'?
2014-11-10 16:01:33| Semiconductors - Topix.net
The promise by Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc., the world's largest assembly and test company, to adhere to environmental protection standards is at odds with its recent history. The company's K7 plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, has resumed operations after the Kaohsiung District Court on October 20 this year imposed a fine of NT$3 million on ASE, and five company executives were put on probation for environmental violations.
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Australia Called 'Worst Polluter' World: Lack Climate Action Criticised
2014-09-26 01:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
International Business Times: The article said Australians "like to think themselves as green." Australia elected a party and prime minister in 2007 riding on a "pro-climate platform" with a pledge to sign the Kyoto Protocol and implement wide environmental reforms. The article criticised the Australian government for throwing this sentiment out the window seven years later. Reports have said that Brisbane is preparing to host the G20 summit in November. The article claims the Abbott government is planning to wield its power...
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'Sasol a major polluter'
2014-06-01 14:19:44| Chemicals - Topix.net
Energy and chemical producing company, Sasol emits far more greenhouse gases than any of the top 100 companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the Sunday Times reported.
NASA-Backed Study: Polluter Tyranny Destroying Civilization
2014-03-16 15:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Kos: A new study backed by NASA warns that, much like the Romans and Mayans before us, our elite power brokers may be driving us towards a cliff as the 1% vacuums up wealth and natural resources: The NASA-funded HANDY model offers a highly credible wake-up call to governments, corporations and business - and consumers - to recognise that 'business as usual' cannot be sustained, and that policy and structural changes are required immediately. Although the study is largely theoretical, a number of...
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Texas Remains Top Carbon Polluter Despite Declines
2013-10-24 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Greenhouse gas pollution decreased both nationwide and in Texas last year, but the Lone Star State still leads in carbon dioxide emissions, according to a federal report released Wednesday. Scientists assert that greenhouse gas pollution, most of which is from carbon dioxide emissions, contributes to global warming. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency`s findings, based on data from more than 8,000 facilities required to report their greenhouse gas emissions to the agency, show a 4.5 percent...
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