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EU Parliament committee passes revised emissions trading scheme fix
2013-06-20 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
United Press International: A European Parliament committee this week threw a lifeline to the beleaguered EU emissions trading system, passing a revised measure to "backload" allowances. The EP's Environment Committee Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that makes changes in to a proposed fix for ETS that was rejected by the 754-member plenary body in April. The revised proposal contains compromises meant to make the plan to manipulate the struggling open market for the allowances more acceptable to EP members who...
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ASTM International Wood Committee Presents Markwardt Award to Philip Line
2013-06-20 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Philip Line received L.J. Markwardt Award from ASTM International Committee D07 on Wood in recognition of his extensive contributions to standards activities within Committee D07, particularly those related to development of standards for engineering use of wood and wood-based materials in building construction. ASTM member since 1995, Line works on multiple D07 subcommittees and chairs section on reliability-based design. He is also member of Committees D20, E06, E60, and G01. This story is related to the following:Trade Associations
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European parliament committee backs ban on planet-warming F-gases
2013-06-19 19:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The European Parliament's Environment Committee backed a sweeping ban on the use in fridges and air conditioners of fluorinated gases - greenhouse gases that are many thousands of times more damaging than carbon dioxide. The plan, which would have to be approved by a plenary session of the parliament and by EU countries before becoming law, goes much further than a proposal from the executive European Commission. It seeks a gradual phase-out and ban in new equipment by 2020, and to levy a charge...
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Dr. Borjen Yeh Receives ASTM International Award of Merit from Wood Committee
2013-06-19 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Borjen (B.J.) Yeh, Ph.D., received Award of Merit and accompanying title of fellow for his contributions to development of international standards for ASTM International Committee D07 on Wood. ASTM International members since 1990, Yeh works on multiple D07 subcommittees and is chairman of D07.02 on Lumber and Engineered Wood Products. He is also member of several other ASTM committees and, outside ASTM, is member of several other organizations/associations. This story is related to the following:Trade Associations
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NFU Urges Ag Committee Leadership to Continue Defending PLC
2013-06-19 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson sent a letter to US House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture Chairman Frank Lucas and Ranking Member Collin Peterson praising the existing Price Loss Coverage (PLC) provisions in the committee’s version of the 2013 Farm Bill.
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