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After the VW scandal, how can we trust business act on climate change?
2015-10-13 14:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: It wont show up in any biodiversity assessment, or make it into a State Of The World report. But alongside tuna stocks, tropical rainforests, and the white rhino, there is another finite resource being ruthlessly squandered through unsustainable practices. Trust the invisible but crucial glue that holds communities together and social contracts in place is a precious commodity. And every time a corporation poisons our atmosphere (with this years villainous cameo coming courtesy of the car...
US Court says EPA failed under Clean Water Act over its ballast water permit
2015-10-08 01:00:00| Ship Technology
In a lawsuit filed by US-based conservation groups, the US Court of Appeals Second Circuit has ruled against US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the agency's ballast water permit.
A Case to Watch: Highway Contractor Appeals $663M False Claims Act Judgment
2015-10-07 12:44:43| Railroads - Topix.net
On August 31, 2015, highway contractors Trinity Industries, Inc. and Trinity Highway Products, LLC appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit a $663,360,750 final judgment entered against them under the federal False Claims Act . At the conclusion of a six-day trial that commenced on October 13, 2014, the jury rendered a unanimous verdict, finding Trinity "knowingly made, used, or caused to be made or used, a false record of statement material to a false or fraudulent claim" in violation of the FCA.
Canadian cities: Step up and act on climate change
2015-10-07 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: Michael Bloomberg is a former three-term mayor of New York and the UN Secretary-Generals Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change. Gregor Robertson is mayor of Vancouver. ----------------------------- As the largest country in the Western Hemisphere, Canada has a special role to play in tackling the threat of global climate change. Canadian cities, which are on the front lines of this battle, must help lead the way. In recent years, destructive floods have caused billions of dollars in damage...
Pork Producers Applaud Mandatory Price Reporting Act Reauthorisation
2015-10-07 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The National Pork Producers Council is applauding the reauthorisation of the US Livestock Mandatory Price Reporting Act, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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