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West Coast Boasts Highest Average Tip Fees in the Nation
2016-03-08 07:29:00| Waste Age
Exclusive analysis completed by the Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF) shows that the Pacific region boasts the highest average tip fees in the country. read more
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Climate change: Kiribati turns artificial islands to save nation from Atlantis fate
2016-02-19 23:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Times: Kiribati is hoping to build artificial islands in a bid of saving the low-lying nation from rising sea levels that look set to turn it into a modern-day Atlantis. President Anote Tong said they are seeking help from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) engineers to work out how they could feasibly create artificial islands to protect the country from future climate change. Kiribati has been on the forefront of climate-change discussions for a number of years. Comprised of 33 atolls and reef islands,...
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125 Million Crying for Help Symbolize Worlds 11th Largest Nation
2016-02-18 08:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Ban Ki-moon maybe fighting a losing battle to resolve one of the biggest humanitarian problems facing the world body - even as he completes his last 10 months as UN Secretary-General. Currently, there are over 125 million people - a staggering figure by UN standards - in need of immediate humanitarian assistance worldwide. To put it in perspective, Ban points out, if all of the 125 million people comprise a new country, it will be the world's eleventh largest, next to Japan. "The numbers...
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Things to know about Navajo Nation, Urban Outfitters dispute
2016-02-03 01:59:57| Apparel - Topix.net
The Navajo Nation is suing Urban Outfitters months after the tribe sent a cease and desist letter to the ... . FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2011 photo, Pedestrians walks past Urban Outfitters in Tempe, Ariz.
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Things to know about Navajo Nation, Urban Outfitters dispute
2016-02-03 01:59:56| Apparel - Topix.net
The clothing chain will ask a federal judge in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Wednesday to limit how far back in time the tribe can go to seek money over the company's products, which included everything from necklaces, jackets and pants to a flask and underwear with the "Navajo" name. The tribe's lawsuit alleging trademark violations has been working its way through the courts for more than three years.
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