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Obama Defends Presence at Climate Change Talks While Syria War Rages
2015-12-01 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: President Obama said on Tuesday that the United States was obligated to undertake climate talks in the midst of a war in Syria because this one trend, climate change, affects all trends. Speaking at a news conference in Paris, where he was attending the climate talks, Mr. Obama said that much of the United States spending on the military and other matters would have to be devoted to dealing with rising sea levels and changing weather patterns if nothing was done to address those challenges. ...
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Orange denies Telecom Italia talks, assesses expansion
2015-12-01 08:47:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Orange has denied reports that it has been discussing a possible tie-up with Telecom Italia, but it has admitted hiring banks to carry out an assessment of the European telecoms sector. "Orange's financial and strategic management team is working with banks to finetune its view of the evolution of the telecoms sector in the context of a single market on a 5- to 10-year horizon," a spokesman told Reuters, adding that "as far as Orange is concerned, no target has been identified today and no discussion has been opened with Telecom Italia." The company was responding to a Bloomberg report in which unnamed sources indicated that the French operator was exploring a potential combination with Telecom Italia and had opted to focus on expansion rather than an internal restructure.
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Coca-Cola Workers Strike After Talks Fizzle Out
2015-12-01 03:11:11| Beverages - Topix.net
Illinois Coca-Cola workers belonging to the Teamsters voted to strike Sunday over allegations the company violated worker protection laws. The allegations were first detailed Nov. 24 in numerous federal complaints .
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Tracking Views and News Out of the Paris Climate Change Talks
2015-11-30 23:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: If you are one of the ~6.99 billion earthlings focused on issues other than climate change as the climate treaty negotiations outside of Paris grind forward through Dec. 12, skip this post. For the rest of us, the news and analysis fire hose will be on full blast through Dec. 12 as the 21st Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change (a k a COP21) moves through low-level [wrangling][debate][discussion][fighting] over the forest of bracketed clauses in the draft Paris...
Climate change talks highlight drinks industry's cooperation efforts - Sustainability Spotlight
2015-11-30 17:57:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
As world leaders convene in Paris this week for the COP 21 climate change conference, the value of consensus, cooperation and collaboration in the face of the climate change challenge - and the threats posed if they are lacking - come into sharp relief.
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