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Huawei's 'shoddy' work prompts talk of a Westminster ban
2019-04-08 01:01:44| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
GCHQ suggests ministers consider banning Huawei's 5G kit from Westminster and other sensitive areas.
Shoddy trade work 'causes knock-on costs'
2018-03-02 11:20:34| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Millions take time off work to deal with the fall-out of poor work each year, says Citizens Advice.
California gas leak spotlights shoddy regulation of nation aging underground infrastructure
2016-01-23 23:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Long before a natural gas storage well sprung a disastrous leak near Los Angeles, utilities and national industry groups were raising alarms about the danger of aging underground storage infrastructure. The leaking well`s owner, Southern California Gas Co. warned state utility regulators in 2014 of "major failures" without a rate hike to pay for comprehensive inspections of 229 storage wells. Twenty-six of its wells were "high risk" and should be abandoned -- even though they complied with...
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California gas leak spotlights shoddy regulation of aging storage wells
2016-01-23 11:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Long before a natural gas storage well sprung a disastrous leak near Los Angeles, California, utilities and national industry groups were raising alarms about the danger of aging underground storage infrastructure. The leaking wells owner, Southern California Gas Co, warned state utility regulators in 2014 of major failures without a rate hike to pay for comprehensive inspections of 229 storage wells. Twenty-six of its wells were high risk and should be abandoned - even though they complied...
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RSPO pledges reform after NGO exposes shoddy palm oil audits
2015-11-20 19:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The general assembly of the worlds biggest sustainable palm oil organization passed a resolution on Thursday acknowledging serious problems with its certification processes and the need to reform them. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oils corporate and NGO members voted overwhelmingly in favor of adopting the resolution, titled Ensuring Quality, Oversight and Credibility of RSPO Assessments, at the RSPOs annual summit in Kuala Lumpur. The resolution was submitted by London-based nonprofit...