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BANGLADESH: Alliance partners with NFPA on fire safety pact
2014-09-19 18:09:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety is partnering with the US-based National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to provide its member factories with information, guidance and access to fire safety training.
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Ban Enlisting Business on Climate Change May Win UN Pact
2014-09-18 21:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moons strategy to forge a global climate agreement by 2015 will enter a new phase next week when more than 120 world leaders meet in New York to discuss greenhouse gas cuts. Having spent his eight years in office working toward a global consensus on the threat of climate change, Ban is turning up pressure for an international agreement to reduce emissions blamed for global warming. On Sept. 23, Ban will host more than 120 heads of state and government at...
Indonesian lawmakers approve Southeast Asia smog-fighting pact
2014-09-16 11:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Indonesian lawmakers have approved a pact for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to tackle smog pollution, becoming the grouping's final member to sign up to the regional co-operation effort. Indonesia has failed in previous attempts to stop the smog that results from annual slash-and-burn forest clearances which cause heavy smoke and pollution levels to rise across the region. "We hope Indonesia will be able to control its natural resources to prevent haze pollution," Indonesian...
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5 Things: Allegheny County Community College, faculty union reach tentative pact
2014-09-06 12:03:00| Steel - Topix.net
The Allegheny County Community College faculty union has reached a tentative three-year agreement with the college. West North Avenue between Allegheny and Galveston avenues will be closed from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday due to a movie filming, according to the Pittsburgh Film Office .
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Barack Obama seeks UN name & shame greenhouse gas reduction pact
2014-08-27 21:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronto Star: Its not what climate deniers want. Its not what poor countries want. Its not even what climate activists want. But in the absence of the slightest chance a gridlocked U.S. Congress is ready to take action on planet-warming carbon emissions, the Obama administration is moving to bypass its own lawmakers and instead strike a global agreement that would include naming and shaming countries that fail to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets. And that could be bad news for Canada, which is...
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