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European Parliament mulls lobby ban for big companies
2015-07-20 12:25:16| Beverages - Topix.net
The European Parliament's special tax committee is seeking to punish multinationals for refusing to send representatives to a hearing in June by revoking lobbyist passes and preventing access to senior European Commission officials. AB InBev, AmazonEU, Barclays Group, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Google, HSBC Bank, Ikea, McDonalds and The Coca-Cola Company are among a list of multinationals that turned down invitations.
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Iran Can, but not Us Gop leads effort to lift decades-old oil export ban
2015-07-18 21:53:18| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Congressional Republicans are leading a bipartisan effort to lift a decades-old ban on oil exports, arguing the recent surge in domestic-energy production and other factors have pushed the embargo past its prime. To be sure, the United States has recently emerged as the world's largest energy producer -- largely the result of the relatively new method of extracting natural gas and hard-to-get oil known as "fracking."
Convenience is key, says US university, as bottled water sales ban backfires
2015-07-18 06:38:23| Beverages - Topix.net
The University of Vermont says it will keep its bottled water sales ban in place, after a study suggested the policy increased sugary drink consumption and failed to reduce waste. It will introduce Coca-Cola Freestyle machines with reusable cups and a free water option in its dining facilities, saying the study shows how important convenience is in beverage choice.
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Sea Warming Leads to Ban on Fishing in the Arctic
2015-07-17 02:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The United States and four other nations that border the Arctic Ocean pledged on Thursday to prohibit commercial fishing in the international waters of the Arctic until more scientific research could be done on how warming seas and melting ice are affecting fish stocks. The agreement came as an annual report on the worlds climate released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the American Meteorological Society said that temperatures on the ocean surface reached the highest...
Michigan: Ban Heavy Oil from Straits of Mackinac Pipeline
2015-07-14 19:37:03| Waste Management - Topix.net
Michigan officials say they will ban heavy crude oil from being transported along a controversial pipeline running beneath the scenic waterway where Lakes Huron and Michigan meet. Attorney General Bill Schuette and Dan Wyant, director of the Department of Environmental Quality, said Tuesday carrying heavier oil would "unreasonably" put the Great Lakes at risk.
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