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Support for Flexibility of EU Countries to Ban GMO Crops
2014-11-12 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EU - Long-awaited draft plans to allow EU member states to restrict, or ban, the cultivation of crops containing genetically modified organisms on their own territory even if it is allowed at EU level won the support of the Environment Committee on Tuesday 11, November.
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Tesla Motors seeks to dismiss Georgia dealers' petition to ban Tesla sales
2014-11-11 19:17:51| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Tesla Motors is asking a Georgia judge to dismiss a petition by the state's auto dealers to ban the California automaker from selling its $100,000 all-electric sedans in the Peach State. In August, the Georgia Automobile Dealers Association - filed a petition with the state Department of Revenue Aug. 28, arguing Tesla's direct sales model violates Georgia law.
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Texas official ignores voters ban on fracking
2014-11-10 23:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: As predicted, mere hours after the first-ever fracking ban passed in Texas, industry reps took to the courts. By 9:09 a.m. on Nov. 5, both the Texas Oil and Gas Association and the Texas General Land Office had filed lawsuits that aim to prevent the city of Denton from enacting its ordinance on Dec. 2 - and Texas legislators are already drawing up plans to make future fracking bans like this one illegal. The blowback here, of course, is because Denton is sitting on top of the Barnett Shale - one...
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Obama urges FCC to adopt strong net neutrality rules, ban internet fast lanes
2014-11-10 18:45:46| Extremetech
President Obama, at long last, has come out in defense of net neutrality. In a short statement (video below), he urges the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt "the strongest possible rules" to protect net neutrality, and to finally reclassify internet providers as common carriers under Title II of the Telecommunications Act. Ultimately, the FCC is an independent agency that Obama can't directly affect -- but presumably Obama is praying that his protestations, plus the 3.7 million other people who have submitted comments over the FCC's net neutrality plans, will be enough to turn the tide.
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Montreal considering plastic bag ban
2014-11-06 22:15:00| Canadian Plastics Headlines
The City of Montreal is considering banning retail stores from using plastic bags.
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