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Toy Workers Still Suffering Widespread Abuses
2015-11-25 01:43:12| Toys - Topix.net
The factories supply to Hasbro, Mattel and Mattel-owned Fisher Price, McDonald's, Jakks Pacific, Disney, NSI Toys, Battat, MGA Entertainment, and Walmart. Based on investigative findings, CLW has also released the Sweatshop Toy List , which describes the factory working conditions under which various popular toys are made.
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US: Railroads Warn of Widespread Shutdowns Unless PTC Deadline Extended
2015-10-21 06:12:43| Railroads - Topix.net
Oct. 20--Major rail companies on Monday intensified their demands that Congress give them more time to roll out a complex accident prevention technology that can take control of trains to help mitigate human error -- or warned that they could face major service shutdowns around the country. Companies have been working for seven years to develop and install the multi-faceted technology -- called positive train control -- since receiving a federal mandate in the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008.
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EPRI-NRDC report finds widespread vehicle electrification and a cleaner grid could lead to substantial cuts in GHG by 2050
2015-09-21 12:55:33| Green Car Congress
Class action against Hydro One alleges widespread billing problems
2015-09-10 15:22:41| Energy - Topix.net
A class action lawsuit has been launched against Hydro One claiming customers were victims of a new billing system brought in by the utility. The statement of claim, filed Wednesday in Ontario's Superior Court of Justice, alleges widespread billing problems after Hydro One introduced the new management system in May 2013.
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Fracking Does Cause Widespread, Systemic Contamination of Americans Drinking Water
2015-06-05 21:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: In a draft report five years in the making, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has confirmed that fracking does indeed contaminate drinking water, a fact the oil and gas industry has vehemently denied. But instead of dismantling the industrys "not one single case of groundwater contamination caused by fracking" refrain, the EPA decided to go with the misleading headline "there is no evidence fracking has led to widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water resources." Its a puzzling...
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