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Labor Unions Endorse Legal Weed in Ohio
2015-05-04 20:52:40| Grocery - Topix.net
Although the mission behind a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana in Ohio in 2016 has been met with a great deal of criticism, the collation behind this effort just received a major endorsement that could serve as a strong arm of persuasion to successfully launch a cannabis industry in the heart of America. Earlier this week, ResponsibleOhio, the organization currently collecting signatures to get their initiative to legalize marijuana on the ballot in the next presidential election, earned the support of the three largest labor unions in the state - a collective force that represents about 70,000 working class citizens all over Ohio.
Palm oil companies, NGOs endorse new deforestation-limiting toolkit
2015-04-07 00:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Forests not only house many of the world's species, but also much of its carbon. Now, a toolkit has been developed by a group of companies and organizations with the aim of helping other companies and NGOs identify High Carbon Stock (HCS) forests. The toolkit was endorsed last week by major NGOs and plantation companies in Singapore. Today, there is more CO2 in the atmosphere than at any other time in human history, contributing to a plethora of global changes from rising and acidifying seas to...
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Higgins, Ryan endorse Riverkeeper plan for Buffalo's Outer Harbor
2014-10-05 01:23:43| Chemicals - Topix.net
Congressman Brian Higgins and New York State Assemblyman Sean Ryan announced they are endorsing a plan for the development of Buffalo's Outer Harbor that was created by Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper. The Riverkeeper plan focuses on preserving and enhancing recreational greenspace, improving public access to the water and water's edge, and concentrates development at the vacant terminals A and B. "We don't need another city at the Outer Harbor, we have a great city," Higgins said.
In D.C., Electronics Industry Leaders Endorse Pro-Manufacturing Bill
2014-06-10 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Top executives from leading electronics companies across the U.S. were in Washington, D.C. for IPC IMPACT 2014, educating Congress and other policymakers on key policy issues that are critical to the electronics industry and their communities. Among the issues on their agenda, members of IPC called on Congress to pass the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2013 (H.R. 2996 and S. 1468), which would establish a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation. This story is related to the following:Trade Associations
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Maine's drug importation law does not endorse online pharmacies. Should it?
2014-05-09 16:25:37| Footwear - Topix.net
When you think about Americans ordering medication online from foreign countries, not just Canada, I want you to consider the following: 50 million Americans did not fill a prescription in 2012 due to cost.