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United Kingdom: Green groups signal willingness to defy campaigning crackdown
2013-08-30 02:35:44| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Some of the UK's green NGOs could be willing to break the law if the government passes its controversial Lobbying Bill in its current form. Fears are mounting across the NGO and think tank sector that the new legislation, which receives its second parliamentary reading next week, will place draconian restrictions on their activities in the year before an election. The proposed regulations were originally designed to require corporate lobbyists to sign up to a public register, but they were subsequently...
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Firms facing minimum wage crackdown
2013-08-23 12:08:58| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Employers who fail to pay the national minimum wage will be named and shamed under plans announced by the government..
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'Crackdown' plan for nuisance calls
2013-07-30 13:45:19| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A range of measures to stop unwanted marketing phone calls and texts is being planned, says Culture Secretary Maria Miller.
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China reveals plan for $277bn air pollution crackdown
2013-07-26 05:34:52| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The Chinese government has opened up another front in its battle with the country's chronic air pollution crisis, confirming plans to invest 1.7tr yuan ($277bn) over the next five years on measures to improve air quality. The state-owned China Daily newspaper reported this week that the government is preparing a major investment programme targeting the areas worst affected by air pollution, including Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province. The move follows a series of new regulations earlier this...
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Mayor Hales, Commissioner Novick welcome police crackdown on Thursday to raise awareness of summer traffic safety
2013-07-25 22:55:00| PortlandOnline
Portland Mayor Charlie Hales and City Commissioner Steve Novick have asked Portland Police to provide targeted enforcement on Thursday, designed to improve traffic safety this summer. An unusually high number of traffic fatalities so far this year is cause for concern, they say, and the public needs to know driver awareness can help keep the roadways safe.
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