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Just how bad is the logging crisis in Myanmar? 72 percent of exports illegal
2014-03-26 23:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Just days before Myanmar, also known as Burma, implements a ban on exporting raw logs, the Environmental Investigative Agency (EIA) has released a new report that captures the sheer scale of the country's illegal logging crisis. According to the EIA, new data shows that 72 percent of logs exported from Myanmar between 2000-2013 were illegally harvested. "The forestry sector is in crisis [in Myanmar]. Logging is rampant, transparency non-existent. Drivers include consumers' need for cheap raw materials...
The Illegal Shift
2014-03-18 17:36:09| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
By Thomas McHaffie, Thomas McHaffie, LLC Although football season is over, the anticipation of watching the next batch of talented athletes coming up through the ranks is thrilling. read more
Western Refining lawsuit claims El Paso appraisal system broken, illegal
2014-03-09 08:22:00| Energy - Topix.net
Western Refining has filed a lawsuit against the El Paso Central Appraisal District in state court in hope of putting an end to what the lawsuit labels as a broken and illegal system for valuing the company's multimillion-dollar refinery.
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Facebook Moves to Block Illegal Gun Sales
2014-03-05 22:36:18| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Facebook, and its subsidiary Instagram, is cracking down on inappropriate posts, most notably, offers to sell firearms.
EPA Stops Illegal Import of Vehicles That Fail to Meet Pollution Standards
2014-03-04 05:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
A Chinese power sports company and its related U.S. distributor have agreed to recall and replace fuel tanks that will better control gasoline vapors in approximately 1,000 vehicles and take other steps to control pollution stemming from illegal import of over 12,000 recreational vehicles and highway motorcycles. EPA alleges that these vehicles were not certified, as required by the Clean Air Act, to meet federal emission standards. Companies will pay combined civil penalty of $725,000. This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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