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Biotech corporation withdraws application to release GM flies in...
2015-08-29 22:42:58| Biotech - Topix.net
Environmental and civil society groups gained a victory in early August when British biotechnology company Oxitec withdrew its application to perform outdoor experiments using genetically modified olive flies in Spain. Nevertheless, the groups warn that with recent advances in genetic engineering technology, more efforts to modify the genomes of wild species are likely just around the corner.
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Call for Future Powered by 100% Renewables Gains Momentum as UN Climate Talks Resume in Bonn
2015-08-28 16:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: As negotiators get ready to meet in Bonn for the next round of UN climate change negotiations, fossil fuels remain firmly on the backfoot and momentum for a renewable energy future is gathering pace. This week, French energy giant Total signalled it would be the latest energy company to quit coal, Newcastle, Australia--home to the worlds largest coal port--became the latest city to join the global divestment movement, and scientists, activists and celebrities joined the growing chorus calling...
Escaped prisoner from Florida captured at Abercrombie & Fitch store in NYC
2015-08-28 10:49:27| Apparel - Topix.net
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says an inmate who escaped from a West Palm Beach-area prison has been captured in New York City. The Palm Beach Post reports New York City police arrested 53-year-old Philip Peletz as he tried to leave an Abercrombie & Fitch store Aug. 21 with more than $1,400 in merchandise.
5. Sales may dip for first time in 19 months
2015-08-28 02:58:18| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Monthly U.S. auto sales are expected to fall for the first time in 19 months in August, but analysts say it's a blip caused by a later-than-usual Labor Day rather than a softening of consumer demand. Still, that could be enough to halt Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' streak of consecutive year-over-year gains after 64 months.
Petrobras needs another $4.3bn for Comperj refinery project in Brazil
2015-08-28 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) will need an additional investment of $4.3bn for completing development of Comperj refinery project which is located at Itaboraí, outside the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
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