Home bans
 

Keywords :   


Tag: bans

Oakland council bans coal

2016-06-28 14:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

MercuryNews: OAKLAND -- During a raucous four-hour meeting Monday night, the Oakland City Council voted unanimously to ban the storage and handling of coal and petroleum coke in the city. Councilmember Desley Brooks was absent from the meeting. Hundreds of people filled the council chambers, spilling into overflow rooms, and offered several hours of commentary frequently punctuated by cheers, applause and outbursts from audience members on both sides of the issue. Following the vote, audience members burst...

Tags: council oakland coal bans

 

Oakland council bans coal shipments

2016-06-28 00:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Oakland city officials unanimously voted to ban the shipment of coal, sidelining a plan to transport Utah coal to Asia through a proposed marine terminal on an old army base. The proposed terminal is in West Oakland, a historically black neighborhood that's among the poorest and most polluted in the region. Detractors highlight the environmental dangers of bringing millions of tons of coal through the area while supporters tout the economic benefits of good-paying union jobs. The terminal...

Tags: council oakland coal shipments

 
 

Algeria Bans Facebook, Twitter After Exam Leaks

2016-06-21 02:03:29| PC Magazine Software Product Guide

Now, "tens of thousands of high school students" are retaking tests due to the leak.

Tags: exam algeria facebook leaks

 

Tinder Bans Users Under 18

2016-06-09 18:05:18| PC Magazine Software Product Guide

Tinder competitor Bumble, meanwhile, publicly shamed a user for misogynistic messages.

Tags: users bans tinder

 

Sweden bans logo on M&M sweets

2016-06-08 21:03:55| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

A Swedish court rules that the confectionery company Mars can no longer advertise its M&M sweets with the lower case lettering - m&m.

Tags: logo sweden sweets bans

 

Sites : [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] next »