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Climate change pushes some companies and their data centers to go green
2013-04-29 13:49:56| InfoWorld: Top News
When Hurricane Sandy decimated a large portion of the East Coast last year, companies and their data centers wound up without electricity for days or, in some cases, even weeks. The consequences of that and other recent severe storms are spurring some companies to plug into natural gas pipelines to fuel their electricity needs while others look to become completely energy independent -- even going as far as collecting rain to supply their water needs.
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US: Quality pushes women's wear sales back to top
2013-04-25 15:59:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Growth in retail sales of women's apparel outstripped men's wear in the US in 2012, thanks to rising sales of higher-priced items, according to new figures from The NPD Group.
Agriculture industry pushes need to reform immigration policy
2013-04-23 12:19:18| Agriculture - Topix.net
The agriculture industry pressed Senate lawmakers on Monday to overhaul the country's broken immigration system, which has left many farmers operating under a veil of legal uncertainty while struggling to get the workers they need to run their businesses.
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Whole Foods pushes forward on product-labeling initiatives
2013-04-21 06:23:45| Grocery - Topix.net
The natural foods grocer has rolled out a series of standards regarding animal welfare, seafood sustainability and genetically modified ingredients - to name a few - that is unprecedented in scope for a major food retailer.
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China pushes for own national legislation on climate change
2013-04-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
International Business Times: With Shenzhen and Shanghai already slated to commence their respective carbon emissions trading on June, China is now mulling to draft its own national legislation on climate change. Xie Zhenhua, vice chairman of China's National Development and Reform Commission, said in Beijing the federal government will actively push for the initiative to be completed within two years the latest. China, the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases linked to global warming, targets to reduce by 40 per...
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