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United Kingdom: Housebuilders urge David Cameron not to scrap energy efficiency measure
2013-10-28 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A group of more than 40 companies and other organisations have called on the prime minister to keep the only regulation that forces energy firms to fund energy efficiency improvements for low-income households. Spending by utilities under the Energy Companies Obligation (ECO) amounts to about 1.3bn. David Cameron has floated the idea of scrapping the ECO, which his government introduced, to help cut fuel bills. The saving would amount to less than 50 per household per year, on average energy...
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US/AFRICA: Apparel brands and retailers urge AGOA renewal
2013-10-21 18:36:04| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Groups representing apparel manufacturers, brands and retailers in Africa and the US are calling for the swift renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) before its expiry in September 2015.
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Experts urge greater apparel industry transparency
2013-10-14 16:36:06| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Whether improved transparency in clothing supply chains will be enough to guarantee a sustainable future for outsourcers in South Asia remains to be seen, but a conference staged in Sri Lanka last week heard plenty of calls for improved openness.
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Electrical Contractors Urge Congress, Administration to Agree on Continuing Resolutions
2013-10-01 21:55:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
The National Electrical Contractors Association last week called on Congress to make every possible effort to avoid a federal shutdown. read more
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Groups Urge Delay in COOL
2013-09-30 17:48:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, DC A group of meat and livestock organizations opposed to the current USDA Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) rule are requesting that USDA delay enforcement of the rule until the WTO rules on compliance. read more
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