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Australian Government Attack on Herbal Medicine Fails
Business  (tags: economy, money, herbs, law, injustice, prejudice, ignorance, foreclosures, ethics )

Michael
- 20 hours ago - abc.net.au
The legal battle has exposed some of the secretive machinations involved in the biggest drug recall in Australian history.
Fairtrade Pioneers - If AMT Can Do It, Why Not Starbucks?
Business  (tags: fairtrade, coffee, starbucks, amt )

Jeremy
- 22 hours ago - makewealthhistory.org
We asked AMT how they have succeeded in going entirely fairtrade across their whole chain of coffee shops. If they can do it, why can't starbucks?
Opposition to Offshore Drilling May Fade
Business  (tags: energy, business, americans, society, usa, oil, politics )

Cal
- 22 hours ago - enn.com
Nearly 40 years after the Santa Barbara spill, public opinion has shifted. Drilling technology is less accident-prone, and the United States is desperately searching for domestic oil sources to combat rising energy prices.
Africa's "Green" Potential Needs Foreign Cash: World Bank
Business  (tags: greenbuilding, business, world, investing, investments, money, politics, corporate )

Cal
- 15 hours ago - reuters.com
Investor ignorance, unskilled local labor and a lack of cash are contributing to a huge shortfall in clean energy investment in Sub-Saharan Africa, a World Bank report said
Green Marketing -- Are Your Claims Sustainable?
Business  (tags: greenbuilding, green, business, corporate, dishonesty, marketing, consumers, abuse )

Cal
- 11 hours ago - enn.com
Brands making green claims about their products need clarity on what they can and cannot say.
UK Needs $200m or Will Lose Valuable Titian Paintings
Business  (tags: painting, museum, europe, art, uk )

Ananya
- 5 days ago - money.co.uk
The Duke has decided to put these paintings up for sale in an attempt to broaden his investment portfolio, initially offering them to the National Gallery, where they have been displayed since 1945, at a significantly discounted rate.
CEZ to Build Biggest Onshore Wind Park in Europe
Business  (tags: GoodNews, energy, environment )

Jim
- 7 days ago - planetark.com
PRAGUE - Czech power group CEZ plans to build a 1.1 billion euro (US$1.62 billion) wind park in Romania, the largest of its kind in Europe, in a move to offset emissions from dirtier coal-fired power plants.
Colorado Western Slope-Gas Well Fire Is Out
Business  (tags: gas well, Colorado, abuse, americans, business, corporate, energy, Entrepreneurs, environment, government, investments, investors, money, politics, usa )

Echo
- 7 days ago - postindependent.com
Crews were drilling at about 6,800 feet into a "gas-bearing zone" when the fire erupted.A crew from Haliburton is also on the scene trying to develop a plan for securing the site and capping the well.
Retailers Pull Simplicity Bassinets Off Shelves
Business  (tags: news, recalls, ethics, death, economy, dishonesty, business, consumers, wal-mart )

Linda
- 6 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Six major retailers are pulling from their shelves Simplicity bassinets linked to the deaths of two babies after a company refused to recall the infant beds.Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Toys "R" Us Inc., Kmart Corp., Big Lots, Target, J.C. Penney have recalled
A Clean Energy Economy Is Good for American Workers
Business  (tags: Green Jobs, environment, GoodNews, energy, climatechange, globalwarming, greenhousegases, Sustainabililty, Business, Employment )

Laurel
- 6 days ago - endoil.org
Fighting global warming and creating a new economy based on the efficient use of existing energy, reducing polluting emissions, and the conversion to renewable sources of power will be a boon to the American economy and workers.
 
 
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