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Barbados, Guyana: Doctor Complicit?

Posted by Janine Mendes-Franco on 21/11/2009

Barbados Underground suggests that the doctor who examined the minor brutalised by Guyana police “was complicit in the torture…the concealment of a crime against humanity and…he possibly committed obstruction of justice.”

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California City’s Green Building Ordinance Applies to Commercial Buildings

Posted by Environmental Leader on 20/11/2009

New commercial buildings in San Mateo, Calif., will have to be constructed to minimum environmental standards now that a previously voluntary green building ordinance has become mandatory.The new standards take effect Jan. 1, reports the San Jose Mercury News. They had been voluntary for more tha ...

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EPA Is One Step Closer to New Ship Emissions Standards

Posted by Environmental Leader on 20/11/2009

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) delivered draft rules for new engine and fuel standards for the largest ocean-bound ships to the White House for review, reports the New York Times.The draft rule (PDF) requires vessels with large diesel engines to significantly cut their nitrogen-ox ...

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Ontario May Follow California’s Lead on TV Energy Efficiency

Posted by Environmental Leader on 20/11/2009

Following California’s decision earlier this week to require elevated energy efficiency standards for TVs, the Canadian province of Ontario is considering a similar move.On Nov. 18, California became the first state in the country to institute its own standards on energy efficiency of telev ...

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Poland: Online Campaigning for the Rights of Employees

Posted by Sylwia Presley on 20/11/2009

Sylwia Presley writes about the plight of and online campaigning by a group Polish citizens who work for IKEA via another, smaller, company called Solid Security: they claim to be earning amounts below the national minimal wage, being assigned to work up to 16 hours daily and lacking the basic benef ...

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