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US: Join the Landmine Ban

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 22/10/2009

(Washington, DC) - The United States should participate in a milestone meeting of the international treaty banning antipersonnel landmines and make a commitment to the join the agreement, Human Rights Watch said today. read more

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Refill Stations Challenge London’s Bottled Water Industry

Posted by Environmental Leader on 06/10/2009

London is planning to set up its first water machines at rail and bus stations this month in a move that could impact England’s $2.4 billion bottled water industry, as companies find it increasingly difficult to justify their carbon footprint as the quality of tap water improves, reports th ...

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Barack Obama understands the gravity of the climate threat

Posted by Naveen on 23/09/2009

President Barack Obama as quoted by AP: The journey is hard. And we dont have much time left to make it We understand the gravity of the climate threat. We are determined to act. And we will meet our responsibility to future...

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Plastic recycling, banning it is better!

Posted by DeshRaj on 25/08/2009

If we do nothing to ban plastic right now and keep on cramming the landfills with more and more of it, you can imagine how very big the Great Pacific Garbage Patch would be after 50 years. Already the worlds largest landfill, Texas-sized and...

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Burma: Make Bans Visit Meaningful

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 01/07/2009

(New York) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during his trip to Burma should press the ruling generals to publicly commit to the release of all political prisoners and to engage in a dialogue with the opposition that leads to genuine political reforms, Human Rights Watch said today. r ...

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