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  • ...a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to the advocacy of tax and environmental policies that encourage saving and investment." The ACCF says it is recogni ...o. In the early nineties, ACCF admitted that its programme called "Tax and Environmental Policies and U.S. Economic Growth" had been sponsored by the following:
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  • ...Review Options and Key Findings paper to ensure they are accessible to as broad an audience as possible * Input to Environmental Health conference on adult learning methods and tools
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  • ...their subcontractors if pressure mounts against them. There are also heavy environmental impacts as a result of sweatshops through large amounts of pollution being ...|Trio}} From this Disney obviously will choose countries which offer lower environmental laws so they do not have the added burden of preserving the environment. Po
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  • One of the most important and vociferous anti-environmental think tanks in Washington, it is the main climate change-sceptical organisa ...logically-driven, well-funded front for corporations opposed to safety and environmental regulations that affect the way they do business".<ref>"[http://web.archive
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  • ...s promoted, as a means of attacking and seeking to discredit those raising environmental concerns, have had an enormous influence. ...Mr. Gottlieb has found a better target. "For us" said Mr. Gottlieb... "the environmental movement has become the perfect bogeyman."<ref>Timothy Egan, [http://www.ny
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  • ...at this U.S. 'communications organization' is 'supported primarily by the broad-based food, beverage and agricultural industries'. ...an and chief administrative officer, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, [[New Mexico State University]]
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  • ...a separate 'Pro-Biotech' website. He is a regular panelist on a 'critical environmental programme' (his description)<ref>Philip Stott, [http://greenspin.blogspot.c Although he presents himself as an expert debunker of environmental myths, Stott does not appear to have had a single paper published in a scie
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  • ...d and also the most notorious. When helping its industry clients to escape environmental legislation or sprucing up the image of some of the most repressive governm *The company also has a history of working with the anti-environmental movement in the US and setting up corporate front groups such as the [[Busi
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  • *[[Science and Environmental Policy Project]] *[[William J. Broad]] <ref>Joe Brewer, [http://www.commondreams.org/views07/0314-30.htm When Cl
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  • ...f an agribusiness firm, or a landowner out to maximize the return from his broad hectares".<ref>ibid, p101.</ref> ...nspirationally-titled ''Saving the Planet with Pesticides and Plastic: The Environmental Triumph of High-Yield Farming''. Avery sees himself as a missionary, promot
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  • ...responsible for Government Relations for the group in the UK, and CSR and Environmental Management for DHL Express UK. Sharon has been involved in public affairs f ...s Chairman and CEO of [[Throgmorton]]. During his career Pellow has gained broad financial and general management experience in international banking and fi
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  • It exists "to provide a broad level of information and briefings for parliamentarians about the commercia ...We are concerned that the elected Government listen more to the unelected environmental groups who have no responsibility and would not be criticised nor held acco
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  • ...ore and the reclamation of sites after production has finished. It holds a broad portfolio of operational mines (Canada, Kazakhstan and Niger), as well as p ...ts precious—and deadly uranium, earning billions but leaving a legacy of environmental pollution and health risks for the citizens of Niger. <ref> Greenpeace,[htt
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  • ...k went beyond just lending for projects (like roads and dams) to providing broad-based support in the form of 'Structural Adjustment Loans', in connection w ...umber of projects that devastated local populations and caused significant environmental damage. One highly visible project involved the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the N
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  • ...he has received a number of international awards, is concerned with global environmental change, with implications for issues such as the disposal of radioactive wa ...ng of the geology of central Scotland and in the application of geology to environmental issues through his work at the BGS. He has significant experience of teachi
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  • ...imes been associated with views both of left and right - always within the broad beliefs of the Conservative Party. ...cusing in the new parliament on welfare, inner cities, social deprivation, environmental policy, public services and the causes of crime. A selection of papers is a
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  • ...n in carbon dioxide, which had been recommended by the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. ...<ref>Dieter Helm, [http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Economics/Environmental/~~/dmlldz11c2EmY2k9OTc4MDE5OTI2MjAzOA== ''Energy, the State, and the Market
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  • ...in the course of their profit-making, taking into account their economic, environmental and social impacts on society. ...charitable and foundation activities, diversity and equal opportunity, and environmental and sustainability initiatives. Meetings are held regularly where the Commi
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  • ...WTO) 1999 Ministerial Conference in Seattle thwarted corporate dreams of a broad push for global trade and investment liberalisation. No WTO Millennium Roun ...es on domestic regulation, for example, threaten to subordinate social and environmental policy goals to the commercial advantage of transnational corporations. And
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  • ...g their products. A paper published on the Commission's website contains a broad spectrum of over 90 stakeholders' comments on the regulation. Many of the c In 2003 several environmental NGOs and trade unions have expressed their disappointment with EU’s failu
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  • ...chlickenrieder travelled around Europe, and managed to interview on film a broad spectrum of people campaigning for the Ogoni people in Nigeria. He spent mo He became good at delivering different kinds of intelligence, from broad overviews to assessments to insider mood reports. Taking advantage of activ
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  • ...oups as well (employees, consumers, regulators, but most of all ethical or environmental pressure groups and NGOs). Companies generally provide little information a ...ted promises of the genetic engineering (GE) industry while dismissing the environmental risks and ignoring the real challenges of agriculture in developing countri
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  • ...tried to infiltrate the campaign against rBGH, run by academic, author and environmental campaigner [[Jeremy Rifkin]]. A B-M employee claiming to represent a non-ex ...tay off the "communications killing fields" that are the "public issues of environmental and human health risk", i.e. to avoid participating in any public debate on
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  • ...or it. USA Engage, which was launched in April 1997, portrays itself as a "broad-based coalition representing Americans from all regions, sectors, and segme ...her restrictions on international trade and investment based on social and environmental objectives.<ref>“Mass-Burma: Human Rights Objectives Overruled”, Corpor
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  • The activities of the Institute are described in 6 broad categories: Advisory; Events; Research & Publications; Training; Education; ...r of the [[London School of Economics]] and chairs the Board of the [[Onyx Environmental Trust]]. Her previous involvements include serving as a Non-Executive Direc
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  • ...omatic missions, regional and local bodies, as well as NGOs representing a broad range of civil society interests, foundations, international and religious ...bsite www.Tech CentralStation.be is full of the kind of furious attacks on environmental and social legislation that are more commonly associated with radio talksho
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  • ...ng, but would not say what the budget was". Former New Jersey Governor and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, [[Christine Whitman]], and former environm ...its advertisements to "avoid any potential for consumer confusion and that broad, unqualified claims that nuclear energy is 'Environmentally Clean' or produ
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  • ...Institutions Initiative), he also previously served [[NatWest]] as Head of Environmental Management. ...by the University of Cambridge. He formerly served [[Citibank]] and 'and a broad range of entrepreneurial and Board positions in Brazil, Hong Kong, Germany
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  • ...to Doyle, the company has exerted substantial influence over key pieces of environmental protection legislation in the US, such as the Clean Water Act, the Toxic Su ...ed to hold polluters responsible. Of particular focus is the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, also known as the [[Superfund]].
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  • ...their monopoly positions and contributing to some of the major social and environmental problems plaguing society today. These include exploiting small farmers in ...ng' and 'Use of Corporate Assets'. Only in the rankings for 'Community and Environmental Responsibility' did it fall outside the top 10. <ref> [http://web.archive.o
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  • : Principle 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges; : Principle 8: undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and
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  • In 1986, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concluded that asbestos exposure at any level has t ...rden Grasshopper Caterpillar Carbaryl Insecticide.[97] According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, headaches, memory loss, muscle weakness and cramps, and
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  • * Crops that resist broad-spectrum (kill-all) herbicides such as Roundup — claimed to enable farmer ...s-pollinated to create “superweeds” resistant to up to three different broad-spectrum herbicides. These superweeds have become a serious problem for far
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  • [[Dow Chemical]] is a US multinational chemical company that offers a broad range of products and services to customers in more than 175 countries. Pro In 1995, the US Environmental Protection Agency fined the company $732,000 for not sending the EPA report
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  • ...ommittee. David has a wealth of knowledge of the property industry and has broad business experience. Prior to joining WSP he was chief executive of Barclay ...on 1st January 2006 and retains responsibility for the development of the Environmental business while undertaking a wider group role.
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  • ...t complex litigation matters, provide public policy solutions to sensitive environmental issues and develop competitive strategies for fast-growth companies'<ref> T ...communications and issues management. Her professional experience spans a broad range of industries from telecommunications, high technology, biomedical an
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  • ...a serious imbalance". The Steering Committee of the EBFTP has not a single environmental NGO. The EEB is member of the working group n4, "sustainability".</ref> ...cally modified contamination. This threatens biodiversity along with other environmental hazards;
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  • ...evenue, water was the largest contributor with 34% of that revenue, Veolia Environmental Services (Waste) brought forth 28%, energy was 21% and transportation 17% < ...employees on corruption charges have stained their name and accusations of environmental degradation and price-gouging persist <ref> [http://www.foodandwaterwatch.o
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  • ...igners would really have to 'move on' in terms of their opposition on both environmental and health grounds – given that the balance of the available evidence wou ...rn intensive agriculture on fossil fuels and hydro-carbon based inputs. On broad sustainability and governance grounds, GM-scepticism still seems to me to b
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  • ...orum|retail forum]] is to develop a reliable methodology for assessing the environmental impacts of products. 'Initiatives such as ecodesign and labelling aren't po ...oducts. In the context of this debate, organisations will have to manage a broad range of economic and socio-political factors. Businesses will need to unde
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  • ...water at a cost that is too expensive, detrimentally affecting the social, environmental and cultural dimensions. In trying to achieve their mission and objectives the EWP have undertaken a broad, multi-faceted strategy. A combination of conference organising, developin
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  • ...on organisations focusing on increasing agri-productivity while decreasing environmental impact, improving human health through access to safe, nutritious food and ...ty throughout the food and fiber chain. The Alliance recently released the environmental resource indicators report, the first step in a comprehensive data-driven i
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  • ...rence. On the next level down, are three councils that deal with different broad areas of trade, and report to the General Council. These councils are: the ...accessed 21 March 08 </ref> The area Singh oversees, therefore, is on an environmental and agricultural level.
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  • ...f balanced energy policy making: energy security, economic development and environmental protection. Current work focuses on climate change policies, market reform, "the IEA conducts a broad programme of energy research, data compilation, publications and public dis
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  • ...as how best to mitigate unanticipated catastrophes and increased flows of environmental refugees, how can the situation be prevented from being used as an excuse f The situation, it is suggested, can’t be fixed without broad social and political change, it is especially seen as a threat to the large
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  • :I only know of one broad group which consistently uses this sort of argument about "environmentalism Like Durkin's previous series attacking environmental science, ''Against Nature'', the ''GGWS'' came in for criticism from the br
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  • ...ernment's farm scale evaluations (FSEs) had shown a generally discouraging environmental impact from the GM crops trialed.<ref>[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.g ...iven, yet again, other than the bomb hoax. Taverne's article admitted that environmental groups like Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth 'may condemn violence' but
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  • ...nce science in general, the BBSRC's purpose is far narrower: 'to sustain a broad base of interdisciplinary research and training to help industry, commerce ...m was to be spent on new research facilities to 'underpin the economic and environmental sustainability of agriculture in the UK' through 'work on genetically modif
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  • ...narcotics and law enforcement, refugee and humanitarian relief matters and environmental/scientific issues. She has also been designated as the Special Coordinator ...isa Dobriansky]], has also been on/off in the U.S. government dealing with environmental issues, e.g., active against the Kyoto Agreements.
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  • ...vels, while securing support for open markets with the U.S. Congress and a broad coalition of domestic constituencies. He worked with Ministers from nearly ...HIV and Malaria drugs in Africa, and taking a stronger stance on trade and environmental issues.<ref>BBC News Website [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7038976.s
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