The creation of a collage of plants alongside the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens floral clock is just one of thousands of actions being taken around the world in support of the International Day of Climate Action on 24 October 2009. The Minister Assisting the Premier on Climate Change, Lisa Singh, today said Tasmania had shown great innovation and leadership in response to climate change. “As only the second state in Australia to legislate an emissions reduction target, Tasmania is taki
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The economic downturn has struck a new blow against car manufacturing after Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) revealed plans to close one of its Midlands plants and shut its final salary pension scheme to new members. By Graham Ruddick TelgraphUK 24 Sep 2009 The announcement emerged as Lord Mandelson, the Business Secretary, battles to save jobs at Vauxhall with new owner Magna planning up to 1,200 cuts. JLR plans to merge the operations of plants at Castle Bromwich, which employs 2,000, an
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Giant Food and New England Aquarium Unite to Encourage Best Practices for Retail Seafood Sales and ConsumptionLANDOVER, Md., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In a move that further strengthens its commitment to providing sustainable seafood to consumers, Giant Food, is working in cooperation with the New England Aquarium, to increase access to sustainable seafood available from seafood farms, hatcheries and processing plants that follow a program of environmental improvement and social conscious
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“Civilization has been built on genetically modified plants.” — Nina V. Fedoroff, Pennsylvania State University [1] Agricultural innovations through modern biotechnology have delivered significant economic, environmental, health and consumer benefits in recent years, but the full potential is even greater. Producers have embraced these innovations wherever they have had access, and consumers have purchased everything produced. The principal obstacle to additional innovations that will exte
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THE INEVITABLE for General Motors - America’s 101 year-old vehicle manufacturing colossus, a symbol for generations of Americans and once the world’s largest car company - has now occurred. Last night, Australian time, GM filed for bankruptcy. But while 11 plants will close, and three will be mothballed until at least the end of 2010, an additional 21,000 of its employees will lose their jobs and its dealership network will be cut from 6000 to 3600, GM’s filing will not affect the operations
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