After two years of negotiations, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies has approved the country's controversial 'Forest Code'. The legislationregulates land use and allows for the creation of boundaries within which native vegetation should be ...
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New European Union Timber Regulation coming into force from 3rd March 2013 will affect all British Retailers. It means that from this date it will be an offence to sell products that contain timber that has been harvested illegally within ...
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Homer Huntsberry of Colfax thinks Central Louisiana residents will soon see the light. Huntsberry finds no problem with the phase-out of incandescent light bulbs, while others see the elimination as a not-so-bright idea. Area retailers say ...
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Homer Huntsberry of Colfax thinks Central Louisiana residents will soon see the light. Huntsberry finds no problem with the phase-out of incandescent light bulbs, while others see the elimination as a not-so-bright idea. Area ...
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New Britain, CT - Did you know that the light bulb standard is changing? It’s true. A new light bulb standard is encouraging energy efficient innovation in lighting and giving consumers more choices when selecting a bulb. Sometimes ...
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New Britain, CT - Did you know that the light bulb standard is changing? It’s true. A new light bulb standard is encouraging energy efficient innovation in lighting and giving consumers more choices when selecting a bulb. Sometimes ...
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Orange Electric, a local electrical and lighting products manufacturer and exporter, has invested US$ 500,000 in a joint venture to set up what it says is South Asia's first Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) recycling plant in Sri Lanka. ...
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Orange Electric, a local electrical and lighting products manufacturer and exporter, has invested US$ 500,000 in a joint venture to set up what it says is South Asia's first Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) recycling plant in Sri Lanka. ...
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Orange Electric, a local electrical and lighting products manufacturer and exporter, has invested US$ 500,000 in a joint venture to set up what it says is South Asia's first Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) recycling plant in Sri Lanka. This ...
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Imprisonment is one of the penalties facing timber importers in the Australian government's new legislation prohibiting the importation and sale of illegally logged timber. The Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill (2011), now being debated in ...
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The first step in getting people to change the way they consume energy is making them aware that change is afoot. When it comes to lighting technologies, in particular, it seems that consumer awareness is growing. For the first time, a ...
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The first step in getting people to change the way they consume energy is making them aware that change is afoot. When it comes to lighting technologies, in particular, it seems that consumer awareness is growing. For the first time, a ...
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Environmental Product Declarations and wood modification are among new tools set to boost the commercial prospects of US hardwoods worldwide, the recent American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) European Convention heard. Entitled ...
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UK hardwood traders have questioned whether they could be sent to prison under new EU legislation if some illegal timber found its way into their supply chain. A lively meeting at the London Hardwood Club yesterday saw concerned traders ...
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