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EU's New Tax on Non-Recycled Plastic Packaging Waste Might Fail, Says Rethink Plastic
Jun 12, 2018Rethink Plastic alliance stated that the European Commission’s new tax on non-recycled plastic packaging waste within the new EU budget might fail to address the plastic pollution crisis. The proposal, unveiled in the Multiannual ...
Tags: Rethink Plastic, plastic packaging
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West Coast Cities Urge Automakers to Increase Electric Vehicle Production
Jan 17, 2017Mayors of Cities including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, and Seattle have released the nation's first multi-city request to the automotive industry to increase the production of electric vehicles and help in tackling fuel and ...
Tags: Electric Vehicle, Automakers
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JTI-Macdonald Launches Campaign to Show That Plain Packaging for Tobacco Products Doesn't Work
Sep 27, 2016On the heels of the federal government’s consultation on plain packaging for tobacco products, JTI-Macdonald has launched an awareness campaign to highlight to Canadians and the government the perils of such a move. The online and ...
Tags: JTI-Macdonald, campaign, tobacco products
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UK County to Save More Fund by Dimming LED Streetlights
Dec 2, 2015Hertfordshire, a county in southern England set out to save more money to bring relief to its cash strapped county council. Already Hertfordshire County Council has trimmed funding in several areas over the past year to save funds. Now ...
Tags: Hertfordshire, LED streetlights, Dimming LED
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Oregon's City Signs Energy Savings Performance Contract with Ameresco
Nov 12, 2015Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE:AMRC), a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, announced today that it was selected by the City of St. Helens for an energy savings performance contract (ESPC). Ameresco will audit, design, and ...
Tags: Ameresco, LED street lights
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Washingon's City Teams up with Ameresco to Install Wireless-Controlled LED Street Lights
Nov 12, 2015Ameresco, a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, announced today that it has completed an LED street lighting and control project for the City of West Richland, WA. The project team converted 1,097 high pressure sodium ...
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Chicago Mayor Announces Plans to Modernize City Lighting
Oct 14, 2015Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Infrastructure Trust (CIT) today released a Request for Information (RFI) for the Chicago Smart Lighting Project, which seeks to update the City of Chicago’s electric lighting infrastructure. The ...
Tags: Chicago, smart LED streetlights, city lights
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U.K. County Asks Opinions from Local for Public LED Lighting Conversion
Oct 14, 2015Kent residents and businesses are being asked for their views on options for street lighting across the county. Kent County Council has secured funding to convert the county’s 118,000 street lights to Light Emitting Diode (LED) ...
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USGBC Announces International Rankings of The Top 10 Countries for LEED
Jul 27, 2015The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced its international rankings of the Top 10 Countries for LEED, the world’s most widely used and recognized green building rating system. The Top 10 list highlights countries outside of ...
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The UK Government Plans to Make Changes in The Labeling of Medicines Issued Under The NHS
Jul 3, 2015The UK Government plans to make changes in the labeling of medicines issued under the National Health Service (NHS), to let the patients realize that the cost of the medicines and discourage wastage. The new labels will include the ...
Tags: medicines labeling, Packaging
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Rick Scott Has Signed a Bill
May 18, 2015Florida Governor Rick Scott has signed a bill that will allow state breweries to sell beer in the 64-ounce refillable size called “growler” from 1 July The new law would see the end of long standing "growler" war over beer ...
Tags: 64-Ounce Growlers, craft brewers
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Court Highlights Iowa Natural Gas
Apr 10, 2015The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday upheld the complicated formula that Iowa uses to tax natural gas consumption, rejecting a legal challenge brought by the state's powerful ethanol industry. The owners of several ethanol plants argue the ...
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Uk Government Has Announced to Add 100 Plug-in Electric Cars and Vans to Its Fleet
Mar 12, 2015The UK government has announced to add 100 plug-in electric cars and vans to its fleet. The latest addition is a part of the government's initiative to promote green transportation for which the government previously invested ...
Tags: UK Government, EVs
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China's Pilot Program to Replace Business Tax with Vat Reduced Tax Revenue
Jan 29, 2015As the tax authority said, China's pilot program to replace business tax with value-added tax (VAT) reduced tax revenue by 191.8 billion yuan ($30.7 billion) in 2014, the tax authority said Wednesday. The country expanded the VAT reform to ...
Tags: VAT Reform, Tax
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A Campaign Calls for a Reduced Duty on Alcohol to Facilitate The Growth of The Industry
Jan 23, 2015Small distillers from across the UK are supporting the 'Drop the Duty!' campaign, which calls for a reduced duty on alcohol in order to facilitate the growth of the industry. This campaign is run by Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) Wine and ...
Tags: Whisky, alcohol duty, Agriculture