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BCI aims to partner with Cotton Made in Africa
10/05/2011GENEVA – The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) and Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) have signed a memorandum of understanding under which…
Read MoreTexas Getting Barbecued, While Rick Perry Doubles Down On Climate Denial
10/05/2011by John Laumer, Philadelphia Where I live in Southeastern Pennsylvania garden vegetables lie unharvested, rotting in the mud. Lancaster farmers will…
Read MoreDid Obama scrap No Child Left Behind?
10/05/2011President Obama’s new plan would give states the flexibility to create their own measures to set and meet higher education standards….
Read MoreC&A commits to sustainable African cotton
10/05/2011HAMBURG – C&A, one of Europe’s leading fashion retailers has said that next year it will take up to 1,000 tonnes…
Read MoreSustainable Denim – Eco-Labeling and Environmentally Friendly Denim Production
10/05/2011by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Denim, especially Blue Jeans, is meanwhile the biggest article segment in the textile industry. Besides many colors…
Read MoreA Significant Ozone Hole Is Reported Over the Arctic
10/04/2011By FELICITY BARRINGER Intense cold in the upper atmosphere of the Arctic last winter activated ozone-depleting chemicals and produced the first…
Read MoreSyrians Abroad Report Harassment and Intimidation
10/04/2011By J. DAVID GOODMAN At first, Alaa Basatneh kept quiet after receiving a threatening e-mail to her Facebook account in mid-August,…
Read MoreConsumers Reveal the Smart Grid Benefits They Value Most
10/04/2011ATLANTA— In a new survey, consumers rank both the personal and societal benefits of smart grid technologies as very important to…
Read MoreWatch Out for Lethal Branches. Bats, Too.
10/04/2011By CRAIG LEISHER For my job at the Nature Conservancy, I spend a lot of time planning fieldwork in remote places…
Read MoreBike-Share Plan Advances in New York
10/04/2011By THE NEW YORK TIMES Christine Haughney reports that Alta Bicycle Share has been chosen to bring an ambitious bike-share program…
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