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State: ThyssenKrupp created racially hostile work environmentThyssenKrupp — the German conglomerate that has agreed to make Chicago its North American regional headquarters — created a racially hostile work environment at a Chicago office that included frequent use of the n-word and a black face routine at a company meeting, the Illinois Department of Human Rights has ruled. The Nov. 3 finding of “subs...
Environment affects mental illness genesWASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Genes linked to schizophrenia and autism are members of a select club of genes regulated during environmentally sensitive times, U.S. researchers said.
Environment department readies case vs ‘turtle-eaters’DAVAO CITY -- The Environment department in Davao is building a case against the owner of a Korean vessel, its crew, and foreign missionaries onboard for dumping parts of a green sea turtle in a garbage bin in a wharf here.The move came after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Davao Region was criticized for accepting the pu...
United Nations Environment ProgrammeNairobi, 3 February 2012 - The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has partnered with TreeHugger and Piictu in an exciting new photo initiative for World Environment Day 2012.
Environment office targets P400-M quarry collection for 2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer Art Punsalan assured the office will do its best to meet the P400-million quarry collection this year being set by Governor Lilia Pineda. “Or at least post a significant increase over last year’s P335-million total collection,” Punsalan said.
KfW Committed $30B to Climate, Environment in 2011KfW, Germany’s state-owned development bank, committed 22.8 billion euros ($30 billion) to climate and environment projects last year, almost a third of all its lending, and said it will increase this share in 2012.
Environment Canada winter forecast way offOTTAWA, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Environment Canada's forecast for a colder-than-normal winter in western Canada has turned out to be way off-base so far, the agency's top meteorologist admits.
Environment Canada blows winter forecastEnvironment Canada admits it was off on its long-term forecast for Western Canada's winter, which was supposed to be colder than normal but has ended up being unusually mild.
100 countries back world environment agency: FranceMore than a hundred countries now support a French proposal to create a "World Environment Organisation" at the upcoming 20th anniversary conference of the Rio Summit, France's ecology minister said on Tuesday.
100 countries back world environment agencyPARIS — More than a hundred countries now support a French proposal to create a "World Environment Organisation" at the upcoming 20th anniversary conference of the Rio Summit, France's ecology minister said on Tuesday.
Icy conditions ahead: Environment CanadaEnvironment Canada is warning freezing rain and freezing drizzle will hit the Ottawa area Tuesday and last until Wednesday morning.“A low pressure system over Minnesota will track across the Great Lakes region later (Tuesday) reaching Eastern Ontario by Wednesday morning,” the agency said in weather warning. “An approaching warm front associa...
Lawmakers, voters out of sync on environment?Most Arizonans believe the state can protect water, air and other natural resources without hurting the economy and oppose efforts to weaken protections, according to a poll released Monday by Colorado College for its State of the Rockies report. The positions revealed by the poll put Arizonans at odds with many of their elected officials in Phoeni...
Environment bureau urged to classify Oro areasA CITY councilor is urging the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to classify and declare areas in Cagayan de Oro that are “alienable” or “non-alienable”. Councilor Emmanuel Abejuela said this would help the City Government identify which areas are not “habitable”.
Membership Opens for GreenBlue’s Forest Products Working GroupCharlottesville, Va., Jan. 30 /CSRwire/ - Sustainability nonprofit GreenBlue has opened membership for its newly formed Forest Products Working Group, which brings together leading companies that rely on paper, wood, and other forest products to share
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