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Friends of the Earth: Campaigners
Shell. Palm oil, the survival or the orang-utan and UK company law reform (PDF† 56K) May 2006 This briefing explains why the failure of hundreds of UK companies to ... example of how the voluntary approach to corporate responsibility has failed, and why the Company Law Reform Bill must be strengthened. Asia Pulp and Paper (PDF format - 132K) August 2001 This briefing examines the ...
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Partnership Awards
Based in part on Glen Cove's success, the New York State legislature is considering a brownfields reform bill that would provide funding opportunities to communities to address a range of problems posed by multiple brownfield sites and to establish the multi-agency partnerships necessary to leverage ...
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Hearing on Hard Rock Mining
Members of Congress and Administration officials expressed interest in moving a mining law reform bill during the second session. The most recent bill to reform the General Mining Law of 1872 was introduced on May 16, 2002 by Nick Rahall and Christopher Shays. This bill would require an 8% net smelter return royalty on hardrock minerals, a reclamation plan, financial guarantees for ...
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Friends of the Earth: Planning bill vote betrays low carbon future
Earth's Planning Campaigner Hugh Ellis, said: "With no reference to climate change in the Planning Bill, people have no guarantees that Ministers will take climate change into account when considering major ... A total of 24 Labour MPs voted against the Government by calling for the Planning Reform Bill to include a duty to consider climate change when planning major infrastructure projects such as ...
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Summary of the Shay's-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform Law
Congressmen Shays and Meehan February 14, 2002 Summary of the Shay's-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform Law National Parties. Bans national parties from raising and spending soft money. Prohibition on soft ... effect January 1, 2003. Severability provision. If any provision of the bill is held unconstitutional, the remainder of the bill is not affected. This document is not necessarily endorsed by the ...
www.policyalmanac.org

Thompson blasted on sick worker bill
DOE-drafted amendment is going to accomplish? Is his intention to pass a reform that is not worthy of the word? How many sick workers does Sen. Thompson really think will be compensated under this restrictive bill? Why does Sen. Thompson think that U.S. government doctors lacking in independence could fairly decide cases? He must not remember the Reagan ...
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Tom Johnson, who had been the first Member of Congress to urge a bill to change congressional elections to PR in 1892), ... of Congress about HR 3068, the Voters' Choice Act introduced by Rep. Cynthia McKinney. Stress that the bill simply restores states with the opportunity to consider PR systems -- surely states should have the right to ...
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1872 Mining Law Reform
That was THEN! This is NOW! Watch National Geographic video on mining reform! National Geographic article on mining reform! What is the obstacle? New: Now includes amount your Senator of 109th Congress ... —See YouTube: Poison Wind THE ORIGINAL 1872 LAW THE HISTORICAL PROCESS THE PRESENT REFORM The Rahall bill HR 2262 passed the House of Representatives on November 2, 2007 with a vote of ...
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Environmental Commissioner of Ontario - Looking Forward: The Environmental Bill of Rights
Ontario Legislature to mark the tenth anniversary of the Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR). During preparations for this event, discussion arose among ECO staff and stakeholder ... legal experts to draft discussion papers on a range of topics and held a law reform workshop in June at which leading experts on environmental law and policy offered excellent presentations and ...
www.eco.on.ca

American Farmland Trust: The 2008 Farm Bill - Status and Next Steps
Otherwise, the hard-fought gains in reform, conservation and other areas will not be realized. Poorly written rules can actually thwart the ... Congress and undermine the legislation. Securing the Funding for the Programs While the 2008 Farm Bill provides some mandatory funding, many of the programs require annual appropriations from Congress. As we ...
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