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Hundreds oppose China refinery project in mostly peaceful protests
BEIJING -- Surrounded and pushed back by police, hundreds of people shouted and marched again in the southern China city of Kunming to protest the construction of a petrochemical plant. It was the second time this month that demonstrators gathered in...
Tags: Fishing, Companies and Corporations, China, Petroleum Industry, PetroChina Company Limited
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New protest in Chinese city over planned chemical plant
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - Hundreds of people took to the streets of the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming on Thursday to protest against the planned production of a chemical at a refinery, the second demonstration this month against the project. China's...Tags: Chemical Industry, China, Manufacturing and Engineering, Environmental Issues, Energy Resources
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PRESS DIGEST-Canada-May 16
ReutersMay 16 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * The revelation that Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Government, National Government
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Bangladesh factories shut by worker protests to reopen Friday
ReutersDHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh will reopen more than 300 garment factories on Friday, ending a three-day forced closure due to worker protests over pay and working conditions after a building collapse killed more than 1,100 people. A series of deadly...Tags: Clothing and Textiles Industry, Standards, Health and Safety at Work, Career and Workplace, Science and Technology
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Residents in southern China shout 'Protest! Protest!' against plans for refinery in Kunming
Associated PressKUNMING, China (AP) — More than 2,000 people in southern China unfurled banners and shouted "Protest! Protest!" on Thursday to oppose plans for a petroleum refinery, in a large environmental rally that local authorities allowed to go forward in...Tags: Chemical Industry, Science and Technology, China, PetroChina Company Limited, Environmental Issues
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Foes of S. Indiana fertilizer plant cite Texas blast
ROCKPORT, Ind. (AP) — Opponents of a proposed fertilizer plant in southern Indiana are citing safety concerns arising from last month's deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer manufacturer as they argue that state officials should block the project....
Tags: Fertilizer, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Mining, Chemical Industry
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WRAPUP 3-As some retailers back Bangladesh accord, U.S. group lashes out
ReutersBy Jessica Wohl May 15 (Reuters) - An accord designed to prevent another deadly disaster in Bangladesh's garment industry drew sharp criticism from a major U.S. retail trade group on Wednesday, which said it would constrain legal rights of U.S....Tags: Clothing and Textiles Industry, Companies and Corporations, Career and Workplace, Consumer Goods Industries, Collective Contract
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Koch Nitrogen Co. to build plant in Oklahoma
Kansas-based Koch Industries has announced plans to build a new fertilizer plant at its Koch Nitrogen facility in Enid. Koch said in a news release Wednesday that it will invest $1 billion and increase fertilizer production at the facility by more than 1...
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Ford's South Side assembly plant briefly loses power
Tribune staff reportFord’s assembly plant on the Far South Side lost power for about an hour today, a company spokeswoman said. Commonwealth Edison Co. could not determine what caused the outage, the spokeswoman said. The outage occurred at 12:50 p.m. and was... -
Families in Ohio cancer cluster suing Whirlpool
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Families whose children have been among dozens sickened in an Ohio cancer cluster for more than a decade are hopeful that they've come up with a cause. Environmental testing paid for by the families found a suspected cancer-...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Trials, Family, Whirlpool Corp., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Operator of southern Indiana fertilizer plant defends safety against foe's concerns
ROCKPORT, Ind. (AP) — The developer of a proposed southern Indiana fertilizer plant is defending the project against the concerns of opponents who want the state to block it. John Blair of the environmental group Valley Watch says Indiana officials...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Fertilizer, Ohio River, Mining, Explosions
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China battery plant protest gives voice to rising anger over pollution
ReutersBy Jane Lee and Gabriel Wildau SHANGHAI, May 11 (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai on Saturday to oppose plans for a lithium battery factory, highlighting growing social tension over pollution. Police...Tags: National Government, China, Carrefour S.A., Shanghai (China), Politics
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