A web of disreputable land banking and carbon credit companies have all been ordered into liquidation in the High Court on grounds of public interest following an investigation by Company Investigations (“CI”) of the Insolvency Service.
Before being closed down, the companies between them mis-led the public into investing around £6.5 million.
NYC Mayor Bloomberg Seeks Ban on Super-Size Soft Drinks - Bloomberg
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg intends to restrict sales of sugary soft drinks to no more than 16 ounces a cup in city restaurants, movie theaters, stadiums
and arenas, administration officials said.
Flashback: Bloomberg to NYC: "Stop Eating All My Salt"
Michael Bloomberg is an imperious, irritable oligarch who has purchased the mayoralty of New York City for life. And the New York Times has something to say about him: He puts salt on his pizza.
Why the Battle Over U.S. Coal Exports Is So Important | Ecocentric | TIME.com
What’s clear is that the global rate of consumption of coal—the dirtiest fossil fuel there is—will help decide how fast the planet warms in the future. For their part, environmentalists remain convinced that stopping coal exports to Asia is a must-win battle in the war on climate change. In a fiery speech at a Portland, Ore., protest against the proposed ports last month, environmental activist Robert Kennedy Jr. urged the crowd to fight back. “[Coal companies] are coming to ship their poison, so they can poison the people in China, and that poison is going to come back here,” he said. “So don’t let them.” It’s a fight for the people of the Pacific Northwest, but the results will matter to everyone.
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