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Unilever Reports Results of Sustainable Living Plan in Latin America
28 May 2013- 08:09 by OOSKAnews Correspondent Mexico, MEXICO CITY Multinational consumer goods company Unilever has released reports on its Sustainable Living Plan in Latin America, which was adopted in 2010. In Mexico, the company said it has reduced its ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/28/2013 - 10:04
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Chile Fines Barrick Gold $16 Million Over Environmental Violations
28 May 2013- 08:08 by OOSKAnews Correspondent CHILE, SANTIAGO Chile’s Environmental Superintendent this week fined Canada-based mining giant Barrick Gold $16 million USD – the maximum allowed under Chilean law – for violations of its environmental permits ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/28/2013 - 10:04
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Miya Brazil Appoints New Board Member
28 May 2013- 08:03 by Local Press Report SAO PAULO Miya Water Miya, a global leader in urban water efficiency solutions, established by Arison Investments in 2008, announced the appointment of Gesner Oliveira as Board Member of Miya Brazil. Gesner ...
Local Press Report - 05/28/2013 - 10:16
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Repairs Cause Supply Disruptions in Jamaica
28 May 2013- 07:37 by Local Press Report KINGSTON Go-Jamaica The National Water Commission is advising that a section of the Hope Water Supply System in St Andrew is currently out of operation due to urgent leak repair works that are presently being ...
Local Press Report - 05/28/2013 - 10:16
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Chile Issues Flood Warning
28 May 2013- 07:35 by Local Press Report SANTIAGO The Santiago Times With rain beginning to fall early Monday morning, many regions of the country began preparing for the risk of flooding and water damage. The government’s meteorological department ...
Local Press Report - 05/28/2013 - 10:16
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SIWI Announces 2013 Stockholm Water Prize Winner
24 May 2013- 09:31 by Local Press Report STOCKHOLM Stockholm International Water Institute Dr. Peter Morgan has been named the 2013 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate for his work to protect the health and lives of millions of people through improved ...
Local Press Report - 05/24/2013 - 10:06
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Scientists Say Human-Caused Damage to Global Water System Has Ushered in New Geologic Epoch
24 May 2013- 09:06 by OOSKAnews Correspondent Germany, BONN Scientists who gathered this week in Bonn, Germany, say human-caused damage to the global water system has become so extensive that it should be considered a new geologic epoch, on par with the ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/30/2013 - 10:27
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Publisher's Announcement
24 May 2013- 08:03 by OOSKAnews Correspondent united states, WARRENTON, VA Please note that OOSKAnews Daily Water Briefing will not appear on Monday, May 27, because of a public holiday in the United States of America. Daily Water Briefing will be back on ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/24/2013 - 10:06
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Two-Thirds of Dominican Republic’s Surface Water Lost
24 May 2013- 08:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Sixty-six percent of surface water sources in the Dominican Republic are going to waste, according to the National Water Resources Institute (INDRHI). INDRHI Executive ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/24/2013 - 10:06
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IDB Allocates $461 Million for Development Projects
24 May 2013- 07:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent DUSHANBE, Tajikistan The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has approved $461.7 million USD to fund a portfolio of development projects throughout the world. During the 38th Annual Meeting of its Board of ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/24/2013 - 10:06
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Costa Rican Utility Says Arsenic Contamination Not Its Fault
24 May 2013- 07:17 by Local Press Report SAN JOSE Inside Costa Rica The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) has responded to the Constitutional Court regarding arsenic contamination of the water supply in several communities in Guanacaste ...
Local Press Report - 05/24/2013 - 09:27
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Costa Rican Council to Hold Regional Water Conference
23 May 2013- 09:39 by Local Press Report GUAPILES Peace & Conflict Monitor The Local Water Council (COLAGUA), of the Tortuguero Conservation Area in Costa Rica, has decided to hold a Regional Water Congress, in order to discuss key issues for water ...
Local Press Report - 05/23/2013 - 10:17
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World Will Run Out of Freshwater Unless Current Trends Reversed: UN
23 May 2013- 08:11 by OOSKAnews Correspondent new yorK, ny, united states The world is facing the very real possibility of running out of freshwater unless more is done to reverse current trends, the United Nations warned on May 22, the International Day ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/30/2013 - 10:25
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World Bank Launches Second Phase of Water Partnership Program
23 May 2013- 08:05 by OOSKAnews Correspondent washington, dc, united states The World Bank announced on May 21 that it is launching the second phase of its joint Water Partnership Program, which involves the bank and the governments of the Netherlands, ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/23/2013 - 10:01
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Panama to Invest $700 Million USD in Water, Sanitation
23 May 2013- 07:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent PANAMA CITY, Panama The government of Panama will invest $700 million USD to improve drinking water supply and sanitation under the National Integrated Plan of President Ricardo Martinelli. The plan is being ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/24/2013 - 10:36