Protests at Joburg zoo over widowed elephant
Johannesburg Zoo is under mounting pressure to send a lonely elephant to an animal sanctuary after her male companion died last month.
Ecology
Nov 9, 2018
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News tagged with petition
US farm lobby wants strict definition of 'meat'
A major US agriculture lobbying group on Tuesday threw its weight behind an effort to keep the "meat" label off of lab-created products, including ones that employ animal cells.
Other
Apr 10, 2018
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London mayor: Uber to blame for loss of license in city
London's mayor said Saturday that people angry about the decision by transit authorities to strip Uber of its license to operate in the city should blame the ride-hailing company itself.
Business
Sep 23, 2017
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Forgotten archives reveal street-level impact of 1918 Puerto Rico earthquake and tsunami
Repair petitions filed in the wake of the 1918 Puerto Rico earthquake and tsunami, stored and forgotten in the San Juan archives for nearly 100 years, are giving scientists a house-by-house look at the damage wrought by the ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 4, 2017
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One million sign petition for EU weedkiller ban
More than one million people have signed a petition demanding the EU ban the Monsanto weedkiller glyphosate over fears it causes cancer, campaigners said Thursday.
Other
Jun 15, 2017
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'Slacktivism' that works—small changes matter
In 2013, an online petition persuaded a national organization representing high school coaches to develop materials to educate coaches about sexual assault and how they could help reduce assaults by their athletes. Online ...
Social Sciences
Dec 16, 2016
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Tech industry titans urge US to better fund science ed
Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg were among tech titans who joined school officials, non-profits and state leaders to urge the US government to better back teaching computer science.
Business
Apr 26, 2016
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World urged to make clean energy cheaper than coal
Top environmental advocates on Wednesday urged the international community to increase and coordinate investments in research and development for renewable energy to make it cheaper than coal within 10 years.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 16, 2015
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Samsung to appeal to US Supreme Court in Apple patent case
South Korean technology company Samsung is filing a petition to the US Supreme Court in its long-running patent infringement case against Apple, according to court documents.
Business
Aug 20, 2015
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Iceland whaling season underway despite protest
Icelandic whaling boats have left port to begin the 2015 whaling season, authorities said on Monday as more than 700,000 people signed a petition calling for an end to the hunt.
Ecology
Jun 29, 2015
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