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...fishermen in Newfoundland and Labrador are indigenous Inuit people, who hunt seals to supplement their incomes and say the ban threatens their livelihood. Before the vote, an Inuit delegation from Canada's northern Nunavut territory appealed to MEPs to reconsider the ban. The MEPs did amend the ban to exempt seal products coming from traditional Inuit hunts. But Inuit leaders warned it would still kill their market. "This exemption is nothing but a ruse," Nunavut Environment Minister Daniel Shewchuck said in a statement. "With an outright ban on commercial trade, the price of skins will collapse, and with...
...always been against Harvard policy to stand on fire escapes, but perhaps it’s time to amend the rule so that it’s illegal to stand underneath them, as well...
...Highlights: • The Dirty: Not surprisingly, California - a state beset by air pollution and struggling to amend its fuel-efficiency standards in order to stave off the effects of global warming - contained a good portion of the most-polluted counties and cities in America. Other highly polluted areas, such as the tri-state New York-Connecticut-New Jersey region and the Chicago area, also made it into the top 25 most air-polluted places. The charts - categorized by short-term particle pollution, year-round particle pollution and year-round ozone pollution - break down how many people afflicted by illnesses such...
...company’s blog on Thursday, Facebook CEO and founder Mark E. Zuckerberg ’06-’07 explained that if more than 30 percent of Facebook’s 200 million active users voted on the proposals, all of Facebook’s future amendments would go through the same voting process. Users have been given the option to either maintain Facebook’s current terms of service or to amend the document by taking into consideration users’ complaints and criticisms. Voting has been in progress since April 16, and will continue...
...that reasoning gives even pro-euthanasia groups pause. "We think that his actions are irresponsible and potentially dangerous," says James Harris, head of campaigns and communications at Dignity in Dying, which is working to amend the U.K.'s law on euthanasia. "Does he know if these people have talked to their doctors? Are they competent to make this decision? It completely baffles...