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Activism : Public policyActivism is the doctrine or practice of vigorous action including direct-action campaigns, (writing letters to newspapers and politicians), demonstrations, boycotts, rallies, marches, strikes, and in some cases, guerilla protest tactics, as a means of achieving political, cultural, and social change. |
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 M&S Plastic Bag Charge Leads to 80% Drop In Use (public policy)M&S appears to be winning its war against plastic bags after the company announced yesterday that its policy of charging for food carrier bags has led to an 80 per cent drop in the number it distributes. The company said that its customers have used 70m fewer plastic bags in the ten weeks since the five pence charge was introduced. M&S chairman Sir Stuart Rose said that the controversial decision to impose a charge on plastic bags had been vindicated. Organization: Business Green Moves to Green Consumerism Emerge on International, Local Fronts (public policy)In Belgium, the European Commission was considering several proposals related to purchases and consumerism that would support eco-friendly products, innovation and new technology. Under the proposals, local authorities within the European Union would have to make half their purchases more eco-friendly by 2010, and the number of product types subject to eco-labelling would increase from the current 26 to as many as 50 by 2015. Organization: Greenbiz.com 60% Isn't Enough: Canvass Your MP on the UK Climate Change Bill (public policy)The Canvass Your MP campaign aims to encourage members of the public to engage with their local MPs on this issue by going to meet them in person.
Organization: Treehugger Global Exchange Presents Shareholder Resolution to Create Board-Level Human Rights Committee (public policy)San Francisco-based human rights organization Global Exchange and Harrington Investments presented a resolution to create a board-level human rights committee at the Hershey's Corporation.
Organization: Global Exchange No Child Left Indoors: Bill Aims to Tax New TV and Video Games to Fund Outdoor Ed. Programs (public policy)An alliance of more than a dozen New Mexico environmental
groups will lobby again for legislative approval of a 1 percent sales tax — or "sin tax" — on new
televisions and video games to fund outdoor education programs.
Organization: www.santafenewmexican.com Firms and Environmentalists Clash Over Gas Drilling (public policy)Environmentalists
are fighting with energy firms over current pollution laws from which the oil
industry is exempt. Currently there is little or no federal oversight over a
drilling process used to extract natural gas. The process involves injecting
water, mixed with sand and chemicals, to crack rock deep below the Earth's
surface and release the gas trapped within it.
Organization: CNN.com A California County Abolishes Corporate Personhood: Makes History (public policy)Campaign succeeds in passing measure to make it illegal for corporations to vote as individuals and to have the right to free speech.
Organization: Democracy Unlimited
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