Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Daily News: Weather News Headlines - Storm that buried Plains slams Great Lakes region

Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 06:54 PM PST

Storm that buried Plains slams Great Lakes region 
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 06:54 PM PST
Stranded motorists are seen during a blizzard in Overland Park, KansasCHICAGO (Reuters) - A powerful winter storm that buried the U.S. Plains and left at least three people dead moved on Tuesday into the southern Great Lakes region, where it snarled the evening commute in Chicago and Milwaukee, created near-whiteout conditions and forced hundreds of flight cancellations. Much of the region was under either a winter storm warning or a winter weather advisory, according to the National Weather Service, as the system's potent blend of wet snow, sleet and strong winds bore down on north central Illinois, southern Wisconsin and northern Indiana and Ohio. ...
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Oxfam criticizes AB Foods on development impact, praises Nestle 
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 10:02 AM PST
To match feature FINANCIAL/BRITAIN-CHARITIESZURICH (Reuters) - Associated British Foods scored lowest among 10 of the top food and beverage companies assessed for their social and environmental impact on poor countries, development group Oxfam said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Nestle and Unilever ranked highest for their policies on seven areas assessed by Oxfam as critical to sustainable agriculture: women, small-scale farmers, farm workers, water, land, climate change and transparency. ...
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Oxfam slates AB Foods on development impact, praises Nestle 
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 09:23 AM PST
The Oxfam campaign 'Behind the Brand' have scored ten companies on their social and environmental impact (Oxfam)ZURICH (Reuters) - Associated British Foods scored lowest among 10 of the top food and beverage companies assessed for their social and environmental impact on poor countries, development group Oxfam said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Nestle and Unilever ranked highest for their policies on seven areas assessed by Oxfam as critical to sustainable agriculture: women, small-scale farmers, farm workers, water, land, climate change and transparency. ...
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