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Cannabis Global, Inc.: Cannabis Global Increases Stake in Cannabis Manufacturer and Distributor Natural Plant Extract LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / February 2, 2021 / Cannabis Global, Inc. (OTC PINK:CBGL), an innovation-oriented company investing in and growing operations in disruptive areas of the cannabis and hemp-related industries, today announces it has increased its ownership stake in Natural Plant Extract of California, Inc. ("NPE"), which operates a licensed cannabis manufacturing and ...

  THE number of young criminals fronting Townsville courts has risen sharply over the last five years, with the city recording the highest number of cases in regional Queensland. Since 2016/17, there has been a 62 per cent increase in the number of defendants who have appeared in a local court, with a staggering 1370 defendants appearing before a magistrate or judge. However the way the data is recorded, each appearance by repeat offenders is counted as a new defendant, which means there i...

Luke Tipoki, with his son Grayson age 2, at the Turanganui river near his home south of Martinborough. Luke used to swim in the river when he was young but now doesnt want to let his son swim there because its polluted. OPINION: Hundreds of companies have dumped contaminants into sewers, breaching their trade waste consents. None have been prosecuted or even fined, according to an RNZ investigation. Councils say a legal loophole means they have no power to issue fines and have repeatedly asked...

Press Release – New Zealand National Party The Government must test every climate policy it intends to proceed with to make sure they are both effective and rational, Nationals Climate Change spokesperson Stuart Smith says. National supports New Zealand playing its part to combat climate … The Government must test every climate policy it intends to proceed with to make sure they are both effective and rational, National’s Climate Change spokesperson Stuart Smith says. “National support...

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Three new targets for the country were set: an average reduction of 2 percent each year between 2022 and 2025, 17 percent each year between 2025 and 2030 and 36 percent each year between 2030 and 2035. Commission chair Dr Rod Carr said investing in electric vehicles, renewable energy generation, climate-friendly farming practices and planting more native forests would be critical to meeting the targets. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern s...

Press Release – New Zealand National Party The Government must test every climate policy it intends to proceed with to make sure they are both effective and rational, Nationals Climate Change spokesperson Stuart Smith says. National supports New Zealand playing its part to combat climate … The Government must test every climate policy it intends to proceed with to make sure they are both effective and rational, National’s Climate Change spokesperson Stuart Smith says. “National support...

01/02/2021 Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Prime Minister says it is incredibly encouraging that the Climate Change Commissions first official report shows that reaching our emissions reduction goals are both achievable and affordable. The commissions first report, published on Monday, laid out a path to drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Paris Agreement targets. Three new targets for the country were set: an average reduction of 2 percent ...

End of petrol cars: NZ must ban fossil-fuelled imports by 2032, says Climate Change Commission 31 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read Political reporter, NZ Herald@AmeliaJWade New Zealand must ban the import of petrol and diesel cars by 2032 in order to reach its climate change targets and decarbonise the economy, new advice recommends. And Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the Government "will not hold back" on taking action and committed to setting more ambitious emissions commitments by th...

  Ron McKays Diary: So how much is it finally going to cost you and me to settle malicious prosecutions of Rangers administrators? PREMIUM GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: Former Rangers chief executive Charles Green leaves court surrounded by police on September 2, 2015 in Glasgow, Scotland. Green was the chairman of Scottish football club Rangers from 2012 to 2013 and was arrested along HOW much is it finally going to cost you and me to settle the malicious prosecutions of the Rangers a...

NZ reacts to major climate report Newsroom 31/01/2021 Greenpeace calls it “underwhelming”, while the National Party urges caution. David Williams reports Like most others, Greenpeace campaigner Steve Abel has only started reading the Climate Change Commission’s report this afternoon. But that’s been long enough to form a view on its agricultural section. “It’s going to sound brutal - but pretty underwhelming, to be honest,” he says. “Certainly in regard to the ag stuff it bare...