Websites help think ahead for funerals, burials, more

DMA updates Code of Practice with new rules on children’s data and green marketing
Companies engaged in direct marketing to consumers must not use the internet to gather data about children under 12 and must be able to back up any green claims they make, according to a new code of practice for the industry.

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Planting seeds for green future
Around the world people are learning more ways to live a greener, more sustainable life. In Timmins the idea of going green is being planted into the younger generation, as global warming has become an increasing concern.[...]

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Government axes UK sustainability watchdog
Environment secretary announces closure of Sustainable Development Commission as part of coalition spending cuts • Which green government bodies or progammes should be saved? The government’s sustainability watchdog was today axed as part of coalition spending cuts, the Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) confirmed. The closure, which was revealed by the Guardian …

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Failing to back clean energy will cement GOP’s minority status
GREEN BAY, Wis. – It is politically fashionable to denounce federal subsidies as unjustifiable in the face of rising budget deficits and an ailing economy. Like pork-barrel spending, however, the value of subsidies depends on where one stands.

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Websites help think ahead for funerals, burials, more
Funerals are inevitable, of course, but who wants to think about them? Planning in advance is likely to save money and aggravation for the living. So here are sites for getting more burial for your buck.

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