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Dangers Water Privatization Emerge In the Wake of West Virginias Chemical Spill
2014-01-17 14:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: It took a few days after a state of emergency was declared across nine West Virginia counties--and one-sixth of the states population was told not to drink or bathe using their tap water--for the national news media to discover a story of national importance occurring in the political backwaters of Appalachia. Filings by the West Virginia Public Service Commission reveal the dramatic expansion of West Virginia American Water Companys water network over the past 20 years, and why one-sixth of...
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NIMBY Notes: Privatization Panic
2014-01-13 17:20:00| Waste Age
Resistance to privatization is based on a range of real and perceived fears. NIMBY Notes read more
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Dell profit slides 72 percent as privatization battle drags on
2013-08-16 13:34:07| InfoWorld: Top News
Dell reported a 72 percent drop in profit on Thursday, a month before an expected shareholder vote that could shape the future of the company.Dell is in the midst of a battle between founder and CEO Michael Dell, who wants to take Dell private, and a group of discontented shareholders who say he must pay more money in order to do so.
Michael Dell reportedly advised to raise offer in privatization bid
2013-07-03 07:04:05| CNET News.com
Suggestion comes with the revelations that activist investor Carl Icahn has secured financing for his takeover proposal, a source tells Reuters. [Read more]
Bus drivers in Jackson (Mich.) district oppose talk of privatization
2013-06-06 16:52:00| American School & University
District may outsource transportation jobs to reduce budget shortfall. Schoolhouse Beat read more