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After calamitous year for coal, U.S. consumers hold key for rails
2015-09-28 07:55:49| Railroads - Topix.net
Investors in U.S. railroad stocks, who have been punished in 2015 by an accelerating decline in high-margin coal shipments, now are pinning their long-term hopes on a resurgence in consumer spending. Their bet is that a strengthening economy will produce enough demand that railroads will be able to replace the income lost to years of declining coal use with so-called intermodal shipping - the movement of containers stuffed with clothing, furniture and other consumer goods.
API: Senate Democratic Energy Plan Could Threaten Consumers, Energy Renaissance
2015-09-24 04:36:18| oilandgasonline Home Page
A plan to raise taxes on energy and pick winners and losers in the marketplace released Tuesday by Senate Democrats is backward-facing and could threaten America’s energy revolution and harm consumers, according to API Executive Vice President Louis Finkel.
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Leidos Engineering Using Power Delivery Expertise to Help Consumers Energy Improve Reliability for Michigan Residents
2015-09-23 22:16:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Leidos Engineering was recently awarded the next phase of a $13 million follow-on contract by Consumers Energy for distribution design services. Leidos will continue to provide distribution engineering line design services throughout Michigan to the states largest utility. T&D World's The Briefing Room read more
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UK & EU Consumers, industry, want tighter EU rules tackle illegal timber
2015-09-23 01:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: UK consumers (76 per cent) want better laws that ensure the legality of wood products on the market in the UK and across Europe, a new survey finds. Major timber-related businesses from the UK and other EU countries, from producers to retailers, have also signed a new statement to the European Commission calling for the EU to tighten the current rules on illegal timber use. The EU Timber Regulation, or EUTR, is designed to keep illegally sourced timber out of the marketplace, and is under review...
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If VW deceived consumers about its diesel cars, then it has a huge problem
2015-09-19 20:31:19| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
The Environmental Protection Agency just informed Volkswagen that it believes nearly half a million of the automaker's cars are equipped with software designed to cheat on emissions tests . No recall has been ordered, but it's clear that the EPA thinks VW is in serious violation of the Clean Air Act.
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