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$600 water bill? Keene residents fight rate hike
2013-02-15 05:42:50| Railroads - Topix.net
Imagine paying more for water than you do for your mortgage. That's what residents in the small rural community of Keene are up against if the Union Pacific Railroad gets its way.
Boxer Introduces Bill to Curb Climate Change
2013-02-14 23:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
KQED: President Obama this week urged Congress to act on climate change. Thursday, California Senator Barbara Boxer answered that call, with a new bill to curb carbon pollution. Senator Boxers bill would charge a fee for carbon emissions, starting at $20 a ton, and rising over the next decade. "The science is telling us that we cant waste any more time, and the weather is showing us that we cant waste any more time," Boxer said. The revenue generatedpotentially more than a trillion dollars--would...
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Illinois Senate Executive Committee Passes Bill to Get the Smart Grid and Job Creation Back on Track
2013-02-14 22:25:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Today, the Illinois Senate Executive Committee passed Senate Bill 9 out of committee by a vote of 14 to 0. SB 9 clarifies existing language in the Smart Grid law enacted in 2011 to get the Smart Grid program back on track, and ensures the state's economy and consumers reap the full benefits of improved reliability, job creation and investment in the state's infrastructure, while maintaining strong consumer protections.
VC Bill Gurley defends investment in money-losing Snapchat
2013-02-14 22:08:53| CNET News.com
The Benchmark Capital general partner says the app's speedy growth was too impressive to ignore. [Read more]
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Senators propose long-shot carbon tax bill for big polluters
2013-02-14 19:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Two of the most liberal senators on Thursday proposed a bill to tax carbon emissions, raising up to $1.2 trillion in revenue over 10 years that would largely be returned consumers. Independent Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Barbara Boxer, a Democrat from California, attempted to seize on the momentum from Tuesday's State of the Union speech when President Barack Obama expressed support for efforts to battle climate change. "We have the opportunity right now, with the president's commitment in...
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