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State: Tractor front-loader caused fatal Fresno blast
2015-07-07 12:57:51| Energy - Topix.net
The front loader of a tractor punctured a gas line that exploded in Central California earlier this year, killing one jail inmate, sending several people to a hospital and halting traffic in both directions on a major highway, state officials said Monday. Gouges and scrapes by the tractor's bucket caused the Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
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Ball State University's moral stance against fossil fuel
2015-07-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Indy Star: A faculty member who has been critical of Ball State University for investing in fossil fuels is applauding the institution's investment policy changes. "I think we need to keep in mind that there is an emergency associated with climate change," John Vann, an associate professor of marketing, told The Star Press. "We're real close to being pushed over the tipping point where we have runaway global warming." Why is runaway global warming an emergency? "We're going to die," Vann said. "It could...
Verizon & the N.Y. State Public Service ("Captured") Commission
2015-07-06 05:24:26| IT Services - Topix.net
"Regulatory Capture" is when an industry takes over the regulatory agency that is supposed to be doing oversight of the companies' business practices and is supposed to be protecting the Public Interest. The newly released report by the NY State Public Service Commission "Staff Assessment of Telecommunications Services" , is a model of how a corrupted government agency helped Verizon get continuous rate increases, allows for egregious communications bills and deceptive marketing to be 'business as usual', covers over Verizon's failure to deliver on the commitment for 'massive deployment of fiber optics' and then claims that competition truly exists.
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Illinois EPA: State Has Landfill Capacity for 21 More Years
2015-07-05 23:07:00| Waste Age
The Associated Press State officials say existing Illinois landfills have capacity to take trash for another 21 years. read more
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Penn State Alumnus Mark Parker Recommended To Become Nike Chairman
2015-07-04 12:53:49| Footwear - Topix.net
Penn State alumnus Mark Parker, who has served as President and CEO of Nike since 2006, is being recommended to replace Phil Knight as chairman of Nike, according to a release from Knight . Knight, co-founder and current chairman of the worldwide sports apparel provider, plans to step down from the roll in 2016.
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