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Wisconsin could become a Right-to-Work state tomorrow

2015-03-09 00:14:28| Industrial Machines - Topix.net

Wisconsin could become the 25th state in the country to have a Right-to-Work law as early as tomorrow. Gov. Scott Walker plans to sign the right-to-work bill on Monday at a Milwaukee-area company whose leader spoke out in favor of the measure this week.

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Florida officials banned term 'climate change' state employees say

2015-03-08 22:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

United Press International: Former employees from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection say they were ordered to avoid using terms such as "climate change" in official reports, emails and other communications following the appointment of a new DEP director by Gov. Rick Scott. Four former DEP employees told the Miami Herald that the policy was unwritten but verbally distributed across the state in 2011, when the Republican governor appointed Herschel Vinyard Jr. as the DEP's director. "We were told not to...

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Florida banned state workers from using term 'climate change' report

2015-03-08 21:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Officials with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the agency in charge of setting conservation policy and enforcing environmental laws in the state, issued directives in 2011 barring thousands of employees from using the phrases climate change and global warming, according to a bombshell report by the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting (FCIR). The report ties the alleged policy, which is described as unwritten, to the election of Republican governor Rick Scott...

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The State Of Enterprise Tech In NYC

2015-03-08 19:35:07| IT Services - Topix.net

Editor's note: Jonathan Lehr is venture director at Work-Bench where he focuses on early-stage enterprise technology investments. He is also the founder of the NY Enterprise Technology Meetup .

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Sorry State: U.S.'s Nuclear Reactor Fleet Dwindles

2015-03-08 12:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Scientific American: The U.S.'s nuclear reactor fleet dipped below 100 for the first time in decades, when, at the tail end of 2014, Vermont Yankee shuttered its operations. The 604-megawatt power plant's termination did not come as a surprise: it had logged a slew of safety issues in recent years, including burst pipes, leaks and misplaced fuel rods. Nevertheless, it provided up to 4 percent of New England's power and one third of Vermont's. Its owner, Entergy, just did not have enough money to make the necessary upgrades,...

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