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The amazing power grab of GMO seed companies: Section 735
2013-03-25 07:16:11| Sugar Industry News
Two years ago giant biotech seed companies, especially Monsanto, were predicting doom and gloom. They warned of soaring food prices and shortages if the USDA did not take action to allow farmers to plant sugar beet crops using genetically modified seeds manufactured by, you guessed it, Monsanto.
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Lewis Tree Service Helps Utility Companies Restore Power To Thousands Affected By Winter Storm Nemo
2013-03-11 20:35:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Lewis Tree Service responded to the historic snowfall from winter storm Nemo with over 360 crews and 880 employees working in support of a dozen utility customers in the New England area.
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Natural Gas Dethrones King Coal As Power Companies Look To Future
2013-03-01 22:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The way Americans get their electricity is changing. Coal is in decline. Natural gas is bursting out of the ground in record amounts. And the use of wind and solar energy is growing fast. All this is happening as power companies are trying to choose which kind of energy to bet on for the next several decades. Until recently, half of these plants burned coal to make electricity. Now, that's down to about one-third. Since 2010, about 150 coal plants either have been retired or it's been announced...
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Phone Companies Prepare for Storm Power Outages
2013-02-09 00:31:44| Telecom - Topix.net
Phone companies topped off fuel at cell-tower generators in Northeastern states Friday, preparing for a storm that could bring power outages, and with them, a loss of cell service.
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Cuomo's Panel Investigates Failures Of Power Companies After Sandy
2013-01-26 12:54:22| Energy - Topix.net
After superstorm Sandy pummeled the Lower Hudson Valley in October of 2012, about 70 percent of households in the region were cast into the realm of no electricity.
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