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EDITORIAL: To make electricity cheaper, take politics out of energy market
2015-04-25 10:37:39| Semiconductors - Topix.net
First, as reported by the Review-Journal's Sean Whaley on April 9, Strip titans MGM Resorts International, Wynn Las Vegas and Las Vegas Sands Corp. want to follow the lead of data storage giant Switch and fire NV Energy, which would allow them to secure their own power supplies for less money. Second, as reported April 15 by the Review-Journal's Laura Myers and Mr. Whaley, Nevada's growing solar industry has accused NV Energy of trying to maintain its power monopoly by stifling a program that lets customers with rooftop solar arrays sell surplus electricity to the utility.
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Activist shareholders urge Chevron to stop spending money on politics
2015-04-17 12:50:29| Energy - Topix.net
Activist shareholders are pushing Chevron to stop using corporate money to influence elections as part of a growing effort to raise awareness about money in politics after the oil giant spent an unprecedented $3 million last year to sway Richmond voters. On May 27, Chevron shareholders will decide on a series of proposals at their annual meeting, including three that deal specifically with disclosing charitable contributions, lobbying and funding political campaigns.
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Activist shareholders urge Chevron to stop spending money on politics
2015-04-17 04:22:52| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Activist shareholders are pushing Chevron to stop using corporate money to influence elections as part of a growing effort to raise awareness about money in politics after the oil giant spent an unprecedented $3 million last year to sway Richmond voters. On May 27, Chevron shareholders will decide on a series of proposals at their annual meeting, including three that deal specifically with disclosing charitable contributions, lobbying and funding political campaigns.
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Waste Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows
2015-04-14 08:31:00| Waste Age
Earlier this year, nearly 100 union representatives, solid waste company leaders, business groups, and others rallied on the steps of City Hall in New York City in opposition to proposed legislation attacking transfer stations. read more
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Steve Duin: A small opening to confront big money in Oregon politics
2015-04-08 05:14:54| Footwear - Topix.net
What happens when the "progressive" majority in Oregon politics is offered a progressive solution to the problem of unlimited campaign contributions? The U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 decision in Citizens United gave corporations free rein to buy elections . The Koch Brothers' cash is uniquely corrosive.
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