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N.C. legislation to challenge utility monopolies may be getting traction in state House
2015-04-14 21:07:47| Energy - Topix.net
A bill to let solar power producers sell electricity directly to customers appears to have broadening support even as various groups raise issues about the impact on utilities and their customers. The Energy Freedom Act filed four weeks ago by Rep. John Szoka and three colleagues now has 26 more co-sponsors.
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Battle for Oregon highlights Obama's free-trade challenge
2015-04-14 12:02:20| Footwear - Topix.net
It is crunch time for President Barack Obama's push to finalize an ambitious Pacific free trade pact and anyone wondering why it is such a tough sell may want to talk to the people of Oregon. This West Coast state of 4 million people, which hosts major operations of global giants Nike Inc and Intel Corp , exemplifies the nation's ambiguity about free trade and shows the battle lines between its advocates and critics.
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USTelecom starts legal challenge of FCC Open Internet rules
2015-04-14 08:46:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Industry association USTelecom filed a lawsuit against the FCC's Open Internet rules. Following publication of the net neutrality rules in the Federal Registry, opponents can appeal the regulations in court. USTelecom, which is challenging the rules in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, said the Open Internet regulation is "arbitrary and capricious, and violates federal law". While the industry supports net neutrality standards, it believes the FCC took the wrong approach in regulating the matter, by relying on Title II of the Telecommunications Act, USTelecom said in a statement. "Reclassifying broadband Internet access as a public utility reverses decades of established legal precedent at the FCC and upheld by the Supreme Court," USTelecom said. "History has shown that common carrier regulation slows innovation, chills investment, and leads to increased costs on consumers."
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UPM Raflatac takes on ice bucket challenge with new labelstocks
2015-04-14 07:00:00| Label and Narrow Web Breaking News
Silvervac WSA maintains label design integrity in the presence of moisture and humidity.
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Middle East can beat water challenge by harnessing the power of solar
2015-04-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National: The late Richard Smalley, a Nobel laureate in chemistry, compiled a list in 2003 of the top 10 problems that will plague humanity for half a century. On top of the list were energy and water. His rationale for putting energy above all was that most problems could be resolved or alleviated by the availability of affordable clean energy. He was right. Energy and water pose two of the most pressing challenges for the Middle East. Studies suggest that the average citizen in the region has access to...
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