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NL Industries: A Fascinating Case, But Not Enough Value And Risk Of 100% Capital Impairment
2015-09-14 10:06:58| Chemicals - Topix.net
Harold Simmons raided NL Industries in the '80s, took control, and morphed it into the conglomerate it is today. Simmons passed away in 2013 and his family now controls the company.
Morrisons jobs at risk as stores close
2015-09-10 08:45:04| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Supermarket chain Morrisons is to close 11 stores with the potential loss of 900 jobs as part of its plans to turn the company's fortunes around.
NASA Facilities at Risk From Projected Sea Level Increases
2015-09-08 21:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Many of NASAs key sites for launching spacecraft and carrying out research will be threatened by even moderate increases in sea level, the U.S. space agency reports. NASA says that half to two-thirds of its laboratories, launch pads, airfields, testing facilities, data centers and other infrastructure are situated at less than 16 feet (5 meters) above sea level. The agency released a handful of maps showing how even a one-foot rise in sea level would impact the operations of major sites such as...
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ASTM Committee Aims to Reduce Risk of Contact with Power Lines through Proximity Alarm Standard
2015-09-08 20:41:00| Transmission & Distribution World
A proposed ASTM standard could help improve workplace safety by describing proximity alarm systems that can be used to prevent cranes, utility trucks, and other equipment from encroaching inside OSHA minimum approach distances and contacting high-voltage power lines. T&D World's The Briefing Room read more
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Climate Change Could Put Tribes Electric Systems at Risk
2015-09-08 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Heat waves, extreme storms, wildfire and other effects of climate change pose major threats to the electric power systems in Native American communities across the country, most significantly in the West and Southwest, according to a new U.S. Department of Energy report. "Tribes are among the communities most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change,' Chris Deschene, director of the Energy Department's Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, said in a statement. "Tribal lands, which are...
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