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United Kingdom: Lord Smith: 'EA staff know 100 times more than any politician about flooding'
2014-02-10 10:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Environment Agency chairman Lord Smith has blamed Treasury spending rules for the failure of the agency to spend more on dredging last year, as he said his staff knew 100 times more than any politician about flood defence protection. He also said the environment secretary, Owen Paterson, has been hugely supportive, contrasting that with the sniping and criticism that has come from the communities secretary, Eric Pickles. He denied all knowledge of a document suggesting in 2008 it had been EA...
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Smith nurses birds of prey back to health
2014-02-09 19:07:12| Railroads - Topix.net
"We had an injured owl that got scooped up by a plow," recalled McGowen , 42, also a machinist for Canadian National Railway , formerly Illinois Central.
Smith Flow Control Introduces TorkDrive to Prevent Plant Shut-Down and Protect Plant Assets
2014-02-06 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
MUMBAI -<br /> <br /> Torkdrive Helps in Preventing Valve Damage by Controlling the Torque Applied<br /> <br /> Smith Flow Control launches TorkDrive, a device that can be mounted to either the valve input handwheel or directly to the valve input shaft to safeguard the valve from excessive torque.<br /> <br /> TorkDrive has two distinct benefits. It prevents valve damage, thus reducing the need for expensive plant shutdown and valve replacement (through over-torque) and provides vital ...This story is related to the following:Torque Limiters
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Donnie Smith, Wife Pledge $3.2M to University of Tennessee Foundation
2014-02-05 22:37:56| Food - Topix.net
Donnie Smith, the CEO of Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale, and his wife Terry are giving $3.2 million to the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture.
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UK flooding: Environment Agency boss Lord Smith engulfed in crisis over his 11 jobs
2014-02-01 22:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Lord Smith's leadership of the Environment Agency is in crisis following the flooding gripping parts of Britain. Sources have accused Lord Smith, a Cabinet minister in Tony Blair's Labour government, of "keeping his head down' despite parts of the country being submerged for weeks. Allegations that he is "too distracted' by having too many jobs -- in all Lord Smith has 11 paid and unpaid posts -- have added to the growing concern in Whitehall. Although he is due to step down as chairman...
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