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Republic Services, Allied Waste OK deal with gov't
AP Business WriterRepublic Services Inc. and Allied Waste Industries Inc. have agreed to sell certain assets including some in Michigan in order to push ahead a pending $4.5 billion acquisition that would create the second-largest U.S. trash hauling company, the Justice...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Texas, Justice System, Los Angeles, Michigan
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DA files suit to have ex-felon fired
Of The Associated PressA few years ago, James Lambert went to prison for trying to bribe a New Jersey public official. When he got out, he applied for a job that would seemingly be off-limits to a felon: chief executive of a public waste management authority, overseeing 15...Tags: Justice System, New Jersey, Delaware County, Constitutional Issues, Pennsylvania
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Big monthly bite
The worst time Most all companies' profits are down. Many are hitting bottom, and others are going bankrupt, so why should power companies get a rate hike, plus collect money for future energy to keep their same margin of profit in this day and time?...Tags: Apopka, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Nuclear Power, Tennessee Valley Authority, Florida
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. . . What about waste?
Florida State Sen. Carey Baker makes what sounds like a good case for more nuclear power in his column in Monday's Sentinel, but he ignores one important detail: nuclear waste. Nuclear power may not pollute the atmosphere under normal conditions, but if...Tags: Florida State University, Nuclear Power, Carey Baker
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Concerns about Cedar Creek sewage plant odors
carol.polsky@newsday.comWhen things are running smoothly, Nassau County's big Cedar Creek sewage treatment plant can slip beneath the notice of its neighbors in Seaford and in adjoining Wantagh. But sometimes, the wind blows in with an attention-getting aroma that sends...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Bodies of Water, Dining and Drinking, Rivers
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OAKLEAF CEO Receives Ernst & Young Award
An East Hartford native who founded the nation's fastest-growing waste disposal management company has been named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year in the services category. James R. Barnes, president and CEO of OAKLEAF Waste Management, based...Tags: East Hartford, Waste Management Incorporated
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Destroying tainted milk takes monumental effort
The Associated PressChina faces a new problem with the tainted milk that has sickened babies and battered public confidence: How to get rid of the toxic stuff. Tens of thousands of tons of milk laced with melamine, a chemical used in making fertilizer and plastics, have...Tags: Food Safety, Standards, Milk, Food Industry, Healthcare Policies
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Bulky Waste: 'In With The New' Is Easy. 'Out With The Old' Isn't
The Hartford CourantChristmas is coming. The mandatory digital television changeover follows in February. What this all means is a wave of electronic waste, many tons of it. Old laptops will be replaced by the new ones under the tree. Clunky televisions will be retired, new...Tags: Consumer Electronics Industry, Electronics, Super Bowl, Television Industry, Connecticut
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Fight At Rockville School Leads To Arrests; Ellington Attack Probed
Students arrested after fight at Rockville High School. State police investigate home attack in Ellington. Glastonbury cross country girls team wins New England title. Texas woman struck by car in South Windsor. Three departments fight fire in Manchester....Tags: Police Investigations, Witnesses, Management Change, Justice System, Law Enforcement
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AutoblogGreen for 11.18.08
Autoblog.comFiled under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green click to visit AutoblogGreen Everyone's got advice for Detroit these days, from President-elect Barack Obama to Neil Young. Meanwhile, GM is still trying top get a 100 mpg sticker for the Volt and the Auto... -
McCain's "blah blah blah:" All politics is parochial
Spin CycleWhile the candidates debate big-picture issues like socialism and wardrobe costs, it's worth remembering that a decisive component of every presidential race is always parochial. McCain, for example, is highly skeptical about ethanol, and Obama is...Tags: Nevada, Iowa
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Hazardous waste facility pays $175,000 penalty
The only commercial hazardous waste disposal facility in the Northeast, CWM Chemical Services, has agreed to pay a $175,000 penalty to settle dozens of violations at its 710-acre Niagara County site. State Department of Environmental Conservation...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Cleanup, Hazardous Materials
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