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Bangladesh factories shut by worker protests to reopen Friday
ReutersDHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh will reopen more than 300 garment factories on Friday, ending a three-day forced closure due to worker protests over pay and working conditions after a building collapse killed more than 1,100 people. A series of deadly...Tags: Labor Legislation, Bangladesh, Career and Workplace, Employees, Clothing and Textiles Industry
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Residents in southern China shout 'Protest! Protest!' against plans for refinery in Kunming
Associated PressKUNMING, China (AP) — More than 2,000 people in southern China unfurled banners and shouted "Protest! Protest!" on Thursday to oppose plans for a petroleum refinery, in a large environmental rally that local authorities allowed to go forward in...Tags: Local Government, PetroChina Company Limited, Chemical Industry, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Plant Openings
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China steps up inspection of meat trade after fake lamb scandal
ReutersBEIJING, May 16 (Reuters) - China has begun a crackdown on the sales of fake, diseased and tainted meat products after a series of scandals that have further dented public confidence in the food industry, the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday....Tags: Local Government, Beijing (China), Consumer Goods Industries, Science and Technology, Bird Flu
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Get your brain in gear at the HoCo STEM Festival
Calling all kids interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) related activities? The first annual HoCo STEM Festival is June 9, 1 to 4 p.m., at Howard Community College. This free community event is the brainchild of the Committee to...Tags: Festive Events, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Barack Obama, Entertainment, Biology
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W.Va. DEP challenges EPA over plan to revisit longstanding clean-air rules on industrial sites
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Two state officials are blasting the Environmental Protection Agency over new air pollution rules. Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Randy Huffman and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey issued a statement...Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science and Technology, Environmental Cleanup
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No More Golf Tourneys For Electric Grid Overseer
We guess that most people in New England haven't the faintest idea what ISO New England is, or does. That may be part of the problem. ISO (for Independent System Operator) New England performs the vital task of managing the electricity grid in the six-...Tags: Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Golf, Science and Technology
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U.S. banks push back on change in loan loss accounting
Reuters* U.S. banks pan accounting change to speed up loan reserves * Banks urge alignment of U.S. and international rules By Dena Aubin NEW YORK, May 13 (Reuters) - More than a dozen of the biggest U.S. banks have questioned a proposed accounting change...Tags: Crisis, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bank of America Corp.
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New England States Get $2.85M Reduction In Region's Electric Grid Budget
The Hartford CourantNew England utility regulators have accepted a settlement with the operator of the region's electric grid that cuts $2.85 million from its budget and strengthens their review of future budgets. In November, Connecticut officials joined regulatory...Tags: Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Interior Policy, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Science and Technology
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AES to shut or convert coal power plants in Indiana and Ohio
ReutersMay 13 (Reuters) - U.S. power company AES Corp said its units expect to retire or repower several coal-fired units in Indiana and Ohio, and possibly build a natural gas plant over the next several years. AES is not alone in shutting coal plants in the...Tags: Environmental Politics, Coal, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Companies and Corporations, Plant Openings
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UPDATE 1-JPMorgan reduces presence in California power market
ReutersBy Scott DiSavino May 10 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co has sold the rights to market electricity from three power plants in California, reducing the bank's presence in a state where it is being probed for allegations of manipulating prices. Federal...Tags: Edison International, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Electricity Production and Distribution, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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Republican senators boycott vote on EPA nominee
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans boycotted a committee vote Thursday on President Obama's nomination of Gina McCarthy to head the Environmental Protection Agency, drawing accusations of obstructionism from Democrats. Republicans on the Senate...
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FERC takes more time on JPMorgan power rehearing request
Reuters(Reuters) - Federal energy regulators on Thursday gave themselves more time to consider a request for a rehearing by a unit of JPMorgan Chase & Co Inc on how the bank will comply with a six-month ban on physical power trading at market-based rates. The...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Science and Technology, Prices
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