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Robert M. Douglass, Calvert Cliffs' chief engineer
Robert M. Douglass, former chief engineer of Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.'s Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant, died Monday of cancer at his home in Port Republic, Calvert County. He was 88. The son of an electrical engineer and a homemaker, Robert...
Tags: Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., The New York Times, Anglicanism, Electronics, Severna Park
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Wal-Mart, Gap skirt the issue
If the horrific garment factory collapse last month in Bangladesh has any silver lining, it is the response from more than 30 of the world's leading apparel companies — including Benetton, PVH, Abercrombie & Fitch, H&M, Inditex (Zara), Marks &...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, New York University, Politics, Labor Legislation, Tesco plc
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In Bangladesh, shock may give way to status quo
NEW DELHI — The disaster caused shocking loss of life among young, mostly female garment workers, awoke the conscience of a nation, spotlighted dismal working conditions and spurred loud calls for construction and labor reform. So far, that...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Politics, Target, Tommy Hilfiger, Disasters and Accidents
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Hartmann USA to close Bloomington plant
Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind.Medical-product manufacturer Hartmann USA Inc. plans to shut its Bloomington plant less than six years after acquiring it, a move that will result in layoffs for almost all of the facility's 72 employees. Those Indiana positions will be eliminated as...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Unemployment, Economy, Business and Finance, Plant Closings, Job Layoffs
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PSC agrees to We Energies plan for Upper Peninsula coal plant
Milwaukee Journal SentinelWe Energies customers won't have to foot the bill for pollution controls that will be installed at a Marquette, Mich., coal-fired power plant, under a plan approved Thursday. The Wisconsin Public Service Commission gave the utility the go-ahead to...Tags: Environmental Politics, Politics, Metal and Mineral, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution
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EDITORIAL: The story behind the $31 million fee
The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, Calif.Did we hear that right? Thirty-one million dollars? Wow. The estimated water and sewer permit fee for a new factory in Santa Rosa sounds as if ought to pay for an entire factory. Well, almost. When Amy's Kitchen announced its expansion plans in March,...Tags: University of California, Berkeley, Water Supply, Business
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Japan Atomic Power calls NRA determination of active fault unfair
The Japan TimesAlthough a Nuclear Regulation Authority panel judged Wednesday that the D-1 fault running under reactor 2 at Japan Atomic Power Co.'s Tsuruga nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture is active, that decision is premature and unacceptable, the operator's...Tags: Japan, Tokyo (Japan), Nuclear Power
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Hundreds oppose China refinery project in mostly peaceful protests
BEIJING -- Surrounded and pushed back by police, hundreds of people shouted and marched again in the southern China city of Kunming to protest the construction of a petrochemical plant. It was the second time this month that demonstrators gathered in...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Fishing, Lifestyle and Leisure, Economy, Business and Finance, Energy Resources
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UTEP unveils plans for $25 million makeover
El Paso Times, TexasThe University of Texas at El Paso is undergoing such a transformative makeover that previous generations of Miners may not recognize the campus when the project is finished next year. University officials who unveiled the project's details on Wednesday...Tags: Students, University of Texas at El Paso, Religion and Belief, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning
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Curved rings for Seattle tunnel take shape at Pierce County factory
Seattle TimesFREDERICKSON, Pierce County -- Like the statues of Easter Island, the wall segments of Seattle's future deep-bore tunnel sit motionless in gray rows, across a vast lot. They seem crude from afar, but each concrete arc is molded to precision, so that... -
PRESS DIGEST-Canada-May 16
ReutersMay 16 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * The revelation that Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Home Capital Group Incorporated, Politics, Toronto (Canada), Government
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L.L. Bean skips Bangladesh pact
Portland Press Herald, MaineL.L. Bean will not join the growing list of retailers that have signed a contract to make factory conditions safer in Bangladesh, a company representative said Wednesday. Despite customers' concerns about safety at its garment factory in Bangladesh...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Labor Legislation, Tesco plc
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