2013年7月18日星期四

Size of Lac Megantic oil spill remains a company secret

Thats where the emergency dispatcher for Ottawa-based oil clean-up specialist Eastern Canada Response Corporation (ECRC) is located. Later that day, ECRC was on the scene in Lac-Mgantic, using a complicated array of technologies to remove oil from the Chaudire River, which feeds into the St. Lawrence.Since then,Of all the equipment in the laundry the oilpaintingreproduction is one of the largest consumers of steam. the companys booms, vacuums, skimmers, and trucks have removed about 100,000 litres of oil from the Chaudire, according to an estimate by the Quebec environment minister. 

An industrial cleaning company violated federal disability laws when it hired and fired a man on the same day in July 2012 because of a medical implant,A quality paper cutter or paper partypaymentgateway can make your company's presentation stand out. the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday. Debra Lawrence,We offer the biggest collection of old masters that can be turned into hand painted cleanersydney on canvas. an attorney in the EEOC's Baltimore office, said the company based its decision on a quick assessment by an occupational health nurse. The agency is suing MPW Industrial Services Inc. of Hebron, Ohio, for firing Todd Semko, age and address unknown, after he filled out a medical form indicating that he had a compressed disc in his spine and had an electrical nerve stimulation implant to treat the condition, the lawsuit says. The company fired Semko despite his assurance that he could work without physical limitation at a steel plant in Dravosburg, the lawsuit says. A man who answered the phone number listed for Semko said Semko doesn't live at that address. Stefanie Coe, a spokeswoman for MPW Industrial Services, declined comment. 

The state Public Utility Commission on Tuesday approved Equitable Gas Co.'s plan to spend $23.7 million this year to replace aging natural gas pipelines and seek reimbursement through higher customer rates. Equitable spokesman Scott Waitlevertch said the utility would seek PUC approval for a so-called distribution system improvement charge in September which would become effective with October bills. Equitable said in January that bills for an average customer using 90 thousand cubic feet, or mcf, of gas a year would rise about 14 cents a month, but the estimate assumed the PUC would approve its capital spending plan in April. Equitable serves about 275,000 customers, mainly in Allegheny County. 

Developers have added apartments to their plans for the former Saks Department store site Downtown. As part of the second phase of the project, we have decided, after tossing the idea around, to go ahead with residential units in a tower, said Lucas Piatt, president and CEO of Millcraft Investments, which is partnering with McKnight Realty Partners. The first phase involves demolition of the existing Saks building at the corner of Smithfield Street and Oliver Avenue and building 25,000 square feet of retail space at street level with a 634-car garage on top of it. Demolition will begin in 2014 and the garage and retail space completed in 2015, Piatt said. In October, the Urban Redevelopment Authority selected the Millcraft-McKnight development team, stating it was the best of three proposals submitted. URA acquired the property for $4 million, after Saks closed ita store there in March 2012. 

Yahoo's second-quarter results aren't giving Marissa Mayer a lot to celebrate as she completes her first year running the Internet company. The numbers released Tuesday show Yahoo Inc.'s earnings climbed 46 percent, thanks to a major boost from an investment in Chinese Internet company Alibaba. But Yahoo's revenue fell 7 percent from last year, highlighting a recurring problem despite other signs of progress under Mayer's leadership. The lackluster growth reflects Yahoo's difficulties selling more digital advertising as marketers increase their spending at rivals Google and Facebook. Yahoo earned $331 million, or 30 cents per share in the three months ending in June. That compared with net income of $227 million, or 18 cents per share,Find the best selection of high-quality collectible offshoremerchantaccount available anywhere. at the same time last year. Revenue totaled $1.14 billion. 

The Environmental Protection Agencys Washington headquarters now carries the name of former President Clinton, who acknowledged Wednesday that the honor could have gone instead to his vice president, Al Gore,Starting today, you can buy these iccard and more from her Victoria. who is perhaps best known for his work on climate change. 

But he and others at the naming ceremony said it was a fitting tribute, not so much to the man, but to his administrations environmental legacy.Thats the greatest secret, she said. Clean air, safe drinking water, cleaning up toxic sites, clean rivers and streams C thats all essential for a strong economy.Boxer praised the Clinton administrations work to strengthen drinking water standards, clean up more than 600 Superfund sites and preserve and protect 4 million acres of parkland. She said Clinton is continuing his work on environmental causes now in a way thats a win-win for everybody. 

Clinton ironically cited a failure of his C the inability to pass the Kyoto treaty to limit greenhouse gases C to show how thinking has evolved on the issue. Now, he said, greening projects have the potential to be a major driver of economic growth while addressing the threat of climate change.In the late 90s everybody believed that you could not stay rich, get richer or grow rich unless you put more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Nobody whos looked at the evidence believes that anymore, he said. 

Carol Browner, who served as the EPA administrator for the entire Clinton presidency, said he set an important precedent for aggressive implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, particularly now when it has become difficult to pass new ones. 

This is a legacy that should not be overlooked. Leveraging executive authority in the 90s paved the way for the actions we need to take today, she said, noting that President Obama has directed the EPA to develop new regulations to cut carbon dioxide emissions. 
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