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Londonist (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Image by DaveWilliams from the Londonist Flickr pool Attention comrades! There is no need to worry about the nearly-13 cubic metres of raw sewage dumped into the Thames during the capitalist November downpours. Thames Water has a five year plan to deal with the problem! In response to appalled (and nose holding) questioning from Lib Dem Assembly Leader Mike Tuffrey, the water company pointed to the...
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CBC.ca (Free subscription) | yesterday
A bottled-water company that was supposed to take over a former Hershey's chocolate factory in Smiths Falls, Ont., is still hunting for money to buy the building and the equipment for its production line.
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Theme Park Insider (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Robert Niles: The big news this week has been cable TV operator Comcast's purchase of 51 percent of NBC Universal, with an option to buy the rest of the company from GE in a few years. NBC Universal is the full or part owner of the several Universal theme parks, including parks in Orlando, Los Angeles, Japan and soon, Singapore. How will this latest change in ownership (GE bought Universal from...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
POLAND SPRING, Maine, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) today released a case study highlighting Poland Spring Water Company's successful efforts to curb carbon emissions by drastically reducing truck fleet idling time. Poland Spring has long been committed to protecting Maine's environment, continuing to find ways to minimize the impact of its operations in ways that are meaningful...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
POMONA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--General Environmental Management, Inc. (GEM) (OTCBB:GEVI) announced that it has filed its 10Q Report for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. The Form 10Q can be found at http://www.sec.gov. Below is a brief update on the previously announced closing of the acquisition by GEM of Santa Clara Waste Water Company, as well as the progress made on the sale of GEM's field...
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The Peoria Chronicle (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
I couldn’t attend the council meeting last night, but I see in today’s paper that they’ve tacked on some more taxes to our water bills: “The council also voted to assess a 5 percent water utility tax . . . expected to generate $1.5 million annually.” Technically, the city is taxing the water company, but Illinois [...]
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
QUEBEC (MARKET WIRE) Canada-based Naya Spring Water announced today it is the first bottled spring water company in the world to use 100 percent recycled plastic in its bottles. Recycled plastic, or rPET, is made from plastic that was previously used as packaging, then recycled and processed to create new bottles.
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Advance Indiana (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
I got a big chuckle reading this comment in the Star from Acting U.S. Attorney Tim Morrison of the Southern District of Indiana to the fact that the Public Integrity Section of the U.S. Justice Department is handling the Perry Township badge-selling case and not his office. "It isn't uncommon for the Washington, D.C, office to handle local public corruption cases, said Tim Morrison, U.S. attorney...
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
The UK's biggest water company today warned of a potential funding gap as the recession poses "significant challenges" for the business.
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Independent.ie - European RSS Feed (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
The UK's biggest water company has warned of a potential funding gap as the recession poses "significant challenges" for the business.
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dl004d, in blog form (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
The French water company Evian has launched a "kid-friendly" product called Evian Les Petits , which presumably fits into a child's lunchbox. On the back of the bottles, a cartoon shark named Andre parts with fun facts about water. "Water is precious. Try to save it," Andre says. Andre says we use 2 to 5 gallons of water to brush our teeth. That can't be right. Can it? I doubt...
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Devon and Cornwall Viewpoint (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
A major story yesterday for we long suffering water users in the south west is the decision by OFWAT, the water regulator, that our water charges should go down by an average of £6 over the next five years. As might be expected 'South West Water' were asking for increases whilst consumer groups were unhappy that the reductions weren't far greater. We of course pay the highest water rates in the...
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Italy Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Italian utility companies are not usually super-efficient at disconnecting the services of late payers but this week a water company acted quickly and cut off an important client – the legendary US Sixth Fleet, which operates in the Mediterranean Sea out of the port of Gaeta [Latina]. By doing so the company nearly caused a diplomatic incident.
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Financial Times (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Shares in water companies rose on Thursday after the industry regulator proposed price rises for the next five years that were less severe than expected
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Shares in Britain's water companies jumped after the regulator unveiled a wide-ranging settlement that was not as tough on the industry as had been feared.
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mmedia | 10/15/2009
Carlsbad, CA- The Carlsbad-based organic s kin care line , SkinAgain presents Dancing for Camp Beyond The Scars , Friday, October 23, 2009, from 6 pm to midnight. All proceeds from the benefit will go to the San Diego Burn Institute's fire burn survivor support services including Camp Beyond The Scars. Camp for Beyond The Scars Every five minutes a child is severely burned. Since 1987 Camp Beyond The...
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aarkstore | 10/03/2009
Summary Ayala Corporation (Ayala) is the Philippines based holding company with diversified operations in various sectors like financial services, real estate, electronics manufacturing services, telecommunications, automotive dealerships, water infrastructure development and management, BPO and IT. Additionally, the company holds international property investments. The company has its operations wide...
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aarkstore | 09/25/2009
Summary Qatar Electricity & Water Company Q.S.C. (QEWC) is a Qatar based power generation company. It is principally engaged in owning and operating water desalination and power generation stations in the country. In addition, it is engaged in purchasing and reselling of power to its customers. About 57.26% stakes of QEWC is owned by the company and individuals while the remaining 42.74% is owned by...
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