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Press Release: Major Investors Call for SEC to Require Disclosure of Companies’ Climate Risks and Opportunities

Main Feed - Environmental Defense (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tony Kreindler, Environmental Defense Fund, 202-445-8108, tkreindler@edf.org BOSTON (Nov. 23) – It's impossible for investors to adequately assess the risk to their investment money if companies don't tell them how much climate change and its impacts might affect their financial performance. That's the simple truth behind a supplemental petition submitted to the...

• Investor Groups Petition SEC Regarding Climate Risk Disclosure - eNewsUSA

Denied relief, W.Va. schools ready to sue

San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

West Virginia will likely be sued by most _ if not all _ of its 55 county school boards, after the Legislature shot down Gov. Joe Manchin's offer of short-term relief from retiree health costs. At least 49 of the boards had earlier voted in favor of a... West Virginia - Joe Manchin - United States - Government - Education

• Denied relief, W.Va. schools ready to sue - Daily Advance - Business
• Denied relief, W.Va. schools ready to sue - kansascity.com

Picente: Economy will affect contract negotiations

The Observer-Dispatch News RSS (Free subscription) | yesterday

Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente and union officials are bracing for contract negotiations in 2010 that could significantly impact how the county adapts to the slumping economy.

Natural gas plunges 12 percent this month

Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Natural gas » Prices have dropped by more than 12 percent in the past month as the country continues to sip at its energy reserves and a balmy November allowed homeowners to leave the heat off.

Diocese: Pedophile priests should get benefits

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington is obligated to pay retirement benefits to six priests who are confirmed pedophiles, church officials argued in a bankruptcy court filing seeking permission to keep making the payments.

US Catholic diocese: paedophile priests should get benefits

The Empire Chronicles (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, United States say they are obligated to keep paying retirement benefits to six priests who church officials have confirmed are paedophiles, the AP reports. The diocese filed for bankruptcy protection last month. Officials had told the judge the church would not make any payments to priests accused of sexual abuse without a court order, even if the abuse had not been...

CalPERs exec disputes naysayers

Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

CalPERS' chief financial officer delivered a pep talk of sorts Thursday on the pension fund's portfolio, disputing consultants who've cast doubt on its ability to recoup its losses. Joseph Dear, addressing the board of the California Public Employees' Retirement System, said the fund can expect to resume earning a 7.75 percent annual average investment return. That's CalPERS' benchmark goal. Fund...

Judge to feds: She's our employee, stay out of it

Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

For the second time in two days, a federal judge has ruled that the government can't refuse to authorize health coverage for the same-sex spouse of a court employee. Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Alex Kozinski said Thursday that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management had no right to prevent Karen Golinski from enrolling her wife in her employer-sponsored health plan. Golinski is...

Mo. school retirement system posts 10.25% return

The St Louis Business Journal (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

The Public School and Education Employee Retirement Systems of Missouri (PSRS/PEERS) reported a 10.25 percent return on its investments for the quarter ended Sept. 30.

Teachers to run parallel classrooms

Times of India (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

Teachers at the Bhatkhande deemed music university have decided to hold parallel classrooms in student interest.

New Normal For Retirement Benefits?

Pension Pulse (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

Bloomberg's Brian Parkin reports that German Government Forecasts Pension Growth Over Next 15 Years : German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government forecast state pensions will grow over the coming years, defying political and other critics who say that worker and company contributions will have to rise to finance growth. Even with a freeze on pension increases this year and next, payments for...

Just in: Domestic Partners Benefits and Obligations Act advances in House Committee

Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

From the mailbag... Press Release C ongresswoman Tammy Baldwin Wisconsin’s Second District 2446 Rayburn H.O.B. 10 E. Doty St. #405 400 E. Grand Ave. #402 Washington , DC 20515 Madison, WI 53703 Beloit, WI 53511 Phone: 202-225-2906 Phone: 608-258-9800 Phone: 608-362-2800 Fax: 202-225-6942 Fax: 608-258-9808 Fax: 608-362-2838 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jerilyn Goodman 608-251-8737 Cell: 608-347-6557...

ABX Air Pilots Ratify Collective Bargaining Agreement

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

WILMINGTON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ABX Air, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATSG), said today that its employees represented by Teamsters Local 1224 have voted in favor of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with ABX Air. The amendments provide for more market-competitive wages, benefits and work rules than under the current agreement. It also provides...

UNITE HERE Fighting for Hotel Workers Across Nation

AFL-CIO Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

Hotel workers and their supporters held a candlelight vigil outside the Hyatt Regency Boston last week. Members of UNITE HERE are walking out and digging in to fight for fair contracts at hotels across the country. Some 650 workers at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco went on strike this morning and will remain out until the first shift on Saturday morning. Members of UNITE HERE Local 2 voted...

Eric C. Anderson: Strip Jefferson of His Retirement

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

I find few things more galling than former members of Congress who continue to receive retirement benefits after being convicted of committing a crime during...

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Home Loan Pensioner: living with high ambitions

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Federal Bank Of India RECRUITMENT 2009 Online at www.federalbank.co.in

sonupt5@gmail.com | 05/27/2009

Federal Bank Of India RECRUITMENT 2009 Online at www.federalbank.co.in Banking industry in India (specially Public Sector Banks) are on a recruiting spree, despite global melt down and is sure telling you that all is well and going to be well for the Indian economy. Yesterday we informed you about PO/Clerks recruitment at Andhra Bank, and today we are informing you about PO/Clerks recruitment notifications