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  • July 2008

    • GM, Utilities Join to Speed Plug-Ins

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 22, 08 11:49 AM CDT

      GM, Utilities Join to Speed Plug-Ins

      General Motors and three dozen electric utilities in nearly 40 states have agreed to work together on the transition to plug-in electric vehicles that are expected to begin rolling out within 2 years, the Wall Street Journal reports. With GM’s Chevy Volt and Saturn Vue  expected to hit the market first, cooperation is needed to make sure recharging cars don't overwhelm the power grid. More »

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      General Motors  • hybrid car  • electric cars  • power grid  • green transportation  • Chevrolet Volt  • utility companies

  • March 2008

    • Engineer's Goof Turned Out Florida Lights

      newser  |  Miami Herald  |  Mar 1, 08 10:31 AM CST

      Engineer's Goof Turned Out Florida Lights

      One engineer's blunder shut off the power in Florida Tuesday, the Miami Herald reports. Florida Light & Power says a field engineer diagnosing a faulty switch disabled two levels of safety backups—against company policy—as he worked. In a bit of extremely unfortunate timing, a fault then occurred that knocked out dozens of transmission lines and substations, including one that served the Turkey Point nuclear reactor. More »

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      Florida  • electricity  • power outage  • blackout  • engineers  • utility companies  • mistake

  • July 2007

    • US Multinational Faces Human Rights Trial

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 9, 07 2:47 PM CDT

      US Multinational Faces Human Rights Trial

      A landmark trial addressing corporate culpability for human-rights violations committed on foreign soil gets under way this week, testing whether an 18th-century antipiracy law applies to modern business practices. At issue is the 2001 murder of three Colombian mining-union leaders, the Wall Street Journal reports, and under scrutiny is the alleged involvement of an American mining company. More »

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      Colombia  • Alabama  • federal courts  • human rights violations  • utility companies  • Birmingham

  • April 2007

    • Utilities May Profit From Ruling

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 3, 07 8:31 AM CDT

      Utilities May Profit From Ruling

      Some utility  companies may actually benefit financially from the Supreme Court ruling forcing the EPA to crack down on greenhouse gas emissions, the Wall Street Journal reports.  While it will cost them millions in the short-term to meet new requirements, utilities in government-regulated markets—mostly in the Southeast, Great Plains, and West—can pass those costs on to consumers at a profit. More »

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      climate change  • environment  • Texas  • US Supreme Court  • politics  • greenhouse gases  • pollution  • Midwest  • Northeast  • Southeast  • Great Plains  • West  • utility companies

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