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Jerry Brown staff exodus continues
SACRAMENTO -- Yet another member of Gov. Jerry Brown’s team is packing her bags. Elizabeth Ashford, who served as the governor’s top deputy press secretary, has announced she is leaving the administration next month. Ashford was one of a...Tags: Regional Authority, Government, Executive Branch, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Politics
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Wilmette, Winnetka police blotter: March 19
The following items were taken from Winnetka and Wilmette police records. Winnetka On March 17, a 34-year-old Des Plaines man was arrested in the 100 block of Hibbard Road for driving under the influence of alcohol and cited for improper lane usage....
Tags: Police Arrests, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Drug Trafficking
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Korky Vann: Priming The Pump for Gas-Rewards Savings
The Hartford CourantI love the new Ford commercial that shows desperate customers asking a gas station attendant if he has any marked-down "day-old gas." I've been tempted to do the same thing myself, because prices at the pump are cutting into my budget — and my...Tags: The Home Depot, Consumers, CVS Corp., Gifts, West Hartford
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Cellulosic biofuels begin to flow but in lower volumes than foreseen by statutory targets
Several companies combined to produce about 20,000 gallons of fuels using cellulosic biomass (e.g., wood waste, sugarcane bagasse) from commercial-scale facilities in late 2012. EIA estimates this output could grow to more than 5 million gallons in 2013,...Tags: Biofuels, Renewable Energy, Petroleum Industry, Ethanol, Global Warming
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With IPO and 69 new properties, Lehigh Gas sitting in driver's seat
From the conference room window of their year-old digs at 702 Hamilton St., Lehigh Gas Corp. employees can watch the progress of construction at Allentown's new PPL Center hockey arena complex. "We basically have a front row seat to the largest...
Tags: Allentown, Career and Workplace, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Employees, Energy Saving
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Officials reviewing conflict-of-interest charges against 2 regulators
SACRAMENTO -- Ethics officials are reviewing allegations that two of state's top environmental regulators violated conflict-of-interest rules by regulating companies in which they own stock. Officials at the Fair Political Practices Commission said...Tags: Ethics, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Religion and Belief, General Electric Company
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Boyle brothers arrested after standoff with police
tkleffman@amnews.comWhat began Wednesday morning as a welfare check on two reclusive brothers ended nearly six hours later after a Kentucky State Police special response team in an armored personnel carrier detonated pepper gas inside the Forkland Road home, forcing the...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Career and Workplace, Interior Policy, Labor Legislation, Social Services
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If you're waiting for bio-fuels, you'll be waiting a lot longer
Oh what big plans we had for advanced bio-fuels. In the federal Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, the nation was given the lofty production target of 500 million gallons of so-called cellulosic bio-fuels for 2012. By cellulosic, we mean...
Tags: Biofuels, Renewable Energy, Environmental Issues
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One year later, candlelight vigils for Trayvon Martin
It rained in Sanford, Fla., on Tuesday, just like it did exactly a year ago when Trayvon Martin died there. The shooting death of an unarmed black 17-year-old at the hands of a part-white, part-Peruvian neighborhood watch volunteer in a gated...
Tags: George Zimmerman, Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy, New York City, Criminal Laws
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Janet Weiss Named New President of BP Alaska
Channel 2 NewsA vice president for BP Alaska has been promoted to president. The company announced Tuesday that Janet Weiss will succeed John Minge, who was appointed chairman and president of BP America Inc. Weiss' appointment will take effect Feb. 15. Weiss...Tags: Petroleum Industry
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Can bad gas affect fuel economy?
Q: We have a 2008 Ford Edge AWD with 35,000 miles on the odometer. We mostly purchase BP gasoline from a station that received some of the bad gas due to the Whiting, Ind. refinery problem. We have not experienced any of the starting problems, however...Tags: Honda, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Dodge, Ford, Manufacturing and Engineering
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'Blues' for deep blue sea
As a young boy, when Wyland saw the Pacific Ocean for the first time, he felt something shift within him. Moments later, two gray whales peeked out from the surface of the water. A lifelong connection was formed. "I saw two gray whales spouting...
Tags: Taj Mahal, Music, Festive Events, Common, Arts and Culture
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Feb 26, 2013
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Nov 30, 2012
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Jan 24, 2013
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