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October 29, 2009
Biofuels do harm, aren't they? | pellets-wood.com
Biofuel is frequently billed as the temporary panacea for reducing dependence on fossil fuels. However, there is substantial evidence that production of biofuels using traditional ethanol (corn based) causes substantial environmental harm and contributes to higher food costs. -
Improved Services Equals Greater Profit and Agility
October 21, 2009
Report: Third Party (3PL) Party Logiistcs Market Improving | www.mmh.com
This Modern Materials Handling article reports on the improvement within vertical markets of market revenues. Data presented by Armstrong & Associates reflects optimism that 2010 will be positive. -
October 21, 2009
Oil Falls Toward $78 on Inventory Worries | money.cnn.com
The American Petroleum Institute released figures showing that crude stocks in the United States rose by 3.8 million barrels, exceeding the forecast easing market pressures.This has moved the price of crude down to $78, which can have beneficial effects on both the US and global economies. Continuing upward pressure on market price could seriously and negatively impact economic recovery.However there are still predictions that producing nations would be comfortable with higher crude prices. -
October 21, 2009
Truck Orders Continue to Rise | www.truckinginfo.com
FTR Associates and Merrill Lynch both indicate that there has been an improvement for net orders of Class 8 vehicles over the last four months. The uptick includes orders for units in the United States, Mexico and Canada. -
Justice o f the Peace and Social Engineering
October 21, 2009
Interracial Newlyweds Derailed in Dixie | blogs.wsj.com
The source article presents what many thought and hoped were a long past pattern of intolerance.The basic point is that a Louisiana justice of the peace places his personal policy regarding interracial marriage above the law of the land. -
October 21, 2009
scaling back justice? | www.cbsnews.com
There is certainly a compelling argument contained within both Mr. Alpert's analysis and Mr. Olson original article. That is as a nation we must take more personal responsibility for our actions. We as attorney's should also have more responsibility to review and file claims that are not the result of individual irresponsibility. -
October 17, 2009
Medicare backs off on order about lobbying seniors | www.southcoasttoday.com
The basic points in this article on lobbying seniors about changes to Medicare are:1) the Obama administration had "clarified" a previous Medicare order denying health plans the right of communicating with seniors about changes to health plans under the health care reform proposals;2) the clarification issued on Friday allows plans to lobby seniors if the have beneficiary permission and do not use federal funds data. -
Oil Potential Gloom for the Economy
October 16, 2009
Oil Tops $78 to Year High on Inventory Drop, Weak Dollar | www.cnbc.com
The article points out that oil has risen above $78 despite the fact that the US maintains an inventory surplus, but that gasoline supplies fell over the past week. As most of us know the US government's monetary policy is based on a weak US dollar in the hopes of stimulating trade and breaking the credit jam. -
October 16, 2009
Turmoil in Arbitration Empire Upends Credit-Card Disputes | online.wsj.com
The article paints a bleak picture for the future of dispute resolution, specifically arbitration in credit card debt issues. It further implies that there will be a flood of cases related to consumer credit card debt onto an already overloaded judicial system.However there are alternatives available that can replace mandatory arbitration. -
October 15, 2009
U.S. Will Set Guidelines to Modify Commercial Real-Estate Loans | www.bloomberg.com
Commercial Real Estate loan losses pose a significant risk at FDIC insured institutions, according to Sheila Bair, Chair of the FDIC.Commercial property loans are behind many of the 123 bank failures of the past two years. -
What Happened to Highway Safety and Jobs?
September 25, 2009
House Approves 3-Month Authorization Extension; Does Not Address Rescissions | www.aashtojournal.org
HR 3617 extends the current federal authorization for spending on federal -aid highways, transit projects and highway safety, until the end of the year. The bill does not address the rescission of $8.7 billion in contracting authority scheduled to take place next week by the Federal Highway Adminstration. This enacted in the 2005 SAFETEA-LU and amended in 2007. -
A $ 9.4 Million Dollar Mistake
September 25, 2009
DHL Ordered to Pay Up | www.logisticsmgmt.com
DHL - USA will pay a $9.4 million settlement to the United States for shipping items to restricted countries such as Sudan, Iran and Syria. The United States Department of Commerce and United States Department of the Treasury allege that DHL violated Export Administration Regulations (EAR) on numerous occasions from 2002 to 2007. The departments further charge that DHL failed to monitor thousands of other packages shipped to those countries. -
Fourth Amendment Protections for the Digital Age
August 29, 2009
9th Circuit Sets Doctrine for Electronic Searches Finds Steroids Case Seaarch Unlawful | www.law.com
United States v Comprehensive Drug Testing Inc 09 C.D.S.11022. In this case the 9th Circuit sets forth an extension of the Fourth Amendment to the 21st Century.The cited case restricts the "Plain View Doctrine" in searches of computer based information. -
Sexual Harassment Allegations Investigate Carefully
August 29, 2009
Antimale Remark Sparks Title VII Claim | www.insidecounsel.com
A male was accused of sexual harassment by a female coworker.The accused employee was offered two choices - resign or be fired.The employer requested a police investigation who did not find evidence to support criminal charges. -
August 25, 2009
Agency Appraisal | www.insidecounsel.com
President Obama issued a memorandum which stated that federal agencies could pre-empt state laws. However, federal pre-emption can only occur when there is a sufficient legal basis for such displacement.This is a return, hopefully to the policy established by the Regan Administration and reverses Bush Administration regulatory practice.States rights will likely receive a boost across a broad spectrum of regulations. -
August 10, 2009
Big rig trailer detaches on I-390; driver keeps going | www.democratandchronicle.com
The rear trailer of a Yellow Freight tandem "fell" off and rolled over. While it failed to cause a major highway interruption, since it was Saturday, the outcome could have been much worse. -
Negative Economic Impact in Pre-Empting State Regualtion
July 8, 2009
Federal Hydraulic Fracturing Regulation's Impacts Estimated | www.ogj.com
The economic strength of the United States would suffer considerably if hydraulic fracturing is federally regulated according to the API. Present proposals to include the practice under the EPA regulation would be redundant and increase regulatory costs for drilling by $100,000 per well. -
July 8, 2009
Oil Baron's Wind Farm Project Hits Doldrums | www.cnn.com
Citing infrastructure and capital markets issues T. Boone Pickens, chairman of BP Capital Management is being "less aggressive with the Panhandle project". Planned to generate 4,000 megawatts of electricity, in effect the Pampa Wind Farm Project was designed as the world's largest wind farm. -
June 22, 2009
Estimate Places Natural Gas Reserves 35% Higher | www.nytimes.com
New drilling technologies have made it possible to unlock substantial amounts of natural gas from shale rocks. This has prompted the Potential Gas Committee to raise its estimate of gas reserves by 35%. This includes proven reserves, as well as probable, possible and speculative reserves. -
June 10, 2009
Trucking embraces technology | fleetowner.com
A survey by Frost & Sullivan conducted from December 2008 to January 2009 illustrates that companies will continue to explore technological developments in efficiency and safety, despite reduced capacity and revenues. The big technology issues are in the areas of efficiency in utilization and operating costs, environmental compliance & communications. Safety systems are a different issue, do the rather complex and expensive nature of the technology.
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