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Coal plants hit by groups in pollution plan
TALLAHASSEE — Environmentalists are questioning Florida's latest plans to comply with federal clean-air requirements without mandating that two of its heaviest-polluting coal-fired power plants meet the stricter pollution limits. Last month, the...
Tags: Standards, Environmental Pollution, Panama, Metal and Mineral, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Environmental groups questioning DEP air-pollution plan
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- Environmentalists are questioning Florida's latest plans to comply with federal clean air requirements without mandating that two of its heaviest-polluting coal-fired power plants meet the stricter pollution limits. Last month, the...Tags: Standards, Environmental Politics, Environmental Pollution, Gulf Power Company, Panama
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Petronas sees $20 billion investment in its Canadian LNG project
ReutersKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian state oil and gas firm Petronas expects investment of $20 billion in its west Canada liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project that aims to meet growing demand in Asia, a senior company official said on Tuesday. The...Tags: Petroleum Industry, TransCanada Corporation, Investments, Energy Resources, Malaysia
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Records show overlap between campaign cash and legislation
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelInternational Speedway Corp. is trying to win millions of dollars in tax breaks from the Florida Legislature this spring for an expansion of Daytona International Speedway. And the company found a perfect way to show off the racetrack: Free tickets to the... -
Customers are 'dumb money' for utilities
If you're a Progress Energy customer and you've looked yourself in the mirror lately, you're looking at "dumb money." Those aren't my words. That's how an energy policy wonk described customers who get saddled with financial risk when utilities take...
Tags: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Plant Openings, Economy, Business and Finance, Energy Resources, Crime, Law and Justice
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Take Legislature, elections out of PSC process
We're supposed to believe that Florida's system for selecting the people who set our utility rates is fair and free of political meddling. That's a bigger fake-out than Manti Te'o's girlfriend. The Legislature controls the selection of Public...
Tags: St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Elections, Executive Branch, Duke Energy Corporation, Manti Te'o
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Across Florida, legislative candidates sidestep fundraising caps
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelIt may be the least effective law in Florida. For two decades, Florida has barred candidates for local or state office from accepting more than $500 from a single donor per election. And yet, more than ever this election cycle, candidates for the... -
In secret, Enterprise Florida hears utility-funded report
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE – A new report on Florida’s economic competitiveness recommends that the state beef up Gov. Rick Scott’s ability to lure new corporations with large checks and to also lower standards for the wages these companies would... -
CFB Top Employers 2012 footnotes
Adventist: Excludes 2,954 per-diem workers; includes Florida Hospital system and several Adventist Care Center nursing homes. Comcast: Universal Orlando resort; excludes local cable-TV operations. Orlando Health: Excludes 1,632 per-diem workers; does...Tags: Medical Specialization, Amusement and Theme Parks, Hospitals and Clinics, Leesburg, Aerospace Manufacturing
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Yes, you can fight City Hall — and win
There's something satisfying about watching somebody decide that they can fight City Hall. Maybe it's the idea that the little guy, if he tries hard enough, does stand a chance against the big-moneyed interests or a stubborn bureaucracy. Or perhaps we're...Tags: Windermere, Pine Hills, Winter Garden, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Reader gets response (but no comfort) from Public Service Commission
Orlando Sentinel ColumnistIn a recent column about the Public Service Commission's soft-ball questioning of the new Progress Energy boss (Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers), I encouraged fuming readers to write to the commission and make their outrage known. After all, it is the Public...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Duke Energy Corporation, Civil and Public Service, Government, Economy, Business and Finance
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Abstaining from votes dogs Orange Commissioner Edwards again
Thirty-eight times in the past 18 months, Orange County Commissioner Ted Edwards has abstained from voting on public business because, if he had, it could be perceived as benefiting his financial interests.
An Orlando Sentinel analysis of 600 recorded...Tags: Teresa Jacobs, Elections, Voting, International Drive, Local Government
Jun 13, 2013
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Jun 10, 2013
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Jan 23, 2013
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Oct 26, 2012
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Sep 5, 2012
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Aug 28, 2012
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Jul 22, 2012
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