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United Tech CEO hints at sale of fuel cell firm
The chief executive officer of industrial conglomerate United Technologies Corp. hinted Tuesday that it could sell its fuel cell business. CEO Louis Chenevert of the Hartford-based company — which owns jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney, Otis elevator, Carrier heating and cooling and other aviation and building systems companies — ...
Obama to push clean energy technologies in Iowa
Anxious to show voters he's working to create jobs, President Barack Obama is putting tax credits to boost clean energy in the spotlight this week as he heads to the political battleground state of Iowa. The president will visit TPI Composites, a wind manufacturer in Newton, on Thursday to highlight ...
Ind. woman whose fetus died in suicide try freed
A Chinese immigrant who tried to kill herself by eating rat poison was free on bond Tuesday after more than a year in an Indianapolis jail on charges that she killed her 33-week-old fetus. Bei Bei Shuai lugged a plastic bag full of her belongings and leaned on her attorney ...
South Carolina editorial roundup
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: May 20 Herald-Journal of Spartanburg on state agency having no business refusing to release E. coli information: The state Department of Health and Environmental Control finally did the right thing and told people in Spartanburg County which restaurant was linked to an outbreak of ...
Activists, lawmakers jump into fracking debate
Local environmental groups are fighting the possible lease of land in the Talladega National Forest to the oil and gas industry, and the Alabama Senate is on their side. "I'd like to keep this area as clean and pristine as we can for future generations, and I see this drilling ...
US woman whose fetus died in suicide attempt freed
A Chinese immigrant who tried to kill herself by eating rat poison was free on bond Tuesday after more than a year in jail on charges that she killed her 33-week-old fetus. "I feel very happy," the 35-year-old Bei Bei Shuai said, then broke into tears and hugged her friends. ...
Judge to weigh lifting engineer's travel limits
A federal magistrate has scheduled a hearing on a former BP engineer's request for permission to travel freely throughout the U.S. while he awaits a trial on charges he deleted text messages about the oil company's response to the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. U.S. Magistrate Daniel ...
Head of US nuclear safety agency to step down
The embattled chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission resigned Monday after a tumultuous three-year tenure in which he pushed for sweeping safety reforms but came under fire for an unyielding management style that fellow commissioners and agency employees described as bullying. Gregory Jaczko stepped down ahead of a potentially blistering ...
Pa. health care company seeks gas drilling facts
Some people are absolutely sure gas drilling threatens public health, while others are absolutely sure it doesn't. Geisinger Health Systems is looking for more facts on the debate. "Our concern is getting reliable data so we know what to do for our patients," said David Carey, director of Geisinger's Weis ...
Pa. health care company seeks gas drilling facts
Some people are absolutely sure gas drilling threatens public health, while others are absolutely sure it doesn't. Geisinger Health Systems is looking for more facts on the debate. "Our concern is getting reliable data so we know what to do for our patients," said David Carey, director of Geisinger's Weis ...
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