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Multi-Meter Gas Customers Face Increase In Charges
Ofgem have announced changes that permits only one gas meter point for each supply point. As a result, multi-meter supply points (MMSP) will be disaggregated into single-meter supply points (SMSPs). Up to now, gas transportation charges were calculated by grouping meter points into supply points. By 2015 transportation charges will be levied on all supply points on a like-for-like basis instead ...
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EPA to Hold Public Hearings in California, Texas and D.C. on Proposed Smog Standards
WHAT: ?Public hearings on proposed updates to national air quality standards for ozone WHEN: ?Jan. 29 and Feb. 2, 2015. Each hearing will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 7:30 p.m. local time WHERE: Jan. 29: Arlington, Texas Arlington City Hall 101 W. Abram Street Arlington, Texas, 76010 Jan. 29: Washington U.S. EPA William Jefferson Clinton East building, Room 1153 1301 Constitution ...
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Capita announced as new owner of Constructionline
Through its database of over 23,000 companies, Constructionline, cuts out red tape for the construction industry. It provides a verified list of suppliers who have already passed industry checks, saving time and money. This helps speed up building work across the UK. Capita has purchased the business from the government for £35 million, following an open competitive sales process which ...
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Chevron Acquires Exploration Interests in Mauritania
Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Chevron Mauritania Exploration Limited has reached an agreement to acquire a 30 percent non-operated working interest in Blocks C8, C12 and C13 offshore Mauritania from Kosmos Energy. The transaction is subject to the approval of Mauritania's government. Blocks C8, C12 and C13 cover a contiguous area of ...
By Chevron
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MONDAY: EPA Administrator to Attend National League of Cities Congressional City Conference
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy will speak on a panel at the National League of Cities’ annual Congressional City Conference on Monday moderated by NLC President and Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker addressing climate change and infrastructure needs. EPA is collaborating with state, local, and tribal partners and working with business, industry and ...
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Registrants should get ready to comment on substance evaluation draft decisions
In 2014, Member States have been evaluating 51 registered substances under the substance evaluation process. If further information is needed to assess the safety of the substance, they have prepared a draft decision. The deadline for submitting a draft decision to ECHA was 26 March 2015. ECHA has now received draft decisions on 40 substances, and registrants should get ready to give their ...
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Climate change: the challenge of finding the funds needed
Most people would agree that climate change needs to be tackled, but it is less clear where the money needed to do this should come from. MEPs discussed the issue with their national counterparts on Monday 30 March during a hearing on the climate conference that is due to take place in Paris in December this year. National MPs agreed that their work starts now to ensure their governments prepare ...
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The in-house days at Pieralisi go on
The in house days organized by Pieralisi Group at the headquarters in Jesi continue to raise interest among the millers. Last Friday 15th May it was the turn of the association CO.N. Millers from Abruzzi together with a delegation of POG Cooperative of Caprino Veronese. The customers, welcomed by the President, Gennaro Pieralisi, were accompanied by the North-Central Italy Sales Manager, ...
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TUESDAY: Administrator McCarthy Holds Press Briefing on U.S.-China SandED Joint Session on Climate Change
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy and U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz will provide a briefing for media following the Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) Joint Session on Climate Change at the U.S. Department of State. Administrator McCarthy will discuss the important domestic actions EPA has taken as part of President Obama’s ...
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Bakker Oilfield Supply Coevorden B.V. finishes prestigious Soundwall project TAQA Bergermeer
After a period of 2.5 years, the TAQA project Bergermeer is almost finished. In week 26 Bakker Oilfield Supply Coevorden B.V. (BOS) started to rig down the Soundwall which surrounded the last phase of the TAQA Project. The final part of the rig down and the transport of all the equipment from BOS will be finished in week 28. During the final stage of the project, a total of 650 meters of ...
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The Focus-Abengoa Foundation and Loyola Andalucía University sign an agreement to offer internships in Abengoa for undergraduate and graduate students
Seven different kinds of internships will be available under this agreement The Focus-Abengoa Foundation and Loyola Andalucía University today signed a new agreement under which both undergraduate and graduate students of Loyola Andalucía University will have the opportunity to enter professional internships in Abengoa. This program aims to complete the training of students for ...
By Abengoa
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Litter picker aids New York City park trash cleanup
In the summer months, city parks encounter additional visitors and the garbage they leave behind. Especially after holidays and events, park maintenance can become a large-scale effort. Trash cleanup often requires large crews and many days to complete. The Barber LITTER PICKER can get the job done quickly, restoring the grass, paved, and soil-covered surfaces of parks back to their initial ...
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Concert/event cleanup with barber litter picker
Large concerts, music festivals, and events that take place on grass fields, parking lots, and other potential performance venues can generate millions of dollars by drawing colossal crowds. However, this also means that the people create large amounts of garbage, much of which never makes it into trash cans. Especially during longer festivals, trash can pile up quickly. The LITTER PICKER has ...
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Meet new International Lining Technology hire Sviatoslav Russky
International Lining Technology would like to introduce our new estimating assistant Sviatoslav Russky. He is working part-time as he is currently a senior at the University of Nevada, Reno earning a bachelor’s degree in geophysics with a minor in statistics. He will join the office full-time in May when he graduates. Russky will be supporting the estimator and project managers. Job ...
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An NDC delegation visits the operational base of the Italian Central Security Operations Service (NOCS)
On Tuesday 19th April, a delegation from the NATO Defense College (NDC), led by NDC Middle East Faculty Director Col Giuseppe Morabito (ITA A), visited the operational base of the Central Security Operations Service (NOCS). The aim of the visit was to have a general overview of the objectives and operational equipment of the NOCS. The group was composed of Course Members from the NATO Regional ...
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16th International Kyiv Week
The 16th edition of the annual International Kyiv Week, jointly organized by the NATO Defense College (NDC) and the Ukrainian National Defence University (UNDU), with the support of NATO School Oberammergau (NSO), officially began on Monday 18 April 2016 at the National Ivan Cherniakhivskyi Defence University. The inaugural speech by the Commandant of the UNDU, Lieutenant General Vasyl Telelym ...
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Microsoft Flow: Meet the New Face of Workflow
Flow is one of Microsoft's newest products. If you have an Office 365 license, you should be very interested in Flow as it has a lot of both power and potential. In this post, I'll go through what Flow can do for you, explore what's cool, and what can be improved. As a SharePoint consultant, I'm often faced with integrating different systems. "How can I get data from X into Y?", "I wish I knew ...
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GIS and Technology Applications for Transportation Planning and Analysis
Learn about new trends and real-life practical applications from regional planning and economic development organizations. Presenters will discuss one transportation model based upon economic modeling and forecasting, as well as land use allocation modeling from a regional sustainability project, along with how GIS was used to support analysis of a region’s bicycle route planning efforts, a ...
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The U.S. Department of State’s Anti-Human Trafficking Guidance: What You Need to Know [WEBINAR]
Anti-human trafficking compliance and risk management programs are fast becoming essential initiatives, particularly for companies with U.S. Federal Contracts captured under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The release of this framework emphasizes that it is time for companies to develop due diligence programs that help them assess and mitigate risks in their supply chains. The recently ...
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Senior Course 128 graduation, with an address by Air Marshal Sir Christopher Harper
On 22nd July, the NATO Defense College celebrated the graduation of Senior Course 128. With 74 high-ranking officers and civilian participants from 31 different countries from across the Atlantic Alliance and partners graduating, this major event was attended by Course Members’ families as well as the College Flag Officers, Faculty and Staff. The Senior Course is the NDC’s main ...
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