Windfall Tax to Tackle Fuel Poverty
The behaviour of energy companies who are refusing to pass price cuts on to consumers, in spite of the sharp falls in the world price of crude oil, is of great concern to many.Average annual spending on energy per household has breached £1,200 (since 2000 gas prices have...Obama's "Revitalize the Economy" Agenda
"Obama's "Revitalize the Economy" Agenda According to Barack Obama's transition web site, the number ONE issue that the Obama administration will address is "Revitalize the Economy".The step-by-step plan on how to do it has also been outlined. I hope this level of...‘Energy companies must be responsive to public need', says Reading East MP
20 October 2008Rob Wilson has today said that energy companies (and other companies) must be responsive to the public need in a time of recession.Companies that increased their prices, such as oil and energy companies, must not fail to cut charges as commodity prices tumble....Britain's worst polluters set for windfall of millions
It appears that big corporations and some those that pollute the most will benefit from a mess up in the issuing of carbon permits."A flagship European scheme designed to fight global warming is set to hand...Call for energy windfall tax to tackle fuel poverty
Energy companies in the UK are pleading poverty. Their profits are being slashed, they tell us, as wholesale prices of gas and oil increase. They must, therefore, increase the price at which they are selling fuel to us. But when these corporations are still making billions...Savings windfall for firm that moved from Microsoft Outlook to Gmail
"Taylor Woodrow, a UK-based construction company, has switched its 1,800 employees' e-mail from Microsoft Outlook to enterprise Gmail. The company is also beginning to use other components of Google Apps, the suite of Web-based applications that includes, in addition to...
Two in Congress want to Nationalize Oil Companies
Two in Congress want to Nationalize Oil Companies By Albert N. Milliron, OP-ED The latest talking points memo for the Democrats is to complain that the oil companies don't drill on all of the leased land that... Air for Sale:Canadian Government Sells it $3.7 billion!
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAnd Canadians thought the one thing that was free, was Air? Who knew it was a Gold Mine for the Government!" Feds pulling billions out of thin air -- and it's for real ...
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Oil Companies Saved By Republicans
"WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans blocked a proposal Tuesday to tax the windfall profits of the largest oil companies, despite pleas by Democratic leaders to use the measure to address America's anger over $4 a...Iraq Budget Cut by $171M After Oil-Profit Windfall
Why should the U.S. have to foot the reconstruction bill in Iraq?They're only the ones who invaded the country, waged war against the Iraqi people, tortured and killed innumerable detainees, and established an...
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Double cash in ATM windfall
"A cash machine became a big hit this week after it started paying out twice as much money as it should. The ATM, outside a supermarket in they city of Hull in northern England, began spewing out double the money on Tuesday afternoon and continued doing so for several hours,...Windfall for Singapore hotels as record tourists arrive
Singapore (ANTARA News) - Singapore's hotel sector looks set to continue its spectacular rebound as room rates and visitor numbers hit record levels and the city-state unveils numerous sparkling attractions, experts say. The inaugural Singapore Airshow, which bills itself as...Marketing and Mind Control
"Imagine that I have $100 and I offer you $20 of it, no strings attached. You'd take it, right?"
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