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CONSUMERS won't be taxed for recycling electronic goods such as computers, TVs and mobile phones.
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In the 5th Congressional District, incumbent U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett will debate Democratic challenger Dennis Shulman three times this month. The debates could provide good political theater in this potentially competitive race. Shulman, a blind rabbi and psychologist, has unleashed his considerable campaign war chest on Garrett (R-Wantage) in the form of advertising, highlighting Garrett’s Farmland Assessment Tax Break. Garrett, meanwhile, has kept a high profile in Washington as one of the most outspoken critics of the recently passed financial bailout package. The first debate will take place at Temple Emanuel in Woodcliff Lake on Sunday, October 19th at 7p.m. The candidates will debate the following Wednesday at Sussex Community College at 8p.m., followed by a Friday debate on WRNJ radio at 11:00 a.m.
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A concerned e-mailer named Thomas W. has noted a lack of joy and a decidedly sour tone in my recent efforts. I did not disagree. These are hard times. Time to button up, draw the laces tighter, spend more time staring straight ahead. But, as the Redhead gamely points out, there's a lot of depression out there, so please be so kind as not to add to it. She's right. You're right, TW. Everybody's right. I'm left. And away we go into the very extremes of correspondence.
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What Kenny Garrett delivered, along with an excitable young band, was impressive on technical merits but ultimately static, showy and glib, at Iridium on Wednesday.
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While the audacity of a band of Somali pirates who recently hijacked a ship has grabbed the world’s attention, the suffering of millions of Somalis seems to go unnoticed.
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With his face plastered on the front of his Budgens store in Crouch End, north London, there is no doubt that Andrew Thornton likes to stand out from the crowd.By Glynn Davis
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The Phillies lead the best-of-seven series, two games to none, and are halfway toward their first World Series appearance in 15 years.
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Haven't had much occasion to write about Microsoft in this blog as extensively as some of the other big hardware-oriented tech players, but this item was pretty intriguing, because it's a great lead-in to some other cool information I briefed on about a month back. Here's the skinny: Microsoft's food service operations on its Redmond, Wash., campus are being held up as being the first in the United States to meet the Certified Green Restaurant standards. It's doing all the things you might expect, like recycling products, using sustainable sourcing, switching to eco-friendly cleaning products and so forth. I just learned that there's a whole other twist to green kitchens: there is an astonishing amount of technology found in your...
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The bid by Waste Management was always dependent on lining up financing, a precondition that had grown shakier given the meltdown in the credit markets.
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Waste Management, the largest waste removal company in the US, has pulled out of a $6.73bn hostile bid for Republic Services, the third largest, saying that credit market turmoil made it impossible to secure appropriate financing
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Dumping of e-waste into the African markets, especially Nigeria, where the demand is so high has continued to be on the increase despite measures put in place by the regulatory authorities, including the Standard Organization of Nigeria, (SON), the Computer
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The fundraising race is neck-and-neck in the 5th Congressional District, where Democratic challenger Dennis Shulman raised almost exactly as much money as incumbent Scott Garrett (R-Wantage). Shulman raised $274,231.85 last quarter to Garrett’s $276,589. That brings Shulman’s total raised so far to $823,462, and Garrett’s to $1,259,604. Shulman also kicked in $50,000 of his own money into the race. Garrett does have a larger war chest remaining, however, with $570,777 on hand to Shulman’s $279,096.
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Millions of pounds of British aid to poor and war-torn countries has been wasted because of mismanagement and corruption, an official report reveals today.
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Carter’s Royal Dispos-all will continue to take out the trash in Toccoa.
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The Interior Department is poised to issue a final rule that will make it easier for mountaintop mining companies to dump their waste near rivers and streams, the agency announced yesterday.
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FORMER Taoiseach Garrett FitzGerald's hedge fund the Greater Europe Fund has suspended investor withdrawals from its €200m pool as global stockmarkets continue to tumble.
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The Interior Department has proposed easing restrictions on dumping mountaintop mining waste near rivers and streams, modifying protections that have been in place for a quarter-century.
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WOODCLIFF LAKE – At a temple on a hill overlooking the Bergen County portion of the 5th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett (R-Wantage) and his challenger, Dennis Shulman, engaged in an occasionally contentious 90-minute debate focused heavily on the economy, health care, foreign policy, energy and even a little scripture. Over 200 people showed up to watch tonight’s debate at Temple Emanuel, the first of three between the two candidates. It could have just as easily been a match of wits between President Bush against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), however, with each candidate trying to link the other to his respective party leader.
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The signboard used to read: "WARNING: Dangerous Chemicals Buried Here. Keep Off!" The signboard no longer exists.
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October 22, 2008 (Runs 18:53) A dangerous underground electronics recycling industry employs China's vulnerable migrant workers. And Canadians export the raw materials to them
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In a fundraising letter, former U.S. Sen. Bob Torricelli praises Dennis Shulman's integrity.: Getty Images Photo Former U.S. Sen. Bob Torricelli has endorsed blind Rabbi Dennis Shulman in his race against three-term U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett (R-Wantage). "Dennis' integrity and unique background of identifying and solving problems leave him well-equpped to oppose Garrett -- and to serve in Congress honorably and effectively," Torricelli wrote in a letter seeking to raise money for Shulman's campaign. "Garrett sat idly by in his seat on the House Financial Services Committee, while the housing bubble burst, all the while pocketing thousands of dollars in contributions from Countrywide Financial and leaving his day-to-day operations to his Chief of Staff, a former Countrywide lobbyist. Torricelli also slammed Garrett for claiming an erroneous exemption on his state tax return, "cheating his fellow citizens out of up to $40,000 a year." He called Garrett an "extremi ...
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A ground-breaking scheme to reduce the environmental impact of waste is unveiled.
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The first criminal sentences have been handed down in an African toxic-waste scandal involving a European ship. The dumped a nasty mess of chemical waste in Ivory Coast in 2006, and the pollution led to the deaths of 17 local people. Two related trials are still pending.
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Ivorians express disappointment following a trial over the dumping of hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste in 2006.
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A big expansion of the recycling service from Dover District Council, with the collection of cardboard and plastic bottles, is ready to launch from 3 November, and leaflets, bags and calendars are now being delivered to households across the district.
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Alberta will have programs to recycle waste from construction and demolition sites in place by 2010, the province announced Thursday.
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A councillor brands his authority's plans to spend £200,000 on new offices and equipment a "disgusting waste of money".
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College dining halls are helping the environment in a unique way.
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Jockey wins a record three races in one day, giving him four for the two-day event. When a jockey is picked to ride in 13 of 14 Breeders' Cup races, it shows how highly trainers regard him.
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ASL Recycling, which runs a network of "GREENspot" e-waste drop-off sites in California, has opened up 23 new locations in the past month bringing the total number of GREENspots in the state to 149. The operation figures it has handled approximately 8.3 million pounds of e-waste through its GREENetwork. The link that I've provided includes a location finder. (They're all over the state.) The list of things that you can leave in one of these sites includes: televisions, mobile phones, audio-video component equipment, computers, microwaves and other electronics equipment.
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Political operatives take note: if you’re going to call a member of your own party a “nut,” you might not want to say it to the daughter of his opponent. At a rally for U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) in Houston on Saturday, Cornyn Campaign Manager Rob Jesmer probably did not notice the digital recorder when he struck up a conversation with Democratic rival Rick Noriega’s press secretary, Holly Shulman. Jesmer -- who was presidential candidate John McCain’s political director for two months before quitting in July of last year, when his campaign seemed to be flailing -- asked Shulman about her father Dennis’s chances in New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District, where he’s challenging U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett (R-Wantage). “Your dad’s running for Congress, right? Is he going to win?” Jesmer asked.
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Edinburgh homes receiving the garden waste recycling service are set to benefit from year-round collections.
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The Lightbox in Woking, Surrey is currently hosting a programme of five temporary art installations, using the versatile non-exhibition spaces to explore how waste can be transformed into art. The 'Art of Recycling' programme will continue through to May 2009,
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Abakaliki- Ebonyi state government says it has spent over N10 million in the past six months combating the menace of indiscriminate waste disposals in the state.
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There's no question that 5th District congressional candidate Dennis Shulman is benefiting from a national environment that favors Democrats. But in his native Bergen County, which holds about 65% of the district's voters, he's faced with what could be a less hospitable environment for his party.Last month, Bergen County Democratic Chairman Joseph Ferriero was indicted on eight corruption counts. So was the less-known but extremely influential general counsel of the party, Dennis Oury. The investigation continues, with subpoenas continuing to land in towns and agencies across the county, and Republicans think they actually have a shot at picking up at least one freeholder seat on the all-Democratic board.Ferriero did endorse Shulman in the primary against attorney Camille Abate, which led to him getting the coveted organization line. But while the Democratic brand in Bergen may be tarnished, Shulman may be lucky to not be tied too closely with it. In fact, he said it's never been raised o ...
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A business owner in Regina business wants the province to scrap its exclusive contracts for electronic waste handling.
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Integrated waste services provider Waste Management, Inc Thursday reported higher third-quarter profit, driven by revenue growth. On an adjusted basis, earnings rose from last year and came in above analysts' estimate by a penny.
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The trash hauler posted a higher quarterly profit, helped by pricing, but said its recycling business will reduce fourth-quarter earnings because of volatile commodity prices.
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The nation’s largest trash hauler said its third-quarter profit rise was aided by price increases and fuel surcharges.
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A resident wants changes to a heating system on a council estate which she claims is too wasteful - and costly.
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