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"The whole thing is, Millstone is at risk now," Waterford First Selectman Dan Steward said in a recent interview. "They are willing to close the facility and we're in trouble if they do that." |
While public data shows the plant should remain substantially profitable for more than a decade, Dominion argues Millstone is part of a larger portfolio. They say to justify investing hundreds of millions of dollars in maintenance, upgrades and security, Millstone requires greater financial security than the wholesale ... |
And without the competitive edge of an at-risk designation, Dominion says it may not even submit a proposal in the zero-carbon auction it fought to compete in. |
"Dominion Energy must face critical business decisions regarding the future of Millstone, irrespective of the consequences those decisions might have on Connecticut or the New England region," Dominion President and CEO Paul Koonce said recently. Dominion plans to file additional comments by Friday. |
As of Tuesday night, DEEP had received a handful of comments from the public and lawmakers. More than a dozen lawmakers filed a letter urging DEEP to reconsider its proposal to wait until 2023 before potentially considering Millstone at risk. |
State Rep. Holly Cheeseman, R-East Lyme, told the Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments on Wednesday that DEEP's draft request for proposals does not represent the legislature's intent. The council unanimously voted to send a letter, signed by the council's executive director James S. Butler, in support of am... |
"This is a bipartisan effort," Cheeseman said. "Everyone in the region realizes what a terrible, terrible outcome it would be if we were to close those plants." |
Steward filed a letter to regulators Tuesday, urging them to recognize the plant was "at risk" and to weigh Millstone's bids based on all of its benefits to the community. The facility accounts for about 35 percent of Waterford's annual tax revenue, between $25 million and $30 million the last few years. |
"If Millstone were to go away and somebody said you have to find $35 million to keep your budget whole, where do you go?" Steward said. He noted the Representative Town Meeting's recently re-established Long-Range Financial Planning Committee plans to take up that very concern. |
Competitors, renewable advocates and groups who fought Millstone's participation in the zero-carbon auction remain steadfast that the plant is unlikely to close anytime soon. |
Regulators' consultants reached the same conclusion last year, noting Millstone was obligated to provide electricity to the regional grid that it already had sold in advance through 2023. Dominion could incur significant costs trying to shed those obligations and would face steep penalties for not meeting them, regulat... |
"Millstone's plea of poverty and threat to close 'now' is a slap in the face of the DEEP process and the legitimate interests of ratepayers," said David Gaier, spokesman for energy company NRG, which is likely to file comments by Friday. Gaier cited Millstone's energy capacity obligations and added that "with the recen... |
Dominion argues it has only sold energy capacity in advance as part of a good-faith effort to let the legislative and regulatory process play out. Unless DEEP changes course, Dominion said regulators should assume Millstone won't participate in advance markets next year. |
Dominion executives have cited their 2012 decision to shutter the Kewaunee Power Station in Carlton, Wis., as an example of a "difficult decision based on operations but a prudent decision" for shareholders that could be replicated in Connecticut. |
Millstone Unit 2 is licensed until 2035, and Unit 3 until 2045. Unit 1 shut down in 1995. |
Ambassador to the United Nations Ron Prosor said Jerusalem believes diplomacy is the preferred option to resolve the issue of the Iranian threat, in an interview with WorldNetDaily, published Monday morning. |
“We should really pursue and focus on the sanctions and the diplomatic elements in trying to bring the regime in Tehran to reassess the way they want to go forward,” Prosor told the American news network on Friday. |
He added that Israel was keen to emphasize that many diplomatic steps remained, that need to be taken, and that he believed that sanctions. particularly on the Central Bank or Iran, could have a real impact. |
British actress Daisy Ridley has been filmed watching the new trailer for 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'. |
Daisy Ridley was overcome with emotion after watching the new trailer for 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'. |
The 23-year-old actress - who's been cast in the role of Rey in the Jj Abrams-directed sci-fi movie - has been filmed watching the trailer for the first time by a friend, with the short clip showing the London-born star becoming excited and emotional. |
Meanwhile, Daisy's on-screen co-star John Boyega revealed he didn't film his own reaction to the trailer because he was stuck in traffic after attending a basketball game. |
He wrote on Twitter: ''Have I seen the trailer ? No! En route home from lakers game. It deserves a BIG screen. |
The 143-second clip opens with a masked figure seen climbing the gigantic interior of blackened ruins. |
Later, the trailer appears to establish Daisy's character Rey and Finn, played by John, as being key to the plot of the much-anticipated new movie, which is set for release in December. |
Although I usually respond to men’s questions in this column, I decided to do something a little different. Since March is Women’s History Month, I thought I would honor my woman and the history we’ve shared together. |
I tried again. She said I was “too young for her, not worldly enough.” She must have really enjoyed playing with me, like a cat with a trapped mouse. I was younger, that was true. But “unworldly?” Ha! Eventually, I wore her down. |
I had two tickets to Benny Goodman and His Classical Trio. She had a car. She came to pick me up at my apartment. She was early. I was half-dressed, ironing my shirt. She liked that, a lot. I’m referring to the ironing. Turns out, she was quite the domestic. You never know what excites a woman. That’s why we men have t... |
Her car was a ’62 Fiat 1100 with suicide doors. Awesome. We laughed. I mean we laughed all evening. What a night. She drove me home. After I kissed her goodnight, she patted my shoulder as I exited the car. (Now, she claims she was actually pushing me out of the car. Revisionist history, as far as I’m concerned.) That ... |
I was a boy when we met. She stood by my side as I clumsily made my way toward adulthood. Despite the curveballs I’ve thrown at her (though at the time they always felt like the curveballs life was throwing at me), she never wavered. I mean NEVER. |
starting businesses, caring for aging parents, having money, not having money, growing up, getting older, foolish schemes, hospital visits, old pain, doubt and fear, and a lot of rescued animals, my wife has taught me the meaning of unconditional love. |
Twenty-nine years later, my history with Ria has taught me much of what I know and teach about long-term committed relationships. Now, as I guide men through their relationships, help them to understand themselves and their women, and inspire them to believe that they’re better than they think they are, it’s my history... |
Ladies, I hope you do for your man what mine has done for me. And men, I recommend you make an effort to honor your history with your woman this month – and every month. |
Wayne M. Levine, M.A., mentors men to be better men, husbands and fathers. E-mail your questions to MantoMan@BetterMen.org. See how you can become a better man at http://www.BetterMen.org. |
The comments expressed by Jim Kingston’s pastor, Dave Kennedy, in the Kitsap Sun article of November 20, 2018 reflect favorably on Jim’s behavior, not just with his church’s activities but with the Airporter as well! |
Jim was always willing to help and earned the deep admiration and respect from every one of his Airporter co-workers. And judging by the number of condolences from his customers his performance was greatly appreciated by them as well. |
I recall that Lucy, from the Classic Peanuts cartoon had gone into business selling advice for five cents. She once asked Charlie Brown why he was put on this earth and he responded to help other people. Lucy then asked why other people were then put on the earth? It appears to me that this is why Jim was put on this e... |
Documents released Tuesday in a lawsuit against Monsanto raised new questions about the company’s efforts to influence the news media and scientific research and revealed internal debate over the safety of its highest-profile product, the weed killer Roundup. |
The active ingredient in Roundup, glyphosate, is the most common weed killer in the world and is used by farmers on row crops and by home gardeners. While Roundup’s relative safety has been upheld by most regulators, a case in federal court in San Francisco continues to raise questions about the company’s practices and... |
The documents underscore the lengths to which the agrochemical company goes to protect its image. Documents show that Henry I. Miller, an academic and a vocal proponent of genetically modified crops, asked Monsanto to draft an article for him that largely mirrored one that appeared under his name on Forbes’s website in... |
A Monsanto official said the comments were the result of “a complete misunderstanding” that had been “worked out,” while Mr. Acquavella said in an email on Tuesday that “there was no ghostwriting” and that his comments had been related to an early draft and a question over authorship that was resolved. |
The documents also show internal talk about Roundup’s safety. |
“If somebody came to me and said they wanted to test Roundup I know how I would react — with serious concern,” one Monsanto scientist wrote in an internal email in 2001. |
Monsanto said it was outraged by the documents’ release by a law firm involved in the litigation. |
“There is a standing confidentiality order that they violated,” said Scott Partridge, vice president of global strategy for Monsanto. He said that while “you can’t unring a bell,” Monsanto would seek penalties on the firm. |
R. Brent Wisner, a partner at Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, the firm that released the documents, said Monsanto had erred by not filing a required motion seeking continued protection of the documents. Monsanto said no such filing was necessary. |
The article appeared under Mr. Miller’s name, and with the assertion that “opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.” The magazine did not mention any involvement by Monsanto in preparing the article. |
Mr. Miller did not respond to calls or a Twitter message asking for comment, and the Hoover Institution, where he is a fellow, could not reach him. |
Forbes removed the story from its website on Wednesday and said that it ended its relationship with Mr. Miller amid the revelations. |
Mr. Miller’s work has also appeared in the opinion pages of The New York Times. |
The documents also show that a debate outside Monsanto about the relative safety of glyphosate and Roundup, which contains other chemicals, was also taking place within the company. |
The documents also show that A. Wallace Hayes, the former editor of a journal, Food and Chemical Toxicology, has had a contractual relationship with Monsanto. In 2013, while he was still editor, Mr. Hayes retracted a key study damaging to Monsanto that found that Roundup, and genetically modified corn, could cause canc... |
Mr. Hayes said in an interview that he had not been under contract with Monsanto at the time of the retraction and was paid only after he left the journal. |
That quote gets to the heart of the new space to provide free training, expertise and more for startup entrepreneurs. It’s also key to the initiative that spawned Happy Valley LaunchBox, Invent Penn State. |
LaunchBox is a signature program of Invent Penn State, a statewide initiative introduced by university President Eric Barron to spur economic development while helping students succeed professionally through collaboration between Penn State and local communities on entrepreneurship-focused programs. |
Happy Valley LaunchBox is one of eight Penn State-led entrepreneurship spaces around the state, with the creation of six more to be announced soon. |
“This is Penn State, at all of its campuses, working with its communities in partnership to promote entrepreneurial thinking, to create ideas that have impacts on communities and to create companies that help support economic development, job growth and student career success,” Barron said. |
The new space on Allen Street provides selected companies a 10-week business startup program and up to nine months of work space, along with professional consulting and mentorship from area entrepreneurs, Penn State faculty and alumni. Happy Valley LaunchBox also offers walk-in information desk service during weekday b... |
In January, the first five business startups began working in Happy Valley LaunchBox. Teams complete 10 weeks of business startup training, have access to no-cost legal and marketing consulting and enjoy free co-working space that’s available 24-hours daily for up to nine months. Applications recently wrapped up for th... |
One of those currently working in the LaunchBox is Project Vive, which created a device that assists people with communication disabilities. It was co-founded by Penn State student Mary Elizabeth McCulloch, now a senior majoring in biomedical engineering. |
McCulloch has been helped by the university and local entrepreneurial community since she envisioned the idea as a sophomore. The Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program brought her project to the attention of Penn State’s Small Business Development Center. They connected her team with the New Leaf Initiative, a comm... |
McCulloch is an ideal of what Barron envisioned with Invent Penn State and projects like LaunchBox. |
And the community seems to be on board. The LaunchBox location is not by accident or a mere matter of available space. It is close to the heart of downtown State College, and across the street from the State College Borough Building, which happens to house New Leaf. |
“LaunchBox is important to the diversity of our own downtown, in helping to create a climate for young professionals with talent that includes housing, restaurants, entertainment and more,” State College Mayor Elizabeth Goreham said. |
The local business community is committed to the effort as well. Last year the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County (CBICC) signed a memorandum of agreement with Penn State to formalize their economic development partnership. |
On Thursday, CBICC President Verne Squier said it’s up to local business and government to help entrepreneurs succeed once they leave the LaunchBox as well. |
“We have to be willing to accommodate and encourage and provide an environment where these enterprises can thrive -- not just exist, but thrive,” Squier said. |
The involvement of so many people -- both the new entrepreneurs and the community helping them to succeed -- is what gives the project much potential. |
“One of the most valuable assets Happy Valley LaunchBox offers startups is access to the plethora of Penn State faculty and area entrepreneurs who provide mentorship,” Sharkey said. |
The effort is being noticed, not only in State College. Squier said he’s spoken to leaders in other university communities who are watching initiatives like LaunchBox and seeking ways to emulate them. |
Sheri Collins, Pennsylvania’s deputy director of economic and community development, said the enthusiasm and success of Penn State entrepreneurship initiatives is being seen in Harrisburg and points far beyond. |
With the new season officially underway, the slate of spring sports are finally gaining attention on campus. For fans of the Diamond Lions, much of this attention stems from their student section, affectionately known as Cooper’s Town, and how the organization is beginning this baseball season with a new and improved h... |
A group of Naval personnel attached to the Northwestern Naval Command in coordination with Police Narcotics Division-Puttalam, apprehended a person who was transferring 4.18 kg of KG. On a motor bike, during a raid carried out in Palliawasalapadu area in Puttalam yesterdsy. |
The suspect is a resident of Pallliawasalapadu , aged 21. Further investigation on the suspect, KG and motor bike are conducted by the Narcotics Division-Puttalam. |
Dear Lt. Mills, I was so thrilled when I saw Pasadena was installing roundabouts in a couple of areas to help keep traffic moving. However, it didn't work and I'm pretty sure I know why. |
In Europe, roundabouts are pretty common and work wonderfully - cars yield and enter the circle, exiting when they get to the street they want. |
In Pasadena, all the streets leading into the roundabouts have stop signs, which changes nothing - only now there's a nice flower arrangement in the center. This makes traffic worse - not better. |
"Yielding" means cars should enter with caution if there are other vehicles already moving. You would only need to stop if there are so many cars you need to wait your turn. |
I hope the powers that be will try this out, as Pasadena is no longer a quiet bedroom community and there are a lot more cars than there used to be and it's only getting worse. |
Dear Pam, From what I have heard, you are a member of a very small group that approves of the traffic circles installed on Glenarm Street at El Molino Avenue and also at Los Robles Avenue. |
There was also one installed at Glenarm and Marengo. |
The third one was removed because it backed traffic up to the freeway and to the grade crossing for the Gold Line train. |
One of your assumptions is that the traffic circles were installed to expedite traffic through the area. It's my understanding that they were installed to slow speeders down and to discourage traffic in the area. To that end, the stop signs do a better job of regulating the traffic. |
Dear Baiba, For the readers who are not aware, Orange Grove at Del Mar is a "T" type intersection. Del Mar intersects but does not cross Orange Grove, so a vehicle would have to be facing southbound to try a left turn. I was unable to ask our Department of Transportation about this before my deadline, so I visited the ... |
The left- turn limitation is from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Orange Grove acts as a major connector between the Pasadena Freeway and the Foothill (210) Freeway. Most of Orange Grove is two lanes, so allowing left turns onto Del Mar could significantly impede Orange Grove traffic. |
At California Boulevard there is a left-turn bay to keep those turning vehicles out of the path of southbound traffic. It's not just a traffic flow issue. Another concern I had was that drivers may not see the stopped vehicle(s) until they are real close, and may attempt unsafe lane changes to stay on their "pace" thro... |
I will check with our Department of Transportation to see if there were other considerations in that decision, and let you know. |
--- Write Lt. Eric Mills at emills@ci.pasadena.ca.us or by mail in care of the Pasadena Star-News, 911 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91106. |
At this year’s COP23 summit, the UK and Canada, launched the Powering Past Coal Alliance – an international commitment to drop unabated coal as a power source. |
Why is it vital that the world stops using unabated coal for power? |
Unabated coal is the dirtiest, most polluting way of generating electricity and there is an urgent need for nations to stop using it. Replacing it with cleaner technologies will significantly reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, improve the health of our communities, and benefit generations to come. The UK is a world l... |
What has the UK committed to in forming Powering Past Coal? |
Our ambition is to lead the rest of the world in committing to end unabated coal power. Through the declaration, the UK has committed to taking action such as setting coal phase-out targets, committing to no further investments in coal-fired electricity here or abroad, and supporting clean power through government poli... |
Which power sources do you want the UK to move to as it replaces coal? |
The Clean Growth Strategy sets out our ambition to create a diverse range of power that is secure, affordable and clean. This means developing low-carbon sources of electricity, upgrading our system so that it is smarter and more flexible, and taking advantage of innovation, such as energy storage. There is no magic bu... |
Bioenergy accounted for 71 per cent of renewable energy in the UK in 2015, and many coal-fired power stations are converting to biomass. In February, a Chatham House report found that burning wood pellets can lead to higher emissions than coal when comparing technologies of similar ages. The World Wildlife Fund has sai... |
Biomass plays an important role in the energy mix – it provides a cost-effective and transitional means of decarbonising the electricity grid, replacing coal used in UK power plants. We have strict criteria in place for biomass power plants in the UK, to ensure that we protect biodiversity, the environment, water quali... |
The campaign group Biofuelwatch found that levels of particulates from Drax, the UK’s largest biomass power station, were equivalent to three million diesel cars. Is biomass clean? |
The Environment Agency imposes robust conditions upon power stations to ensure that they do not put the environment or communities at risk. The company must carry out monitoring for particulates as part of their day-to-day operations, and officers regulate the site closely to ensure that it complies with the requiremen... |
Will Brexit negatively impact the UK’s ability to meet climate change targets? |
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