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Phil Knight's giant tax bill
2013-11-23 02:28:06| Footwear - Topix.net
Nike Inc. announced a $0.24 quarterly dividend Thursday that will put nearly $214 million in the pockets of shareholders and roughly $32 million in the bank account of co-founder Phil Knight .
House approves bill to speed natural gas pipeline approvals to boost US energy production
2013-11-21 23:20:43| Energy - Topix.net
The House has approved a bill to speed approval of natural gas pipelines, the third bill passed this week to boost energy production in the U.S. The pipeline bill would require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve or deny a pipeline application within a year.
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House panel approves bill targeting patent trolls
2013-11-21 19:06:08| InfoWorld: Top News
A U.S. House of Representatives committee has approved legislation aimed at making it more difficult for so-called patent trolls to use infringement lawsuits against other businesses. The House Judiciary Committee, late Wednesday, voted 33-5 to send the Innovation Act to the full House for action there. The bill attempts to discourage some controversial litigation techniques used by PAEs (patent assertion entities), those firms with patent licensing and lawsuits as their primary business model.
Bill Gates funds creation of thin, light, impenetrable graphene condoms
2013-11-21 16:55:50| Extremetech
Graphene is incredibly thin and light, and prevents all but the smallest molecules from passing through it (it’s an excellent water filter, for example). Condoms, though an excellent barrier against unwanted contaminants, are neither thin nor light — which is why they reduce sensation, and why some people really don’t like wearing them. The Bill…
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House Approves Bill to Fast Track Fracking on Public Lands
2013-11-21 16:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: By a vote of 235-187, the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday approved its latest giveaway to the oil and gas industry--a bill that would fast track the approval of fracking on public lands, according to Environment America. The bill approved yesterday is one of three anit-environmental, pro-industry bills expected to pass the Republican controlled House of Representatives this week. Fracking is already wreaking havoc on our environment and health," said Environment Americas Federal Clean...
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