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Stigmatized nuclear workers quit Japan utility
2014-07-13 12:48:03| Energy - Topix.net
In this Nov. 18, 2013, photo released by Tokyo Electric Power Co. , workers try to remove radioactive fuel rods from the Unit 4 building at the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan.
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Group tied to utility attacks commission candidate
2014-07-13 00:09:23| Energy - Topix.net
Group tied to utility criticizes commission candidate Group tied to utility criticizes commission candidate Check out this story on azcentral.com: http://azc.cc/1m2R8RP PHOENIX -- A group with ties to the homebuilders and APS spent $82,000 on the utility regulator race, paying for a flier critical of candidate Vernon Parker.
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San Diego utility wins Faa Ok to test drones
2014-07-12 07:35:36| Energy - Topix.net
SDG&E announced Friday that it's become the first utility in the nation to win approval from Federal Aviation Administration to test drones and train flight crews.
Helicopter to inspect Md. utility equipment
2014-07-11 13:47:36| Energy - Topix.net
Baltimore Gas and Electric says residents and motorists in central Maryland shouldn't worry if they see a helicopter hovering near utility equipment including towers, poles and wires.
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Fukushima Workers Quit Japan Utility in Droves Over Stigma, Pay Cuts
2014-07-11 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Stigma, pay cuts and risk of radiation exposure are among the reasons why 3,000 employees have left the utility at the center of Japan's 2011 nuclear disaster. Now there's an additional factor: better-paying jobs in the feel-good solar energy industry. Engineers and other employees at TEPCO, or Tokyo Electric Power Co., were once mainstays of Japan's corporate culture, which is famous for prizing loyalty to a single company and lifetime employment with it. But the March 2011 tsunami that swamped...
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