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Verizon Retirees Fight Against Even More Executive Golden Parachutes

2016-03-22 15:28:38| Telecom - Topix.net

Verizon Communications retiree leaders are waging a new proxy challenge to what they call "an accounting gymnastics loophole" in the mega telecom's executive golden parachute rule. Retirees say the current loophole in the compensation rule can allow Verizon's CEO and other top executives to walk away with sky-high termination payouts that could individually reach $37 million.

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Verizon Retirees Fight Against Even More Executive Golden Parachutes

2016-03-22 04:09:59| IT Services - Topix.net

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Baker appeals for stronger federal role in opioid addiction fight

2016-03-22 03:34:33| Biotech - Topix.net

Speaking at the Dimock Center, Baker told Congressman Joe Kennedy III he wanted the federal government to invest in research on how to support people in recovery in the community. "We have not figured out how to organize, structure, or support the community piece that should be attached to all this," Baker said.

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Nuclear power best to fight climate change

2016-03-20 19:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Delmarva Daily Times: In the battle against climate change, one of the best-kept secrets is the small modular reactor. The U.S. fleet of about 100 nuclear power plants consists of large reactors of 1,200 megawatts or more. These plants produce more than 60 percent of the nation's carbon-free electricity, far more than solar and wind energy combined, and reactors like those at the Calvert Cliffs plant in Maryland supply power around the clock, day after day, regardless of weather conditions. According to the Energy...

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