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Switch data center tax break bills clear committee, head to Michigan House
2015-12-02 22:05:58| Furniture - Topix.net
The Michigan House Tax Policy committee on Wednesday advanced legislation that would provide large tax breaks to cloud-computing data center companies, including a Nevada-based firm that plans to open a Grand Rapids campus if the package is signed into law. Three House bills, approved in a series of 8-5 votes that blurred party lines, would exempt data centers from state sales, use and personal property taxes.
Counties oppose bills to pre-empt fracking bans
2015-11-28 15:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tallahassee Democrat: County commissioners across Florida are opposing a push by lawmakers that would short-circuit their ability to regulate or ban fracking in their communities. About 20 counties, from Leon to Miami-Dade, and nearly 40 cities, including Tallahassee, have passed resolutions or ordinances banning fracking, an unconventional drilling technique thats generated controversy over environmental and health concerns. As of late October, the bans were in place in cities and counties representing roughly 8...
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Sprint to halve bills for those who switch from rival networks
2015-11-18 22:18:40| Telecom - Topix.net
Customers who switch to Sprint Corp from Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile will have to pay only half of what they pay for their existing plans, the No.4 U.S. carrier said in a bid to lure users to its network ahead of the holiday season. Shares of the company, which is in the middle of a turnaround plan and has vowed to cut over $2 billion in costs by the end of 2016, were down about 8.4 percent in afternoon trading.
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UPDATE 1-Sprint to halve bills for those who switch from rival networks
2015-11-18 21:03:21| IT Services - Topix.net
Nov 18 Customers who switch to Sprint Corp from Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile will have to pay only half of what they pay for their existing plans, the No.4 U.S. carrier said in a bid to lure users to its network ahead of the holiday season. Shares of the company, which is in the middle of a turnaround plan and has vowed to cut over $2 billion in costs by the end of 2016, were down about 8.4 percent in afternoon trading.
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Ultra HD TVs could add $1 billion to U.S. viewers' annual energy bills
2015-11-17 20:00:00| Digital TV News
The latest Ultra HD TVs use 30% more energy than their HD predecessors, which could add $1 billion to U.S. viewers' annual utility bills if energy-saving improvements are not expanded, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
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