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Dow finalizes K-Dow venture with Kuwait company
AP Energy WriterDow Chemical Co. and a company controlled by the Kuwait government said Monday they have finalized a joint venture agreement to form K-Dow Petrochemicals, which will market plastics and other related products. The deal first was announced last December....Tags: Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Petroleum Industry, Joint Ventures, Natural Resources
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Climate crisis sparks protests against banks, companies and other supporters of dirty energy
Associated Press WriterLOUISA, Va. (AP) _ Under arrest, Paxus Calta raised two fingers from his shackled hand to flash a peace sign. Fellow environmental activists cheered as police escorted him to the van that would take him to jail. He had intended to get arrested, as he had...Tags: Natural Resources, Al Gore, Vehicles, Energy Resources, General Electric Company
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Climate crisis energizes radical environmentalists
Associated Press WriterUnder arrest, Paxus Calta raised two fingers from his shackled hand to flash a peace sign. Fellow environmental activists cheered as police escorted him to the van that would take him to jail. He had intended to get arrested, as he had before in 12...Tags: Natural Resources, Al Gore, Vehicles, Energy Resources, General Electric Company
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YourMoney Digest
Commodities Prices paid to U.S. producers plunged in October by the most on record as the faltering economy caused demand for commodities to dry up. The 2.8 percent drop was larger than forecast and followed a 0.4 percent decline in September. A...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, General Motors Corp., Automotive Equipment
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Hunger for bargains vs. fears
Associated PressWall Street spent another session buffeted by volatility yesterday, this time closing mixed after investors wrestled with their fears about the economy but also looked for bargains after two days of selling. While the Dow Jones industrials and Standard...Tags: Luxury Vehicles, The Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated, Stock Activities, Amazon.com Inc., Financial Markets
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The week ahead
Monday Report September leading economic indicators Earnings American Express Co.; Halliburton Co.; Lockheed Martin Corp.; Texas Instruments Tuesday Earnings 3M Co.; Apple Inc.; Biogen Idec Inc.; Caterpillar Inc.; Pactiv Corp.; State Street Corp.;...Tags: U.S. Bancorp, Boeing Co., Amgen Inc., Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company, Yahoo! Inc.
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Texas coast empties, Houston hunkers down
Los Angeles TimesThousands of residents of Texas' vulnerable Gulf Coast clogged highways heading inland yesterday as they heeded mandatory evacuation orders. Hurricane Ike churned through warm gulf waters and took aim at southeast Texas. Facing a hurricane that Gov. Rick...Tags: Hurricane Ike, Tropical Storms, Space Programs, Hurricanes, Transportation
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Penalty Box: Dow Chemical Co.
Who's in it: The Dow Chemical Co. Who put it there: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. For what: Pollution law violations at the company's latex and Styrofoam insulation plant in Ledyard. The EPA said the plant failed to repair leaking valves that...Tags: Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Authority, Environmental Pollution
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Most industries remain dependent on hazardous substances
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSecond of two parts To a chemist, chlorine is the perfect compound. Easily combining with other elements and molecules, chlorine is transformed into new classes of chemicals with an endless array of uses. It disinfects water, cleans clothes, kills bugs,...Tags: Michael Wilson, European Union, Pharmaceuticals, Hazardous Materials, Pfizer Incorporated
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Products derived from natural, nontoxic ingredients -- once seen as fringe -- are now mainstream.
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFirst of two parts At first, the experimental shampoo looked like a putrid salad dressing. Its oil and its water just couldn't get along. They separated in the bottle and, over time, the shampoo took on an ugly brown hue. The team at Avalon Organics,...Tags: Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Hazardous Materials, Animals, Philosophy, Waste
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Government questions safety of plastic in baby bottles
The Associated PressGovernment toxicologists have reiterated safety concerns about a chemical used in baby bottles and food containers, just weeks after the Food and Drug Administration declared the substance safe. A report issued Wednesday said there is ``some concern''...Tags: Medicine, Animals, Health Organizations, Engineering, National Institutes of Health
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Dow Chemical To Buy Rival For $15.29 Billion
Dow Chemical says it has agreed to buy specialty chemicals maker Rohm and Haas for $78 per share, or more than $15 billion.
Based on the per-share purchase price and the roughly 196 million shares Rohm and Haas had outstanding as of April 22, the deal...Tags: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Rohm & Haas Company
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