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Pacific Maritime Magazine News Online for April 24, 2015

SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION   INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE  Big Changes Coming to German Shipbuilding By Eugene Gerden The German shipbuilding industry is on the verge of big changes, due to a new development strategy recently approved by the national government. The new strategy, known as the National Master Plan for Marine Technology (NMMT), […]

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Wells Fargo Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary – April 24, 2015

Wells Fargo Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary – April 24, 2015 Soft Economic Data to Round Out the First Quarter Existing home sales posted a better-than-expected 6.1 percent rise in March, which should provide some support to residential investment in Q1. The report also showed that inventories were beginning to tighten, which could further support […]

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California Water & Drought News for April 24, 2015

Associated Press: California orders no water diversions despite legal rights Stockton Record: Curtailments; Drought deja vu; Junior water rights cut off again Reuters: Bill to ban fining Californians who let lawns go brown in drought Los Angeles Times: California Assembly acts to prohibit fines for brown lawns in droughts KTLA 5 Los Angeles: Amid Extreme Drought, JPL Scientists Use New Technology […]

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EPA, Justice Department, and State of California will announce a Clean Water Act settlement to protect San Francisco Bay

MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA, Justice Department, and State of California will announce a Clean Water Act settlement to protect San Francisco Bay Release Date: 04/23/2015 Contact Information: Suzanne Skadowski, U.S. EPA, 415-972-3165, skadowski.suzanne@epa.gov SAN FRANCISCO – On April 29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Justice, and the State of California will announce a […]

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Energy News for April 24, 2015

The Economist: A fuel and your money New York Times: In Accusing Russian Energy Giant Gazprom, E.U. Begins a Test of Wills Wall Street Journal: New Rules, Cheap Energy Heighten Battle Between Coal and Gas Bloomberg: EIA Chief Says No Hurry Needed for Lifting Export Ban Wall Street Journal: Global Glut Challenges Policy Makers OilPrice.com: Amid Safety Concerns, Utilities Transition To […]

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