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Columbia Nuclear Plant Sets Another Generation Record, Credits Good Performance

January 9, 2019 admin Business, columbia nuclear plant, economics, energy northwest, generation record, news, Nuclear, O&M, pacific northwest, Performance

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 00:17:59 +0000

Operators of the Columbia Generating Station have set a new generation record at the nuclear plant 12 miles north of Richland, Wash., sending more than 9.7 million MWh to the Pacific Northwest power grid during 2018. The single 1,207-MW single GE-built Mark-2 boiling water reactor that is owned and operated by Energy Northwest—which comprises 26 […]

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Trump Is Screwing Over the People Who Got Him Elected

September 5, 2018 admin Donald Trump, economics, indiana, Michigan, opinión, Pennsylvania, politics

He sold himself as the champion of the downtrodden, but isn’t doing anything to alleviate to economic misery he spoke about in 2016.

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Congress Hates Trump’s Trade Wars, but It Won’t Do Anything About Them

August 21, 2018 admin Congress, Donald Trump, economics, Republicans, tariffs, Trade

Republicans don’t like tariffs, but they like pushing back against the president even less.

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NFL Cheerleaders Need a Union

August 20, 2018 admin cheerleaders, economics, football, law, nfl, Sports, unions

The league’s underappreciated performers are suing the league and speaking out about underpayment and harassment—but they may need to organize to get respect.

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I Spoke to Akon About His New Cryptocurrency, Akoin

August 19, 2018 admin africa, akon, economics, Infrastructure, money, politics, Trump, wakanda

The musician hopes to establish a city in Senegal that would run entirely on Akoin.

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The Russia Scandal Might Help Trump Get Reelected

July 21, 2018 admin Donald Trump, economics, healthcare, opinión, Russia

If his opponents focus too much on theories of collusion and “kompromat,” they’ll risk glossing over the real failings of his presidency.

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The More People Vote, the More Progressives Win

July 3, 2018 admin 2018 election, Democrats, economics, healthcare, opinión, politics, progressives, voting

No wonder Republicans are so desperate to depress turnout.

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Trends and Obstacles in the Power Industry Workforce

July 2, 2018 admin baby boomers, Business, business practices, cgi consultants, challenges, department of labor, economics, general, International, Markets, news, northwest lineman college, Population, siemens, talent, whistleblowers, workforce

Baby boomers are retiring, unemployment is low, skilled craft workers are in short supply, and human resources in the workforce are a growing issue for power industry management. “Demography is destiny.”

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The Guy Who Owns MoviePass Says Losing Money Was the Plan All Along

June 12, 2018 admin culture, economics, film, q&a, tech

Ted Farnsworth, the head of MoviePass’s parent company, talked us through the controversial business model and explained what the app does with your data.

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Your Job Doesn’t Matter

June 6, 2018 admin book, bullshit jobs, david graeber, economics, jobs, john maynard keynes, money, Occupy Wall Street, q&a

According to David Graeber, we should be excited for robots to take our bullshit jobs.