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In 2008, the Government Accountability Office reported that many of the developing nations that receive e-waste from the United States do not have the capacity or facilities to safely recycle and dispose of these used electronics.
Introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives, HR 1161, sponsored by Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), would legislate for you what wine you can purchase. The bill is ironically dubbed the “CARE Act,” when it is clear that all the supporters behind the bill “care” about is protecting their monopoly, maintaining their stranglehold on the marketplace, and limiting your choice in what wine you can purchase.
Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) on Friday introduced H.R. 2286, the Renewable Energy Parity Act of 2011, bipartisan legislation that would ensure all renewable energy sources are able to compete in the growing market for renewable and alternative energy fuels.
Under current tax law, some renewable energy technologies are only eligible for part of an existing federal tax credit for the development of alternative energy sources.
Thompson's bill would level the playing field by extending the full tax credit amount to qualifying renewable energy technologies.
The other daunting fact is that the water system is dramatically oversubscribed - paper allocations of water are larger than actual availability in most years.
In their latest sales pitch, the two congressmen are touting their bill as more than just a landmark effort to crack down on the exportation of dangerous e-waste to developing countries. Amid a tough domestic economy they are also calling the legislation a "jobs bill" that will promote American recycling and help U.S.
Sometimes the men, women and children who spend hours each day burning plastic, wires, tin and lead-laden tubes are rewarded with hard drives holding personal data that they can sell to scammers.
New legislation in the U.S. Congress would prohibit U.S. companies from exporting hazardous electronic waste to developing nations where some computers, monitors and electronic devices are recycled in primitive conditions.
With the adoption of its new caregiver ordinance, Napa becomes the only county statewide to require those who care for the elderly to apply for a permit that requires a background check.
The ordinance, effective July 1, requires the permit and background check for anyone providing care for the elderly who receives compensation for that service, whether money or free room and board.
The city of West Sacramento has landed a $2.5 million federal infrastructure grant for the Port of West Sacramento, which is expected to help the port secure a new metals recycling operation that would bring 65 jobs to the port.
The funding will be used to relocate the main entrance to the port just west of the Harbor Boulevard entrance to a point on Industrial Boulevard near Beacon Boulevard.
Rep. Thompson is the recipient of CHA's Health Care Champion Award, presented to select elected officials who demonstrate exceptional leadership on behalf of California's hospitals and the patients they serve.
The award was presented during a special ceremony hosted by members of the Hospital Council of Northern and Central California on June 8.