After months of testing gas grills the results are in and out of the 100-plus grills, the Weber Spirit SP-320 tops Consumer Reports' gas grill Ratings. At $600, the Spirit isn't the most affordable model on our tops picks list, but there's ...
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Despite assurances from the White House and little traction from Democrats in US Congress, a key Republican senator believes that a carbon tax is President Barack Obama's top priority. "That is the ultimate goal of this president," said ...
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PepsiCo and its independent bottlers Pepsi Bottling Ventures (PBV) and the Honickman Group's Pepsi-Cola Bottling (PCNY) have announced their intent to transfer certain franchise ownerships in New York, North Carolina, Idaho and Vermont. ...
Momentum is growing in the U.S. Congress to overturn a U.S. Library of Congress ruling that took mobile phone unlocking out of the legal exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Late Monday, a group of senators and ...
INVISTA, one of the world’s largest integrated producers of polymers and fibres offers its COOLMAX and THERMOLITE fabric technologies to cater to the performance socks category in the Indian textile and apparel market. Known for ...
US Senator Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat, and Representative Peter DeFazio, an Oregon Democrat, on Thursday again introduced bills to place a 0.03% tax on futures, swaps and other derivatives. Harkin and DeFazio have introduced bills ...
Vermont Woods Studios: Vermont Woods Studios is a small group of skilled artisans who produce handmade, customized furniture made from responsibly harvested sustainable material. Peggy Farabaugh, a former teacher at Tulane University ...
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Foremost Insurance Group, subsidiary of Farmers Insurance Group, has introduced and sold the first business insurance policy under its newest product line. Written by the Scheetz, Hogan, Freeman and Phillips Insurance Agency, the new ...
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Radio Lifeline, a non-profit based in the US, has launched the Black Earth Project, a new initiative designed to help Kenyan farmers mitigate the growing impact of climate change. For this project, Radio Lifeline has partnered with ...
BioTek Instruments recently supported the Ludwig-Maximillians-University (LMU) Munich team as a Gold Sponsor for their participation in the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) 2012 World Championship competition. As part of ...
US firm B&G Foods has recorded an increase in full-year profits, boosted by acquisitions and price increases in 2012. Earnings in the 12 months ended 29 December amounted to US$59.3m, a 17.9% increase on the prior year period. Operating ...
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When there's a blizzard approaching, people flock to grocery stores for bread and milk, test their generators...and nowadays take to Twitter and Facebook. Social networks have lit up with activity as a blizzard of of potentially historic ...
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We are just thawing out after spending a few days testing tires at Jay Peak Resort in northern Vermont. No, we weren't skiing. We were measuring snow-traction performance in severe conditions to provide expert insights for our upcoming ...
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At the opening of the Montreal International Auto Show, held January 18 to 27, 2013, Hydro-Quebec and the Electric Circuit’s founding partners presented findings for the self-proclaimed first electric vehicle (EV) public charging ...
Industry veteran Johs Huseby has joined Alchemy Bicycle Company as its new vice president of sales, the company announced Monday. Huseby brings more than 12 years of experience in sales and product management for both Cannondale and ...
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