Coal ash: The hidden story

By Kristen Lombardi

Pat Nees never liked the water at the Moose Lodge. Almost everyone in tiny Colstrip, Montana, drank and dined at Lodge #2190, but the well w

Excerpts from this story referencing "West Coast":

"… ery five minutes, powering a million and a half households up and down the West Coast. As the operator, PPL Montana speaks for the plant.Residents near the plan …"

A most favored corporation: Enron prevailed in federal, state lobbying efforts 49 times

By M. Asif Ismail

WASHINGTON, January 6, 2003 — Enron Corp., which ran a formidable lobbying machine in Washington and state capitals, gained favorable treatm

Excerpts from this story referencing "Amoco":

"… percent of the funds, and the National Wetlands Coalition, which included Amoco, Arco, Exxon and other oil companies.While most of Enron’s lobbying effo …"

"… unity Act. Chevron, Mobil, Exxon, Enron, Bank of America, the Gap, Texaco, Amoco, Citicorp, and Coca-Cola were members.Alliance for Capital AccessThe Allia …"

"… other energy sources. Other members included Consolidated Natural Gas Co., Amoco Production Co., ANR Pipeline Co., ARCO Oil and Gas Co., Chevron Corp., Ten …"

"… horize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Among its members were BP Amoco, J. Aron & Co., Koch Industries, Mobil Business Resources Corp., Phibr …"

Cyber profits add up to secretive success story

By Nathaniel Heller

WASHINGTON, August 15, 2000 — The story of David Shaw and his company begins far from Wall Street and Washington, on the West Coast. Born in

Excerpts from this story referencing "West Coast":

"… id Shaw and his company begins far from Wall Street and Washington, on the West Coast. Born in Chicago and raised in California, Shaw attended Stanford and earn …"

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California's 'safe' workplaces include employers with spotty records

By FairWarning

The explosion that killed James F. Spotts easily could have been avoided.

Excerpts from this story referencing "West Coast":

"… glue that got everybody to pull together,” according to Morgan LeBlanc, West Coast safety director for the winery’s owner, Constellation Wines.These days, …"

Regulators aware for years of understated seismic risks to nuclear plants

By Jim Morris and Bill Sloat

U.S. regulators knew for years that seismic risks to some nuclear reactors are greater than anticipated when built. But regulators haven't s

Excerpts from this story referencing "West Coast":

"… reas prone to tsunamis and quakes. It said the most likely incident on the West Coast would involve a major earthquake “immediately followed by inundation of …"

Keystone pipeline fight: Wall Street is watching

By Corbin Hiar

White House approval of oil sands pipeline could spur investments in dirtier fossil fuels and worsen global warming

Excerpts from this story referencing "West Coast":

"… tion Keystone XL would prompt to refineries in China and along America’s West Coast. But the proposed Enbrige Northern Gateway pipeline is facing as much if n …"

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‘The guy in the wheelchair'

By Kate Willson

How an El Paso smuggler moved a half-billion cigarettes across America

Excerpts from this story referencing "West Coast":

"… r. His buyers were frantic, but he felt he had no other choice. One of his West Coast contacts — Giashian “Mike” Lin, a Taiwanese national living in Calif …"

"… ’s sole California buyer, exclusively supplying counterfeit Marlboros to West Coast consumers.Abraham and Miller struck a deal, and Miller agreed to travel to …"

Smoking dragon, royal charm

By Te-Ping Chen

A tale of four FBI agents, 62 Chinese smugglers, and a billion bogus cigarettes

Excerpts from this story referencing "West Coast":

"… ade in counterfeit cigarettes. But by the time he was tapped to become the West Coast undercover agent in “Smoking Dragon,” he’d heard about it. Since the …"

"… e bills tucked and carefully hidden in boxes of toys. Meanwhile out on the West Coast, Hamer’s subjects had likewise begun to tempt him with offerings of supe …"

Obama Administration defends Fisker cars from Solyndra comparison

By Matthew Mosk

Both Obama Administration and Finnish car company distance themselves from comparison to failed energy project Solyndra

Excerpts from this story referencing "West Coast":

"… ectly at the plant in Wilmington [Delaware] and at the headquarters on the West Coast," Carney said. "The model that is being built in Finland, relies on suppli …"

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