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Coal export terminal proposed for Longview draws unprecedented 163,000-plus public comments

Regulators have received an unprecedented number of public comments on a controversial proposal to export millions of tons of coal out of southwest Washington.
The Army Corps of Engineers, Washington’s Ecology Department and Cowlitz County are preparing to sift through more than 163,000 comments to decide what environmental impacts should be reviewed.
Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview wants to build and operate a $650 million terminal at Longview, Wash.
Read more at the Oregonian

Maersk Supply ships Q3 2013 profits soar

Maersk Supply, a subsidiary of the A. P. Moller-Maersk group, came out of the third quarter of 2013 with a profit of US$76-million, against a profit of US$ 48-million in the same quarter in 2012. Revenue rose from US$ 226-million in the period of 2012 to US$ 240 million.
The profit for the third quarter of 2013 improved compared to the same period last year primarily due to higher utilization and lower operating costs.
More at Marine Link

USA : Building Bridges Radio: Hey Governor Cuomo, We Need a Real Minimum Wage Now!

Source: WBAI Radio's Building Bridges: Your Community and Labor Report

USA : Sponsor a Walmart Striker!

Source: Making Change at Walmart

USA : City won't offer some benefits to employees' same-sex spouses (will bargain with unions)

Source: Omaha World Herald

USA : UCSC service workers, grad students strike

Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel

USA : Major Retailers Agree to Inspection Standards in Bangladesh

Source: NYTimes

USA : Walmart executive says employees are excited to work on Thanksgiving

Source: Daily Kos