Old News- We Tend To Forget

"Bush Administration to Gut Clean Air Act," Natural Resources Defense Council press release, August 22, 2003 at http://www.nrdc.org/media/pressreleases/030822.asp

"Altogether, EPA officials have estimated that if it won all of the enforcement cases involving the 51 plants, it would cut nearly 7 million tons of harmful air pollution annually. That would amount to a 50 percent reduction of air pollution generated by U.S. electric utilities."

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AFTER STRIKE VOTE IN WESTBROOK Sappi seeks replacement workersKennebec Journal, ME - Jun 28, 2006... Tensions surrounding the lengthy dispute have escalated recently in this city whose economy was once dominated by the paper mill. ...

More than 120 ex-Gilman mill workers get back pay, medical claimsBurlingtonFreePress.com, VT - Jun 28, 2006Former employees of the Gilman mill owned by bankrupt American Paper Mill of Vermont Inc. received more than $400,000 in back pay ...

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International Paper Agrees to Sell kraft papers to Stone Arcade ...dBusinessNews Hartford (press release), CT - 1 hour ago... The kraft papers business generated approximately $220 million in sales in 2005 and includes the Roanoke Rapids, NC, paper mill and the Ride Rite(R) dunnage ...

Hutch man in fair condition after industrial accidentHutchinson News, KS - 2 hours agoA Hutchinson man remained in fair condition Monday night at a Wichita hospital after an industrial accident at the Sonoco paper mill in Hutchinson. ...

A Question About Job Training

I just gotta ask it? Do you feel like you are well trained on the jobs you do?
A lot of job requirements are acquired while actually doing the job and the longer you do the job the better educated you are. You become more comfortable doing the job which is to be expected. But the transitional learning curve can be very stressful. I feel more initial training and some refresher training would be very helpful. How about you?
Are any departments setting up to train during the first part of the year when vacations are few and manpower is available?
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