Opinion: Local councils may be stuck with junk after Powerco ...
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Like a lot of cock-ups, the Takeover Panel&#39;s decision on Prime Infrastructure&#39;s takeover bid of networks company Powerco started with a small miscalculation.
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Its decision raises questions over the willingness of local authorities to tap into their estimated 110bn of commercial property - a fifth of Britain's total - as a source of finance.
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By Jim Puzzanghera  WASHINGTON  --  As new high-definition televisions fly off store shelves, millions of old sets soon could be flying into the trash.
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New approach gives more power to local councils and NHS trusts.
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By mike Lindblom, Seattle Times  Dec. 18--Some communities on the Eastside will have to wait several more days before they have electricity again, utility officials warn.
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By Traci Watson  Never mind solar panels and windmills. Communities across the nation are turning to an unlikely source of clean energy: garbage.
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Local people in England will have a direct say in how council budgets are spent under new government plans.
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Plans to let councils pay people who recycle are "timid" and could encourage fly-tipping, MPs say.
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The Salvation Army may be forced to scale back its help for those in need if Londoners don&#39;t start tossing more toonies into its kettles.
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Business & money: Local authority pension funds are to tackle arms companies about their activities.
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This energy powerhouse looks cheap, despite recent setbacks.
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By Dan Hartzell, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Sep. 8--Time may be running out for the relatively low trash-collection bills enjoyed by Upper Macungie Township residents.   At the supervisors meeting Thursday night, Supervisor Chairman Porter E.
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No current figures exist for how much e-junk is recycled, but industry experts believe it's a sliver of the total. People don't know where to take their used electronics, and toxic components are a mounting problem.
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The power consumed by common electric devices â even when theyâre not in use â can quickly add up.
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By Jake Armstrong, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Feb. 24--TRACY -- Officials plan to squirrel away some of the city's liquid assets.
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Business & money: Home information packs are one month old today, but Hip providers have accused councils of time-wasting and costly delays.
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By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Feb. 25--Legislators have never trusted mayors or county commissioners to raise a local sales tax for transit.   But, apparently, they'll trust these local officials to OK or veto a nuclear power plant -- unilaterally.