Artist Supply - State ties tainted Spencer water to error

Boston Online - The lapse let 34 gallons of undiluted lye seep into the drinking water supply for this central Massa chusetts town, prompting a two-day water ban that shut down businesses and disrupted the lives of thousands of residents. The mistake was compounded
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Hope at last, donors pump K40 billion into water project
Malawi Nation - The two financiers are geared to pump in US$281 million (K39.3 billion) to improve the water supply situation in Malawi, Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe has confirmed. “Yes, I can confirm that because I am at the centre of it. Our development
Source: www.nationmalawi.com

Barloworld in JV to supply equipment to DRC mines
Mining Weekly Online - South African industrial group Barloworld on Thursday announced that its Equipment division had entered into a 50:50 joint venture (JV) transaction with its Caterpillar dealer counterpart, Tractafric Equipment, in the Katanga province of the
Source: www.miningweekly.co.za

High-Level Debate On Future of D.C. With Land in Short Supply, Scholar
Washington Post - The pace of development in Washington's central core is frenetic enough that planners say vacant land is fast becoming an endangered commodity. In 20 years, according to one analysis, there will be no more parcels on which to build offices
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Shell gets surprise profit boost
BBC Business - Royal Dutch Shell has reported a surprise rise in profit for the first three months of the year, helped by higher refining margins. The Anglo-Dutch firm said net profit measured by current cost of supply for the first quarter was $6.9bn (£3.46bn
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Royal Dutch Shell First-Quarter Net Profit Rise 14%
CNBC - Royal Dutch Shell beat forecasts to report a 14% rise in net profit on Thursday, despite lower oil prices and falling production. Shell said in a statement its current cost of supply net profit, which strips out changes in the value of inventories
Source: www.cnbc.com