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Rare-earth elements mine possible

...elements are the types of elements used in technology such as radar systems, satellites, renewable energy systems and consumer products like cell phones and TVs."We view the rare-earth space as sort of a race," McKenzie said. "Obviously, China...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-01-27/rare-earth-elements-mine-possible
State
Ready made fools for political ads

...substance aren't prerequisites for making effective television and radio commercials to promote many thousands of consumer products and services for sale on the open market. It's where they make most of their money while practicing deceiving...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-08-01/ready-made-fools-political-ads
Opinion
Cheerleading needs sports safety rules, docs say

...almost 37,000 emergency room visits for cheerleading injuries among girls aged 6 to 22, according to data from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. That's more than four times higher than in 1980, when cheerleading was tamer.While there...

http://juneauempire.com/sports/2012-10-23/cheerleading-needs-sports-safety-rules
Sports
Ex-Goldman exec given 2 years for inside trades

...Prosecutors accused Gupta, a former chief of the global consulting firm McKinsey & Co. and a onetime director of the huge consumer products company Procter & Gamble, of "above-the-law arrogance" in feeding Rajaratnam inside tips between March 2007...

http://juneauempire.com/not-web/2012-10-25/ex-goldman-exec-given-2-years-inside-
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Sealaska operation making new Brita water bottle

...Nypro Kanaak plants already make hard plastic bottle caps for products such as Tide, and do business with big consumer products companies such as Kraft and Proctor & Gamble.The Brita bottle's multiple pieces are the kind of thing Nypro Kanaak...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2011-07-28/sealaska-operation-making-new-brita-wat
Local
Drillers cut natural gas production as prices drop to about $2.50

...more on the so-called "wet gas" that sells for a higher price because it can be transformed by refineries into consumer products such as plastics and fertilizer.Last month, Chesapeake Energy of Oklahoma City said it is reducing the number...

http://juneauempire.com/not-web/2012-02-13/drillers-cut-natural-gas-production-p
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Alaska to mine geological past for mineral markets

...which are the types of elements used in technology such as radar systems, satellites, renewable energy systems and consumer products like cell phones and TVs. One example of rare-earth elements is europium, which the U.S. Geological Survey...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2011-09-30/alaska-mine-geological-past-mineral-mar
State
Cell phone limits make sense

...enough of a good thing, so they've turned cell phones into a hazard that's worthy of regulation by the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission. ... The verdict is unanimous that holding a phone to the ear in traffic significantly increases...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/070501/opE_Editorial.shtml
Opinion
Keeping things safe is about to get tougher

...America is at risk of being seriously weakened. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is a small government...with certainty how Gall would behave as head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. But her record as a commissioner...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/072401/opE_column.shtml
Opinion
Jury awards millions to injured Quinhagak girl

...cannot design, manufacture and distribute products in disregard of the safety of children." In 1989, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that six children had been killed and more than a dozen others injured when top-heavy...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/080904/sta_jury.shtml
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