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Oil flow decline key factor in oil tax reform

...in drilling rigs and oil and gas production. Critically, producers are telling Southcentral utilities that they can meet consumer gas demand for several more years.This Cook Inlet renaissance is improving energy security for many Alaskans and creating...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2013-05-21/oil-flow-decline-key-factor-oil-tax-r
Opinion
In burger prices, Juneau tops them all

...Quarter Pounder with Cheese at McDonald's, according to consumer advocacy website NerdWallet.NerdWallet created what it calls...or QPI."We have a cost of living calculator, and the consumers have shown a lot of interest in that, comparing cities...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-05-15/burger-prices-juneau-tops-them-all
Local
No 'invisible hand' in health care

...that would be called price gouging. But this is different than when an entire industry unjustly profits by overcharging all consumers. What makes this worse is some hospitals are taking advantage of only people without health care insurance and profiting...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2013-05-14/no-invisible-hand-health-care
Opinion
Critics lukewarm on US plans in Arctic region

...Affairs, downplayed Beijing's interest in the Arctic - but predicted it will rise soon. China is the world's largest energy consumer and an uneasy U.S. ally."It is in China's interests now to make investments in the Arctic and prepare for the future...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-14/critics-lukewarm-us-plans-arctic-region
State
Decades-old question: Is antibacterial soap safe?

...amid growing pressure from lawmakers, consumer advocates and others who are concerned...reviewed and researched ingredients used in consumer and health care products," says Brian...include Colgate-Palmolive and Henkel Consumer Goods Inc., maker of Dial soap.While...

http://juneauempire.com/not-web/2013-05-03/decades-old-question-antibacterial-so
Not For Web
Ordinance on parking tickets raises questions

...administrative appeal process in his jurisdiction has gone "very smoothly.""In terms of the impact on the consumer, and by consumer I mean the person getting the parking ticket, there's not a whole lot of change in how they interact with...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-04-30/ordinance-parking-tickets-raises-questi
Local
Difficulties plague biomass-burning generators

...disclose the amount of electricity received from the operation in the past year, citing its privacy policy for producers and consumers. GVEA official Dave Gardner, however, said the flow has been sporadic.Karl also owns Chena Hot Springs Resort, which...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-07/difficulties-plague-biomass-burning-gen
State
Expert: Rhino population wiped out in Mozambique

...rhino horn has overtaken the price of gold as demand has burgeoned in Asian countries, mainly China and Vietnam, where consumers wrongly believe that the horn - made of the same substance as fingernails - has powerful healing properties.

http://juneauempire.com/not-web/2013-05-03/expert-rhino-population-wiped-out-moz
Not For Web
My Turn: SB 55 would raise insurance rates for Alaska consumers

...would raise costs for consumers.Our credit scores are...study paid for by the Consumer Data Industry Association...considered a bill to protect consumers from using credit scores...current law even lets a consumer waive the prohibition...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2013-03-25/my-turn-sb-55-would-raise-insurance-r
Opinion
Alaska Legal Services Corp. to host second annual silent auction in May

...state work to assure Alaskans access to needed health care, essential social security and other public benefits; address consumer protection and substandard housing issues; and advocate on behalf of the civil legal needs of the veterans, individuals with...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-04-21/alaska-legal-services-corp-host-second-
Local

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