Part time wheels Zipcar sees demand for car sharing
In Boston Zipcar offers hourly car use with per mile charges and a company credit card for fuel. Members access cars with cards or keys and must return on time. If a booked car is unavailable, they choose another or wait. A $20 late fee applies and repeat lateness can terminate membership.
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Zipcar
Oilman stresses change at state oil forum
Will Holford reports at the Texas Railroad Commission State of the Oil and Gas Industry meeting that industry leaders call for severance tax repeal to boost natural gas exploration and production. Michael Williams honors Midland oilman Tom Brown with the Pioneer Award, praising his influence since youth in Midland's oil scene.
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Midland Oil
Texas Railroad Commission
Railroad Commission
Michael Williams
Commission
Tom Brown
Tom Ceputamennia
Williams
Brown
Midland
Permian Basin
Oirman
Railroad Commission of Texas
Bivins Pushes Sliding Scale for Oil and Gas Tax
Texas should adopt a sliding scale severance tax on oil and gas to help producers survive price drops, said Sen Teel Bivins R Amarillo during a Railroad Commission hearing with industry reps. He reiterated calls for possible repeal of the tax.
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Austin
Texas
Teel Bivins
R-Amarillo
State Railroad Commission
Wednessee
Bivins
Gas leak evacuation hits park and church near YMCA
A construction dig near 3001 E University Blvd cut a major gas line, prompting evacuation of about 150 YMCA center children and staff, Crescent Park Baptist Church, nearby homes, and a block area. Energas shut the line, Odessa Fire Department assisted, and the YMCA moved quickly to safety.
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YMCA
Dot Johnston
Central Childcare
E. University Blvd
Dan In
Energas
Odessa Fire Department
Becki Murphy
City of Odessa
Alderson
Crescent Park Baptist Church
Parole Denied for Hinojos After Serve-All Verdict in Amarillo
Hinojos remains jailed after a serve-all parole denial in Amarillo. Lead voter Lucinda Simons said release could shift to June 30, 2003 if good behavior and status improve, with final decision resting on a subsequent vote and possible third member review. He serves a 10-year Brownfield sentence for recklessly causing serious bodily injury related to a toddler’s death.
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Amarillo
Hinojos
Lucinda Simons
Case
Simons
Rudd
Brownfield
Bradon Graves
Cynthia Jolynn Hinojos
Rhett Hoestenbach
Huntsman shutdown not harmful, preliminary data indicate
Monitors set up outside Huntsman Polymers Corp indicate nothing harmful released during the plant shutdown last week. TNRCC said readings show no cause for concern and will be reviewed in Austin over months. The startup ran July 14 to July 16 with intermittent flare use as a safety measure.
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Huntsman
Huntsman Polymers Corp
Jed Barker
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
TNRCC
Austin
Barker
Speers - Gessette
Een
Ced
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