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Cleaning up Japan's radioactive water could take decades
For nearly four weeks, Japanese emergency crews have been spraying water on the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors, a desperate attempt to avert the calamity of a full meltdown. Now, that improvised solution to one nuclear nightmare is spawning...Tags: Russia, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Science and Technology, Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan), Plant Openings
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Engineers try to lower danger level at crippled Japanese nuclear plant
Engineers began injecting nitrogen into one of the reactors at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant Wednesday evening as radiation levels in seawater near the plant dropped and a new report from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission...Tags: Science and Technology, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Building Material, Disasters and Accidents, Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan)
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Watchdog agency to investigate state athletic commission
L.A. NOWCalifornia???s ethics watchdog agency today opened an investigation into members of the California State Athletic Commission, in connection with free event admission that board members obtained for themselves, friends and associates. The Times reported... -
Risk-takers flee markets as economy fears revive
Money & CompanyRenewed fear that the global economic recovery could stall is trumping any joy Wall Street took away from Tuesdayâs Republican Senate victory in Massachusetts.Risk-takers are in a broad retreat worldwide, driving stocks and commodities down and the... -
In win for Icahn, Lions Gate poison pill voided [updated]
Company TownIn a major blow to Lions Gate Entertainmentâs efforts to fend off a takeover attempt by activist shareholder Carl Icahn, a British Columbia regulatory body has voided the âpoison pillâ that the Santa Monica-based independent studio had att... -
Icahn delays Lions Gate tender offer for second time
Company TownCarl Icahn's crusade to take over Lions Gate Entertainment will last at least another 10 days. The activist investor announced Monday that he is extending his $7-a-share tender offer for the Santa Monica film and television studio until May 21....... -
FCC is digging deep as it reviews Comcast-NBC Universal deal
Company TownLooks like the legal teams at Comcast Corp. and General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal are going to be working this holiday weekend. Last week, the Federal Communications Commission sent questions to Comcast and NBC Universal as part of the regulatory...... -
Cantor Fitzgerald abandoning box-office futures despite regulatory approval
Company TownWall Street giant Cantor Fitzgerald's application to trade futures contracts based on box-office receipts was approved by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in a 3-2 vote Monday, but the news came too late to matter. With financial reform... -
Down to Earth: Obama's new space policy
Top of the TicketPresident outlines his plans for a more efficient space program that relies on other countries and private enterprise.... -
Politico parent Allbritton Communications goes to battle at FCC over Comcast-NBC Universal deal
Company TownA small but very influential media company has become a thorn in the side of Comcast Corp. as the cable giant tries to get regulatory approval for its proposed purchase of NBC Universal through lawmakers and regulators. After sitting on...... -
BofA won't fight Obama's plan for consumer watchdog agency
Money & CompanyThe banking industry is adamantly opposed to the Obama administrationâs proposal for a Consumer Financial Protection Agency. But in its fight to derail the idea, the industry wonât get help from one of its biggest names: Bank of America Corp....... -
Michael Hiltzik: Me and my Toyota
Money & CompanyAs my column for Thursday points out, Toyota's lackluster response to its current engineering problem might have been predicted by examining the historical record -- notably its handling of complaints that certain Toyota and Lexus engines were predisposed...
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