“By 2050, plastics in the ocean will outweigh fish pound for pound if society keeps producing and failing to properly manage plastics at predicted rates,” a state assembly analysis of AB 1884 wrote, quoting a January 2016 report by the World Economic Forum. … [Read more...] about Plastic straw ban could be coming to Fremont
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Start-up for Biodigester in Fremont
NOVI Energy’s Fremont Community Digester occurred on October 10. The project, which will convert 100,000 tons of organic waste to electricity annually, will sell 3 MW of electricity to Consumers Energy. The levelized price for the electricity will be 14.08 cents/kWh. The $22 million project secured a loan guaranty through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Biorefinery Assistance Program. This will be the first large-scale anaerobic digester in the U.S. to take organic waste from multiple waste streams. It will produce biogas as fuel for two reciprocating engine generators. … [Read more...] about Start-up for Biodigester in Fremont
Fremont Toyota Pays $400,000 to Settle EEOC’s Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit
Harassment based on national origin and retaliation violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After an investigation by EEOC Investigators Scott Doughtie and Adriana Gomez, and after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through conciliation, the EEOC filed the lawsuit (EEOC v. Fremont Automobile Dealership LLC, dba Fremont Toyota, Civil No. 11-4131 CRB) in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Under the terms of the decree resolving the lawsuit, Fremont Toyota agreed to train all managers, post a notice regarding the lawsuit and to report to the EEOC for a three-year period, in addition to paying $400,000 to the five former employees. … [Read more...] about Fremont Toyota Pays $400,000 to Settle EEOC’s Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit
Bull rider injured during competition in Fremont, taken to Omaha hospital
The rider appeared to have been kicked or stepped on when the bull bucked him off near the chutes at Christensen Field Indoor Arena about 8:10 p.m., said Lt. Kyle Woodgate of the North Bend Volunteer Fire Department, which was on duty at the Fremont Bull Riding Classic. … [Read more...] about Bull rider injured during competition in Fremont, taken to Omaha hospital
Bull rider, 19, undergoes surgery after 1,500-pound bull stomps on his head at Fremont competition
The younger Wickett was injured during a ride at about 8:10 p.m. at the Christensen Field Indoor Arena in Fremont, said Lt. Kyle Woodgate of the North Bend Volunteer Fire Department, which was on duty at the bull riding competition. … [Read more...] about Bull rider, 19, undergoes surgery after 1,500-pound bull stomps on his head at Fremont competition
