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Cost-Effective Solar Powernew

Two new solar energy proposals -- one from the left and one from a Republican venture capitalist -- could kickstart the solar economy.
East Bay Express  |  Chris Thompson  |  05-26-2006  |  Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor

Bouncing Backnew

Most of the 5,000 workers who were laid off when Oracle bought and killed PeopleSoft have landed on their feet and put the past behind them.
East Bay Express  |  Chris Thompson  |  01-09-2006  |  Business & Labor
Tags: capitalism, industry, outsourcing, software, white collar unemployment

Biting the Hand That Poisoned Themnew

California chipmaker AXT exposed its workers to toxic levels of arsenic, then fired them. Now ex-workers are finally organizing to demand some long-term health care.
East Bay Express  |  Chris Thompson  |  09-12-2005  |  Business & Labor
Tags: carcinogen, Chinese immigrants, Chinese-American managers, deadly toxin, gallium arsenide dust, lawsuit, reproductive system, semiconductor manufacturer, Susan Torrance, the deputy district attorney, Tom Orloff

Pixar Foes Challenge City to Ask More of Its Corporate Citizensnew

When Pixar Animation Studios decided to triple the size of its Emeryville, Calif., headquarters, 380 people in the working-class flatlands stopped Steve Jobs' company in its tracks.
East Bay Express  |  Chris Thompson  |  09-24-2004  |  Business & Labor
Tags: corporate development, East Bay Alliance for Sustainable Development executive director Amaha Kassa, Emeryville's director of economic development and housing, low-income residents, Patrick O'Keefe, business & labor

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