Sentences with phrase «gouging by»

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Price gouging by conventional generators principally depends on the inevitable failure of the wind and sun to deliver power around the clock — the key reason for SA's rocketing power prices: South Australia's Unbridled Wind Power Insanity: Wind Power Collapses see Spot Prices Rocket from $ 70 to $ 13,800 per MWh

The crisis was the subject of heated parliamentary debate last week, with Teresa May's government struggling on multiple fronts to defend the idea of public services contracting, launch a convincing investigation of what happened, take credible steps to deal with what is widely seen as compensation - gouging by the company's directors, the perception of sweetheart contracts extended to a struggling company, continuing doubtsabout official and company conflicts of interest, and about the impact of still - undetermined huge taxpayer losses — not least over underfunded pensions that have now come onto its books.

It's hardly gouging by the new landlord, though given CCA's revenue has been nominally flat and backwards in real terms for at least five years, Watkins» successor might eventually frame that rental agreement.

Florida Rep. Charlie Crist writes letter to Department of Transportation after complaints of price gouging by United Airlines.

Not exact matches

What to do: If your mission this year is to improve earnings by 5 % by either gouging your customers or gouging the planet, that's just not going to get it done with the Millennials.

As residents sought to secure last - minute flights out of the dangerous Category 4 storm's path, airlines faced accusations of trying to capitalize on the panic and chaos by price gouging.

The question is: Why is a 9 % price hike on an existing therapy reasonable, other than by comparison to far more outlandish price gouging?

As someone in their mid-50's, I am old enough to remember the start of oil - price gouging and the beginning of OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) holding our energy consumption hostage by controlling the supply of crude and keeping prices high.

The photo, which was posted to Twitter Tuesday, showed 24 - packs of bottled water selling for $ 42.96 and led to accusations the store was price gouging in the wake of extensive flooding and destruction wrought by the storm, CNBC reports.

Specific policies include encouraging job creation and innovation in the new energy economy; improving the fairness of employment standards (including re-establishing the National Minimum Wage; reversing «tax giveaways» to corporations; introducing and maintaining balanced budgets; protecting Canadians from «price gouging» by businesses; implementing income stabilization programs for farmers; promoting long - term economic and environmental sustainability of marine and forestry resources; and re-investing in education, skills training and apprenticeships to help Canadians succeed in the economy.

A woman faces up to a year in jail and $ 10,000 in fines if convicted on price - gouging charges after allegedly raising the monthly rent by $ 4,000 on her Marin County home in the days following the October wildfires.

Martin Shkreli, who became famous a couple years ago for price gouging an AIDS drug, was found guilty by a Brooklyn jury on two counts of securities fraud and a count of conspiracy.

It comes after a push by farmers for a mandatory code of conduct as they sought protection from price gouging in the light of the ongoing supermarket price wars.

Arsenal limped to a 3 - 0 win over Stoke City, but there was little to be impressed by after a eye - gouging display.

Furthermore, New York State's Price Gouging Law (General Business Law § 396 - r) prohibits merchants from taking unfair advantage of consumers by selling goods or services for an «unconscionably excessive price» during an «abnormal disruption of the market,» as represented by a gross disparity between the price of the product immediately prior to and after such an occurrence.

«If you think that you've been the victim of price - gouging or of any kind of misconduct by a propane provider, please contact my office right away by calling 518-776-2000 or filing a complaint at ag - dot - ny - gov.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz District 32 Bronx It's Time for NYS Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to Investigate Price Gouging for Prescription Medication You should know that after reading an article on September 20, 2015 in -LSB-...]

Who's to Blame To avoid price gouging, consumer advocate Newton and scientist Mills urge insurance companies to be transparent about the models they use for setting premiums — specifically how they factor in catastrophes believed to have been brought on by climate change.

Family films and mild horror can coexist (Arachnophobia and Gremlins come to mind), but by stuffing cloying scenes of adorably smart canine activities (the dog plays Scrabble, types with a pencil in its mouth, and barks his answers — one bark for yes, two for no) in the middle of some adult horror (eye gougings, decapitations, and grisly scenes of bloodshed throughout), the two elements seem to work at odds to one another.

Gouging of the rotor by the brake pad holding mechanism (the pad were rubbed completely away and the metal holding the pad start digging into the rotor)

It keeps up all to well with its AWD competitors while gouging their prices by thousands of dollars.

But that would mean undercutting the Big Five and their policy of protecting physical books by price - gouging their ebooks.

In terms of providing borrowers with poor credit an alternative to the gouging APRs offered by auto title lenders, Finova is cheaper, but only by a certain amount.

iam8bit and Capcom: Price - gouging in the Name of Your Childhood Is your love for retro gaming rivaled only by...

My joy slowly waned as I questioned whether Capcom was repeating history and gouging its fans by flooding the fighting game market with sequels and spin - offs.

Goode's work evolved over the ensuing years to include expansive painted views of the sky, which he then defaced by tearing away or gouging substantial portions of the image.

The idea of geological upheaval is still apparent in the rough surfaces and in the large jagged fissure left by the pole Fontana used when gouging into the lump of wet clay.

A 2014 sculptural installation by Abigail DeVille, called «Intersection,» originated as a stage set and became, with some gouging and puncturing, a witty, right - on sendup of Richard Serra.

The IPCC is a not - for - profit organization, and it is run by nominal volunteers; it therefore can not engage in the price - gouging that is typical of monopolies.

Besides where is the handwringing by the free - marketeers and the so called opposition, about all the price gouging and gold - plating associated price hikes that went on in the power industries over recent times?

We fund our carbon mitigation by gouging and selling as much carbon as we can.

A recent ad put out by her campaign argues that «Hillary Clinton knows it's time to act, take some of the windfall profits of big oil to pay to suspend the gas tax this summer, investigate the oil giants for price gouging and collusion.»

For too long the community has suffered from price gouging and faulty work prepared by unlicensed «notarios».

Not surprisingly, the moral / ethical discussion surrounding free markets and «buyers (price - gouging) under duress to save their lives», aka human misery, is one that receives little attention by our law makers.

This discussion leaves out things like price gouging, insurance (or other product) redlining, etc., because you asked about disparate selling prices by country.

The law has saved California motorists over $ 100 billion «by regulating insurance companies to limit price gouging, profiteering, inflated executive salaries and other unjustified expenses.»

They are an attempt by the home broadband monopolies to create very extreme levels of artificial scarcity where none exists, and to amplify and multiply many times over what already constitutes extreme price gouging.

This is done in an effort to tackle extreme price gouging and sever supply shortages caused by the rising profitability of cryptocurrency mining.