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Cynk Technology Corp. plans to be a social network that is also based on showing
the types of people you are connected with and are associated. However, it's
also based on the idea that people should, and will pay to get in touch with
people you know. Furthermore, money or donations act as a convenient reason to
get in touch with people who can benefit your career or enhance one's life.
We believe that people will pay for introductions that are meaningful since it
can save or create significant value to someone's life such as to find the right
executive, nanny, software developer - or even the right squash player. Instead
of paying for a lunch that neither party wants to eat, parties can get down to
business knowing that their time has been valued.
Under the federal Clean Water Act, citizens can sue a polluter to enforce environmental law. Yet, before they do so, they must give 60 days' notice to the polluter to ostensibly give that polluter the opportunity clean up its act, explained Torrey. However, a state agency can file its own lawsuit, and if it does so on the exact same claims raised in the 60 day notice letter, then those groups cannot file own suit in federal court.
"Each time we sent 60 day notice letters, on approximately the 59th day, the DENR would file its own enforcement action," said Torrey, explaining this effectively blocked the environmental suits.
Emails between Duke Energy and state regulators — obtained through a public records request by the SELC — show that, behind the scenes, the DENR engaged in closed-door negotiations with Duke Energy and communicated with them before intervening in the legal actions of environmental groups.
For example, when the DENR filed a suit to block the SELC suit over the Asheville site, an email from the DENR dated March 22 states, "All is well" and indicates that Duke's lawyer was present at DENR's office. Less than a week after they received a 60 day notice from SELC regarding the Riverbend plant, DENR began negotiating with Duke Energy on a settlement, an April 1 email shows.