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The Most Overlooked Resources In The Fight Against Cancer
Nowadays you hear a lot about cancer: scary statistics, the importance of early detection screenings, risk factors, etc. These are important things to know, sure, but you’ve heard all this before. It’s long past time to go over what most...Tags: Cancer, Medical Specialization, Radiation Therapy, Human Interest, Chemotherapy
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New U.S. climate strategy coming within weeks -Obama adviser
ReutersBy Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will target carbon emissions from power plants as part of a second-term climate change agenda expected to be rolled out in the next few weeks, his top energy and climate...Tags: Weather, Global Warming, Environmental Politics, Politics, Ecosystems
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Stocks, bond prices fall after Fed decision
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Equities and bond prices pulled lower on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it would maintain the pace of its bond buying and gave no explicit indication it was close to slowing the stimulus program. Fed officials cited further...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, McDonald's, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Windham (Windham, Connecticut), CNBC (tv network)
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COLUMN-U.S. state renewables push is waning: Gerard Wynn
Reuters(The author is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.) By Gerard Wynn LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - U.S. state-level targets show the remaining potential for renewable power in some states such as Illinois, within an overall picture of...Tags: Wind Power, Alternative Energy, Energy Saving, Berkeley (Cook, Illinois), Energy
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Time to stop arguing about climate change, World Bank says
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - The world should stop arguing about whether humans are causing climate change and start taking action to stop dangerous temperature rises, the president of the World Bank said on Wednesday. Jim Yong Kim said there was 97 to 98...Tags: Weather, International Economic Institution, China, Global Warming, Southeast Asia
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New move to save historic shad
There's new help on the way for what used to be the Chesapeake Bay's most important fish, though how much good it will do remains to be seen. The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council has enacted a first-ever cap on how many American shad and...
Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, Aquaculture, National Marine Fisheries Service , Seafood and Fishing Industry
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INTERVIEW-China's Wanda aims to launch $1 bln NY hotel project this year -chairman
ReutersBEIJING, June 19 (Reuters) - Wanda Group, China's largest commercial real estate developer, aims to invest about $1 billion to build a five-star hotel in New York as its third major investment outside its home market, Chairman Wang Jianlin said on...Tags: China, United Kingdom, Banking, Beijing (China), Marketing
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LETTER: DMV Wait Time Estimate Flawed
Regarding the story "DMV Posts Wait-Time Estimates Online" [June 14, Connecticut]: While it's commendable that action was taken, might there have been a better use of the IT resources to develop the system? The estimated wait times are only as good as the...Tags: Environmental Issues
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750 acres in Charlevoix County preserved
The Lake Louise Christian Community Camp has reason to celebrate: it, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Little Traverse Conservancy recently won $1 million in funds to place a 750-acre parcel in a conservation easement. The camp is...
Tags: Cross Country Skiing, Lakes and Ponds, Forestry and Timber, Agriculture, Environmental Issues
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Where's the urgency to addressing global climate change?
Your editorial on the International Energy Agency's "World Energy Outlook Special Report: Redrawing the Climate Energy Map" was right on the money ("Climate change warnings," June 11). Having read several books about the lead-up to World War II, it is...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Weather, United Nations, Environmental Issues, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Wetlands bill headed for Snyder's desk
In mid-June, the State House approved a bill that critics say opens regulations on wetlands. Now, the bill is headed for Governor Rick Snyder’s desk. Senate Bill 163 was originally drafted to address flaws in Michigan’s oversight in its...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Rick Snyder, Agriculture, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics
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FEATURE-Palestinian tobacco faces threat from crackdown on black economy
Reuters* Tobacco sales cut unemployment in northern villages * Nationwide poverty, joblessness stand at around 25 percent * Cash-strapped Palestinian Authority keen to tax, regulate By Noah Browning YA'ABAD, West Bank, June 19 (Reuters) - Palestinian farmers...Tags: Arts and Culture, Arab Spring, Hamas, Money and Monetary Policy, Palestinian National Authority
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