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Are the benefits of natural gas worth the dangers of fracking?
A politically sexy ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new pro-environment fueling station in Bloomfield, Conn., took place on Dec. 9. Three weeks later, on New Year's Eve, a scary 4.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Youngstown, Ohio.
The link between those events...Tags: New Year's Day, Skin Lesion, John Larson, Environmental Issues, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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Can a better cook stove make a better world?
There's an extraordinary environmental business experiment going on in the East African nation of Rwanda that involves cooking stoves, banana leaves, fuel pellets and a 22-year-old Connecticut man who wants to help change the world.
The project Eric...Tags: Energy Saving, Forestry and Timber, Environmental Issues, Burlington (Hartford, Connecticut), Renewable Energy
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New Twist in NY Twitching Disorder Mystery [PIX 11 Exclusive]
pix11.com | @pix11danAs doctors struggle to explain why more than a dozen girls in this town are suffering from Tourette's-like symptoms, new questions are swirling around the cleanup of a 40-year-old chemical spill that contaminated some of the local water supply. At...Tags: Environmental Politics, Health and Safety at Work, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Politics
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A Bad Season For Wood Burning
FOX40 NewsSacramento County has already had 22 "Stage Two, All Burning Prohibited" days for the 2011-2012 season. San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties are not far behind. "It's very heavily weather driven," explained Christina Ragsdale of the Sacramento...Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Air Pollution, Cancer
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Hypothetical NASA satellite would monitor air quality across U.S.
Imagine a spaceborne instrument that measures the nation’s air quality in five-square-mile grids every hour.
Seems far-fetched, but that’s exactly what NASA hopes to do.
James Crawford, an atmospheric chemist at NASA Langley Research Center,...Tags: Space Programs, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, NASA, Washington, DC
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The top 5 greenhouse gas emitters in Hampton Roads, according to EPA
Three of the five biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions in Hampton Roads will soon be closed, according toU.S. Environmental Protection Agency data. Released earlier this month on a searchable computerized map, the data identifies large, stationary...Tags: Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Environmental Politics, International Paper Company, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics
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FULL TEXT: President Obama's State of the Union Address
The following are the remarks of President Barack Obama, as prepared for delivery. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Justice System, George W. Bush, Chrysler Group LLC, Financial Aid
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Read: Full Text of Governor Brown's State of the State
Below is the full text, as prepared, of Governor Brown’s State of the State Address given on January 18th, 2012.
As required by the state constitution, I am reporting to you this morning on the condition of our state.
Putting it as simply as...Tags: Environmental Issues, Teaching and Learning, Local Government, Renewable Energy, Economy, Business and Finance
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Everglades Water Supply Summit promotes help for South Florida
Everglades restoration and South Florida’s water supply needs are the focus of a two-day summit involving state and federal leaders converging this week on Tallahassee.
Gov. Rick Scott, U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and...Tags: Interior Policy, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Everglades, Politics
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Environmental groups push Florida Legislature to make Everglades a priority
The Florida Legislature convenes Tuesday and a coalition of environmental groups wants state lawmakers to keep the Everglades and other environmental priorities at the top of their to-do list.
The Everglades Coalition over the weekend held its annual...Tags: Renovation, Environmental Issues, Government, Everglades, Water Supply
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No link between Virginia earthquake and fracking, scientists say
Scientists say there is no link between a controversial natural gas drilling technique and the Virginia earthquake that rattled the East Coast in August. “Let’s be very clear: fracking did not cause the Virginia earthquake,” said...Tags: Ridge, Environmental Issues, Government, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Natural Resources
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40 years later, toxic waste still haunts pockets of DuPage County
Lurking beneath the surface of the West Branch of the DuPage River are the remnants of radioactive contamination left behind by a factory that was shuttered almost four decades ago.
The Rare Earths Facility in West Chicago not only was a major employer...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Nuclear Weapons, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Defense, Forestry and Timber
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