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Japan takes first step to a permanent reactor shutdown after Fukushima
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Experts judged on Wednesday that a reactor on Japan's west coast is located on ground at high risk of an earthquake, setting in motion a process that will likely lead to the first permanent shutdown of a nuclear plant since the 2011...Tags: Tokyo Electric Power Co., Natural Disasters, National Rifle Association of America, Japan, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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Lake Charlevoix Association fish shelters: If you build it, they will come
An angler Dan Mishler knows built a fish shelter in the waters of Lake Charlevoix in front of his house. Over the winter, said Mishler, who is the president of the Lake Charlevoix Association, the man was ice fishing over that shelter. In the early...
Tags: Aquaculture, Science and Technology, Engineering, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Lakes and Ponds
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Gunmen attack east Congo army base, at least 31 dead
ReutersKINSHASA (Reuters) - At least 31 people were killed when gunmen attacked an army base in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, the military said, underlining the challenge facing a new U.N. intervention force in the territory. The attackers,...Tags: United Nations, Mining, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Environmental Issues, Congo
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Climate change may be baring Mount Everest
A warming climate is melting the glaciers of Mount Everest, shrinking the frozen cloak of Earth’s highest peak by 13% in the last 50 years, researchers have found. Rocks and natural debris previously covered by snow are appearing now as the snow...
Tags: Global Change, Water Supply, Science and Technology, Landforms, Environmental Issues
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Exclusive: Brazil's Rousseff sides with farmers in Indian land fight
ReutersBRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has ordered her government to stop confiscating farmland to create new Indian reservations, government officials say, a policy reversal with major implications for one of the world's top...Tags: Justice System, U.S. Congress, Lobbying, Dilma Rousseff, Arts and Culture
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Most resource-rich countries mismanage natural resources: report
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Over 80 percent of the world's major oil and gas-producing and mining countries fail to meet "satisfactory standards" for managing their natural resources, according to a new report that tracks resource mismanagement and...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Mining, Norway, Petroleum Industry, Energy Resources
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DiCaprio's wildlife charity auction brings in $38.8 million
ReutersBy Patricia Reaney NEW YORK, May 14 (Reuters) - Actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Christie's auction house raised $38.8 million through a charity art auction and donations, Christie's said on Tuesday, with proceeds to benefit environmental and conservation...Tags: Leonardo DiCaprio, Artists, Environmental Issues, Auction Service, Arts and Culture
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Arkansas mountain snail dropped from endangered list
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A dime-sized snail found only on Mount Magazine in western Arkansas has become the first invertebrate to be delisted under the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday that the Magazine Mountain...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Endangered Species, Wildlife
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Angelina Jolie's big news is a message to moms: Take care of ourselves
Orlando SentinelUsually, when most people think of Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie, their minds wander to her roles in action movies, her large family, and, of course, her good-looking longtime partner, actor Brad Pitt. Today, though, most people are thinking of...Tags: Family, Celebrities, Diseases and Illnesses, The New York Times, Mastectomy
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Global warming ruins SoCal Mother's Day
News flash: Global warming hits California! That’s right -- the Golden State has become the Golden Baking State, with temperatures soaring into the triple digits. For example, in Johnny Carson’s “beautiful downtown Burbank” on...
Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Global Change, Environmental Issues, Mother's Day, Al Gore
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Business profile: Creative Coworking
When Angela Valavanis found it difficult freelancing as a writer and editor from her home, she identified a need for a shared office space in downtown Evanston. Her experience helped spawn Creative Coworking, a members-only workspace on par with the...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Business, Rentals
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Student Kiera Wilmot's arrest over science experiment explosion sparks outrage on Twitter, other social media
Kiera Wilmot is a petite 16-year-old who plays cello, wants to study robotics in college and, since last month, worries her school views her as a "terrorist." She is also the subject of an online, "justice for Kiera" campaign championed by strangers...
Tags: Science and Technology, Sports, Justice System, Police Arrests, Trials
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