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McCain's "blah blah blah:" All politics is parochial
Spin CycleWhile the candidates debate big-picture issues like socialism and wardrobe costs, it's worth remembering that a decisive component of every presidential race is always parochial. McCain, for example, is highly skeptical about ethanol, and Obama is...Tags: Iowa, Nevada, Politics
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Squabble Turns Into "Let's Make A Deal"
Palm Beach Politics - Sun-Sentinel BlogsTiming can be tricky when it comes to real estate, and politics. On Tuesday, Palm Beach County commissioners publicly criticized South Florida Water Management District officials for how they handled a proposed $1.34 billion land deal with U.S. Sugar...Tags: Palm Beach County, United States, Everglades, Metal and Mineral, Water Restrictions
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Florida Marlins pitching ballpark tour to raise funds for Haiti
The Business of Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsThe Florida Marlins are using their new under construction ballpark as an incentive to encourage donations to help rebuild earthquake-ravaged Haiti. As part of its ???Marlins Ayudan??? (Marlins Help) community program, the team has partnered with Waste...Tags: Waste Management Incorporated, Haiti, Waste Management and Pollution Control, John Baker, Haiti Earthquake (2010)
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'Undercover Boss': Who else watched?
Reality CheckIt's the thing that everyone will be talking about tomorrow! No, not the New Orleans Saints Super Bowl win. Not Hellstorm/SnOMG/Snowmaggedon/Snowpocalypse/Snowhatever.I'm talking about the premiere of Undercover Boss, which started after the Super Bowl...Tags: Super Bowl, Entertainment, Waste Management and Pollution Control, New Orleans Saints, Health
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Riegelsville bridge plan controversial
Q: PennDOT plans to replace a narrow, one-lane bridge over the Delaware Canal in Riegelsville with a modern bridge with two 11-foot-wide lanes. My neighbors and I own a historic twin home on the building line of the new bridge. We recently learned that...Tags: Insurance, Property, Allentown, Environmental Issues, Travel
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Water pollution found at mobile home parks
The owners of dozens of mobile home parks, some in the Lehigh Valley area, have agreed to pay a $1.3 million fine and clean up their act after being accused of thousands of violations of water pollution laws. State and federal environmental authorities...Tags: Green Lane, Companies and Corporations, Environmental Pollution, Trials, Judges
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Pike Township residents unhappy about busted roads from septic tank project
Citizens Energy Group is in the midst of a large septic tank elimination project that involves taking more than 550 homes off of septic tanks and putting them onto the city sewer system. While many are happy about the change, the work is resulting in...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Environmental Issues, Construction, Road Transportation, Travel
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Feds Stalled, Nuclear Waste Here Indefinitely
The Hartford CourantThe heat is oppressive. I turn on my air conditioner. The electricity flows in from Millstone Nuclear Power near Niantic, where high-level radioactive waste steadily accumulates on the shore of Long Island Sound. Why? Because there's nowhere else to...Tags: Immigration, Long Island, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Barack Obama, Harry Reid
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Work begins on $180M project to halt sewage discharge into White River
For decades, heavy rains have led to the discharge of raw sewage into the White River as Indianapolis' antiquated combined storm and waste water sewer system was overwhelmed. Faced with the threat of fines from the Environmental Protection Agency, the...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Water Supply, Energy Saving, Environmental Issues, Water
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Recycling company to plant 10K trees in tornado ravaged Henryville
Deadly tornadoes changed the landscape in Southern Indiana and now, Hoosiers in Henryville are getting some help transforming their damaged town. Thousands of trees were destroyed during the tornadoes but they're going to be replaced by a waste...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Tornadoes, Natural Disasters
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Apopka dump proposal wakes sleeping giant
When Randall Horn moved to the new Magnolia Park Estates subdivision three years ago from Boston, he considered his new home to be suburban Orlando, with an easy jaunt on the 429 to get downtown.
Horn knew he resided in Apopka and paid taxes there, but...Tags: Apopka, Waste Management Incorporated, Public Officials, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Politics
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