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High oil prices revive urban oil drilling
The high price of oil has spurred many drillers to revisit formerly abandoned wells all over the country, including some in towns and cities. Suburban developments that have sprung up […]
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A roundup of news snippets
Hospitals recycle surgical blades to reduce waste … Mass-produce a 100-mpg car, win $10 million … That Easter egg is way overpackaged … Congo park ranger accused of killing gorillas.
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Not anytime soon, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals
The brutal practice of shark finning got a boost this week as the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that a Hong Kong company should not have lost the proceeds from 64,695 pounds of shark fins seized by the Coast Guard in 2002.
Let me repeat that figure: 64,695 pounds of shark fins alone were on that boat. That's the weight of more than eleven Cadillac Escalades. Or eight female African elephants. Or 470 Oxford dictionaries.
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Much of U.S. Midwest flooded, weather service warns of more to come
Heavy rains in the U.S. Midwest since Monday have flooded large parts of the region, with some areas enduring over a foot of rain. Officials warned of more flooding to […]
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A roundup of news snippets
• Democratic lawmakers are criticizing the Bush administration’s plan to ease pollution reporting requirements for factory farms. • A global water crisis is right around the corner, says the U.N. […]
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Postal service and direct mailers join together in a pro-junk-mail campaign
A number of state legislators are introducing bills that would allow residents to block junk mail, and the group ForestEthics recently launched a campaign calling for a Do Not Mail […]
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Arctic losing older, thicker sea ice despite cooler temps this winter
The Arctic is losing more of its older, thicker sea ice than in years past despite persistent cold weather throughout the Northern Hemisphere this winter, researchers said. Older sea ice […]
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Notable quotable
“A major component of Global Warming is to reduce population because people are seen as part of the problem. And, of course, population control includes abortion. It also includes same-sex […]
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EDF + CEOs: C&T A-OK
Here’s the new Environmental Defense Fund ad — on which they spent $2 million — featuring CEOs stumping for a cap-and-trade bill. Apparently the director told them: “I don’t care […]
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