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Santa Ana Winds Help Fuel 250-Acre San Bernardino County Wildfire
I have been following these recent fires and see that over 250 acres were burned and two dead. California is basically a desert that is irrigated by men. Dangerous place and too many natural disasters... Lance Armstrong Now Champion Guzzler of Austin Water
Cyclist star Lance Armstrong has a gorgeous home in Texas, and is apparently one of the biggest users of water in the whole state.So from a champion cyclist to a champion water waster, which is a surprise since... An aging elephant starts debate about zoos
There's an elephant in the Dallas Zoo who is getting old, too old to stay in the zoo, and a current debate is raging about what to do with her. She has suffered from depression and an elephant form of PTSD, and is...Betrayed: Daughter who devoted her life to parents sees £2.3m inheritance le...
" For 30 years, Christine Gill devoted her life to caring for her parents and helping them run the family farm. She became a university lecturer so she could help out during the busy summer months, spent nearly...
created by sweet east pearl | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Shetland island breaks away from UK, EU
One of the advantages of living in the EU is that we can import products from anywhere within the union without having to pay additional taxes at the point of import. A few years ago I imported records and CD from the island of Jersey on a regular basis. One morning the...Battersea to produce power again
Real Estate Opportunities, a London based property company announce a major green redevelopment of the 1939 built Art Deco Battersea Power Station. Numerous failed redevelopment plans from successive site owners...Brazil makes 'rainforest' condoms
What an inventive way to not only save the rainforest, but prevent the spread of diseases and HIV. Rubber trees that are found in the Amazon will provide the Brazilian government with the ability to produce...School's Plans Upset Area Residents
" Plametto Bay's residents are upset about a purchase of 33 acre mango grove by Palmer Trinity Private School. The mango grove lies south of the school's current campus at 7900 SW 176th Street. The school's property now runs from SW 176th on the North to SW 184th St on the...Fire wrecks Chili Pepper's home
Fleas home gets a Santa Anna makeover. "Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has lost his multi-million pound house to the wildfire that swept through Malibu over the weekend. His house was one of 53 destroyed by...Wal-Mart’s Environmental Report Card
"Officially, Wal-Mart Stores released a “comprehensive report of its sustainability efforts” yesterday. But the much-anticipated document could more accurately be described as a citizenship report.Wal-Mart did offer many nuggets that would hearten environmentalists. It... Farmers losing fight against urban sprawl
Even with British Columbia's own Agricultural Land Reserve legislation in place to protect our shrinking farmlands from development of sorts, we cannot place our full trust in that. BC Transportation...
created by Federsavage | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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1146 views | 7 recommendations | 3 comments
Australia to name park after Steve Irwin
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorSteve Irwin, famed Animal Environmentalist and "Crocodile pisser offer" killed in a stingray attack last year is having a 333,385 acre Wildlife preserve named in his...
created by Barry Artiste | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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House Wind Turbine is Turned Down
"A man from Fylde in Lancashire who wants to install a wind turbine on land behind his house has had his plans turned down by the local council. Dave Sumner, from Newton near Kirkham, wanted to build the 15m...Famed resort Catalina threatened by flames
From AP this morning:"At least 160 firefighters, aided by four water-dropping helicopters and three retardant-dropping air tankers, battled flames through most of Thursday. The helicopters flew into the night and...
created by Actual News Geezer | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Culture of corruption. A deal for Harry Reid?
"BULLHEAD CITY, ARIZ. — It's hard to buy undeveloped land in booming northern Arizona for $166 an acre. But now-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid effectively did just that when a longtime friend decided to sell property owned by the employee pension fund that he...
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