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Activists Block Oil Sands Mine In Alberta

Greenpeace activists have shut down a 155,000 barrel a day operation in Shell's Albian Sands mine just north of Fort McMurray, which is located in northern Alberta, Canada. The 25 activists from Canada, the U.S. and France are trying to attract attention to the...

created by Annina Bergman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Smashed Kurt Cobain Guitar Fetches $100,000

A smashed up, duct taped Fender Mustang guitar belonging to Kurt Cobain of Nirvana has been sold for $100,000. " A smashed guitar from the late grunge rocker Kurt Cobain has been sold to an unidentified private...

created by Mary Richard | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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NASCAR Driver Jamie McMurray in Jeoparady

" CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -The pressure is officially on Jamie McMurray, a one-time Chase contender who now finds himself in jeopardy of missing races. A disastrous start to the season - his best finish was a...

created by nascanner | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Why Toddlers' Vocabulary Grows Quickly

"McMurray considered the 2,000 most frequently spoken words of the English language. The list includes easy words and more challenging ones.McMurray theorizes that there's a tipping point at which children's vocabulary typically takes off.[..]"They have to be learning more...

created by nk | 4 years ago
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Canoe Trip Targets Oil Sands

A 1500 kilometer canoe expedition down the Athabasca River set off this week in an effort to bring more public attention to the environmental impact of oil sands development. The trip, sponsored by the Pembina Institute, is one of many indications of the increasing...

created by ppeggy | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Canada Joins Wildlife Coalition

The U.S. State Department reports that Canada is the newest nation to join an international effort to prevent trafficking in illegally trapped or sold wildlife. The broad based intent of the coalition is to...

created by publicreader | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Call of the road heard differently by NASCAR drivers (USA Today)

" Updated 8/9/2006 2:04 PM ET E-mail | Save | Print | By A.J. Perez, USA TODAY Jamie McMurray was challenged by two features that only two tracks on the 36-race NASCAR Nextel Cup schedule have — elevation changes and dirt runoff areas. And it took place on the first lap...