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....
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President Obama has said that the oil extracted from the tar sands in Canada can be made into a clean fuel and that the United States will work with Canada to make this possible. Obama said that the technology to...
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Two months of rain fell in one day in some parts of Britain causing widespread flooding and at least 3 deaths. The worse affected areas are in Wales but severe weather warnings are now in place for the North East...
This was in the news last year and it's really good to know that she is doing so well. I just wanted this to share with everyone. I am also putting the original news below, so you can see the amazing journey...
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"LAS CRUCES — It was Jan. 18, 1933 — 75 years ago today — and President Herbert Hoover was two days away from turning his Depression-wracked presidency over to Franklin Roosevelt.
One of his last acts was to...
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Snow day in the sands of Baghdad!
The flakes melted quickly. But the smiles, wonder and excited story-swapping went on throughout the day: It snowed in Baghdad.
The morning flurry Friday was the first in memory in the heart of the Iraqi capital. Perhaps more significant,...
"Strolling side-by-side along a sun-kissed Caribbean beach, pop sensation Leona Lewis looks blisfully in love with her boyfriend. The couple seemed relaxed and happy as they stripped off their flip-flops to paddle...
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"Tsingshan is China's top private stainless steel producer.
Antam, 65 percent owned by the Indonesian government, is involved in exploration and production of nickel ore, smelting of ferro-nickel, exploration, production and refining of gold, silver, bauxite and iron...
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I, too was under the impression that Doohan's (who played Scotty in TV's Star Trek) ashes would remain in outer space, but I guess it was only a brief tour. At any rate, the temporarily-mislaid ashes have been...
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"Federal Natural Resources Minister Gary Lunn has become an increasingly vocal promoter of the idea of using nuclear power as an alternative energy source to natural gas for developing Alberta's oil sands. Indeed, he has stated that it is not a matter of "if," but "when" a...
The RSPB purchased 194 hectares of saltmarsh and adjacent farmland at Burton Marsh Farm, which will in addition allow access to manage around 1,000 hectares of grazable saltmarsh on the English side of the estuary. This strategic purchase now connects the existing land...
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The Pembina Institute has released a report asserting that Alberta's oils sands development can affordably become carbon neutral by 2020 through carbon sequestration and purchasing offsets. The report, titled "Carbon Neutral by 2020", and gives the cost per barrel...
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DU can reside in the testicles where it emits radiation that may cause genetic health effects. Female veterans are THREE TIMES as likely to have children with birth defects because of damage to the ovum and sperm.
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