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In the Rush to Drill, Colorado shortchanged by BLM Auction
"GOP, Dems agree state loses out, disagree on why By Burt Hubbard, Thursday, August 14, 2008 Democrats and Republicans alike agreed Thursday the state was shortchanged hundreds of millions of dollars on the Roan Plateau energy lease auction. But both sides point the finger...Tribe takes on global mining firm
High in the monsoon mists in eastern India there is place called Golgola where witchdoctors still make sacrifices to the gods and where the tribes believe the hills are sacred, but where they fear their way of...Oil Say Hello to $80
"Crude oil prices vaulted to a record high $80 a barrel on Wednesday as dealers focused on tight inventories in top consumer the United States ahead of peak winter demand. A rash of fires at BP's oil fields in...
Mid-air collision kills eight in Austria
There isn't a lot of information out there about the accident yet, including how the plane and helicopter came to collide in the first place. "A helicopter and a small plane collided in the air and crashed near a ski slope in Austria, killing eight people, police said.
Five... Ian Barker's debrief on Vinson rescue: Three very long days in Antarctica
"JG Ian Barker's debrief on Vinson rescue: Three very long days in Antarctica 11:46 am EST Feb 15, 2007 (ThePoles.com) "We are under the tent, we have no stove, we have some with frostbite. Our situation is desperate, please, please come and get us. I can't move them by...What are Dementia & Alzheimer's
"Alzheimer's and dementia are complex conditions which brings considerable stress to sufferers and their families. For many people on the slippery slope to Alzheimer's, the first signs are depression, irritability, confusion and forgetfulness and 80% of dementia sufferers go...Pre-Columbian ruin discovered in Peru
"Muscutt said the ruin, located in the cloud-forested eastern slope of the Andes, is believed to belong to the ancient Chachapoya, a civilization that flourished in the upper Amazon between the ninth and 15th centuries. Muscutt made the announcement this month during the...Sherpas to carry Olympic torch atop Mt Everest
"Sherpas to carry Olympic torch atop Mt Everest Surendra Sharma Sunday, January 14, 2007 22:57 IST KATHMANDU: The unveiling of a plan this week by Beijing to do a rehearsal this Spring for next year’s Olympic... In Search of George Mallory by Ben H. Swadley
"In Search of George Mallory
by Ben H. Swadley
Sunday, May 2nd 1999.Conrad Anker stood in somber awe looking at a frozen body some 27,000 feet above the rest of the world and only 800 feet away from Everest's... Man Crushed in Bendigo fatality
"Back VICTORIAN WORKCOVER AUTHORITY 222 Exhibition Street, Melbourne 3000 : Telephone (03) 9641 1555 Man crushed by truck in Bendigo fatality November 14, 2006 WorkSafe is investigating the death of a man at a Bendigo ice manufacturing and warehouse this afternoon. The...On a mission to help Filipino children
"Pia Corvera, 22, rode in a jeepney, a means of transportation popular in the Philippines, down the slope from the hillside facility where she stays with others, to a silent beach in Subic Bay. She said she felt happy when they were all together. A slogan written on the side...Teaching Children to Be Peacemakers
"You can teach your children how to resolve conflicts among themselves or with their friends and other people they know. Imagine how much better life could be for you and them. Here are 12 key principles that young peacemakers need to learn: 1. Conflict is a slippery slope....Treacherous Games slope claims victims (Reuters)
"Reuters - The treacherous Olympic downhill slope claimed two high-profile victims on Monday and the oldest woman competitor quit the Winter Games after a crash in the luge."
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