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Federal fire agencies face budget cuts
The Spokesman-ReviewWith a "difficult" fire season looming, across-the-board budget cuts are now hitting federal firefighting agencies. The result: There will be hundreds fewer firefighters deployed to battle wildfires across the nation this year. "We're going to be...Tags: U.S. Congress, Conservation, Budgets and Budgeting, Wildfires, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Port sales force makes pitch to attract, retain customers
The sales force for the port of Baltimore travels the country and the world, looking for business. It could be farm equipment manufactured in the Midwest on its way to Australia or furniture coming from South America or Alabama-built Hondas headed for...
Tags: Hyundai, Dundalk, Work Relations, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Harris: Digital startup makes move to challenge Facebook
The idea behind Cayova, a startup moving its headquarters to Chicago via Dublin, is that the time we spend in the digital world and the information we share about ourselves is a valuable commodity to marketers. So why shouldn't we, as consumers,...
Tags: Media Industry, Dublin (Ireland), Richard M. Daley, Marketing, Advertising
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Obama to nominate Penny Pritzker as Commerce secretary
WASHINGTON – Making official what many Democrats have expected for weeks, President Obama plans to nominate Chicago business executive Penny Pritzker, a longtime political supporter and heavyweight fundraiser, as his new Commerce secretary on...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Parties and Movements, Economy, Business and Finance, Hinsdale, Barack Obama
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Penny Pritzker nominated for Commerce secretary
Tribune staffChicago business executive Penny Pritzker was nominated by President Barack Obama to become the new Secretary of Commerce on Thursday, in an expected move that could prove controversial for the longtime political supporter and fundraising heavyweight....Tags: Chicago Elections, Economy, Business and Finance, Hinsdale, Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama
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Interior secretary visits Everglades
The Obama administration's new Interior Secretary skimmed across the Everglades in an airboat Wednesday, on one of her first trips to the field since taking over the department responsible for national parks, offshore drilling and endangered species....
Tags: Wildlife, National Parks, Palm Beach County, Everglades
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In the Northwest, rising coal exports to Asia stir huge fight
Seattle TimesAt Spring Creek Mine, a broad black seam of coal, reaching depths of 80 feet, runs like a subterranean river through arid, sagebrush-covered hills. This is a world-class seam formed from the remnants of ferns, grasses and other plants that flourished...Tags: Jimmy Carter, Judges, Barack Obama, Ecosystems, Global Change
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Get outdoors and get moving with Baltimore-area outfitters that rent bikes, canoes, paddleboards and more.
By Kit Waskom Pollard Spring is a time for new beginnings, and that includes new hobbies. As the air gets warmer and the days last longer, it's the perfect time to try out a new outdoor sport. The Baltimore region offers plenty of opportunities for...Tags: Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Surfing, Manufacturing and Engineering, Boats, State Parks
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Sally Jewell's Senate Confirmation Has Big Implications For Alaska
Channel 2 NewsSally Jewell could become Alaska's new landlord of federal lands. By a vote of 87 to 11, the U.S. Senate has confirmed REI’s 56-year-old CEO Jewell as the next interior secretary -- a position that has big implications for Alaska. “The...Tags: U.S. Senate, Wildlife, Petroleum Industry, Sally Jewell
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Senate OKs Sally Jewell as new Interior secretary
WASHINGTON - The Senate approved REI Chief Executive Sally Jewell Wednesday as the new secretary of the Interior by a vote of 87 to 11. Jewell, 58, had faced tough questioning by some Senate Republicans during her confirmation hearing in early March....
Tags: Lamar Alexander, Petroleum Industry, Land Resources, Ron Wyden, Environmental Issues
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Sally Jewell, nominee for Interior, approved in Senate committee
WASHINGTON -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved President Obama’s pick to lead the Interior Department, REI Chief Executive Sally Jewell, sending the nomination to the full Senate for consideration. At a time when...
Tags: National Parks, Petroleum Industry, Land Resources, Barack Obama, Environmental Issues
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Interior pick puts outdoor industry in spotlight
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — She doesn't wear a cowboy hat favored by traditional picks for interior secretary. Sally Jewell prefers fleece and Gore-Tex jackets and wears a safety helmet when she needs it for scaling cliffs, skiing or kayaking. Jewell,...
Tags: National Parks, Land Resources, Barack Obama, Elections, Metal and Mineral
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