Displaying items 121-132 of 7842
» View courant.com items only
< Previous
•
1-10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21-654
•
Next >
-
Front & Center: Ethanol critic: End state mandate
Florida legislators passed a bill this year to repeal the state law that requires most gasoline sold in the state to include 10 percent ethanol. The bill, awaiting action from Gov. Rick Scott, would be largely symbolic, because federal law still...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Renewable Energy, Politics, Global Warming, Environmental Issues
-
How to help Oklahoma tornado victims? Donate money
The Kansas City StarKANSAS CITY, Mo. Relief organizations are urging people to donate cash to help with Oklahoma relief efforts. "The best way we can help right now is to donate cash so that emergency relief organizations can purchase exactly what is needed when it is...Tags: Environmental Issues, Human Interest, The Salvation Army, Career and Workplace, Relief and Aid Organizations
-
Mailbag: Losing Chief Small is bad for H.B.
Our wonderful Chief of Police Ken Small has announced his retirement ("Police chief to retire, May 16"). It is a sad day for Huntington, as Ken truly cared about the safety of our residents and would often go beyond the call of duty, always answering...Tags: Environmental Issues, Ecosystems, Global Warming, Global Change, State Parks
-
Volunteer profile: Ruth Kauffmann of Family Service: Prevention, Education and Counseling
Name: Ruth Kauffmann Age: 56 Hometown: Deerfield Name of organization: Family Service: Prevention, Education and Counseling Founded in 1930 in response to area residents devastated by the Great Depression, Family Service is a community...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Northwood, Immigration, Health, Family
-
Fisherman found dead in Osceola lake
An Osceola County commercial fisherman died late Monday or early Tuesday when he fell overboard while trying to untangle nylon fishing lines, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said. William Platt, 64, was found floating in the Lake...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Wildlife, Osceola County, St. Cloud, Endangered Species
-
Washington Township moves toward allowing chickens in low-density residential areas
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThe flap over chickens continued Monday in Washington Township, Pa., where township supervisors took steps toward allowing hens in backyard coops. Debate about changing an existing prohibition of chickens in most zones lasted an hour during the...Tags: Environmental Issues, Forestry and Timber
-
Gun range, ATV course proposed for Palm Beach County parks
Forget slides, swings and soccer fields. A shooting range, off-road vehicle course and bicycle jumps are new nontraditional park attractions potentially coming to Palm Beach County. While county officials joke about getting into the extreme-sports...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Florida Atlantic University, Golf, Farms, Local Government
-
ANALYSIS-German households pay for lower industrial power prices
Reuters* German wholesale power is cheaper than in France, Netherlands * Cheaper industrial power paid for by soaring household bills * Ways sought to rein in household bill explosion By Henning Gloystein and Vera Eckert LONDON/FRANKFURT, May 21 (Reuters)...Tags: Energy, Prices, Alternative Energy, European Union, Angela Merkel
-
Analysis: German households pay for lower industrial power prices
ReutersLONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German households are paying for ever cheaper wholesale power supplies to industry as the government uses money from soaring domestic bills to subsidize renewable energy, in turn creating overcapacity on the country's grid....Tags: Alternative Energy, Prices, Energy, European Union, Angela Merkel
-
Middle schoolers explore non-traditional careers at Raven Hill expo
EAST JORDAN -- One hundred and fifty middle school girls and boys from Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District took part in all-day career expos recently at Raven Hill Discovery Center in East Jordan. The career sessions are designed to expose...
Tags: Entertainment, Health Treatments, Physical Therapy, Aquaculture, Teaching and Learning
-
Healthcare workers set to strike California public hospitals
ReutersBy Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO, May 20 (Reuters) - Nearly 13,000 healthcare employees at five University of California medical centers plan to strike on Tuesday in a move that threatens to back up emergency rooms and already has forced the postponement of...Tags: Health Treatments, Health and Safety at School, Justice System, Judges, Politics
-
Ghana hopes to shield economy from African oil curse
Reuters* Economists cite risks of fiscal laxity, Dutch disease * Nigeria saw agricultural sector ravaged, corruption soar * Ghana wants to increase investment in cocoa sector * Ghana has strong democratic institutions, oil wealth funds By Matthew Mpoke...Tags: Elections, Philosophy, Africa, Litigation and Regulation, Inflation and Deflation
May 22, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 21, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
May 21, 2013
|Story| HB Independent
May 21, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 21, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 20, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
May 21, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 21, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 21, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 21, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
May 20, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 20, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Original site for Conservation topic gallery.
