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Germany¿s Federal Foreign Office: Obama vs. Romney
Our group of RIAS Berlin Kommission Fellows was afforded the tremendous opportunity to visit the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin and listen to a speech from Mr. David Schwake, Deputy Director for the transatlantic cooperation at the office. Schwake...
Tags: Television Stations, Wars and Interventions, Environmental Issues, Vietnam, Russia
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In China, food scares put Mao's self-sufficiency goal at risk
ReutersBy David Stanway and Niu Shuping BEIJING, May 23 (Reuters) - The discovery of dangerous levels of toxic cadmium in rice sold in the southern city of Guangzhou, the latest in a series of food scandals, has piled more pressure on China to clean up its food...Tags: Beijing (China), Bodies of Water, Arable Farming, Environmental Issues, Mining
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America's frogs and toads disappearing fast, U.S. study warns
ReutersBy Environment Correspondent Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Frogs, toads and salamanders have been in trouble for decades, but a new U.S. government study shows just how quickly many amphibians are disappearing from ponds and creeks...Tags: Conservation, Endangered Species, Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, State Parks
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America's frogs and toads disappearing fast, study warns
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Frogs, toads and salamanders have been in trouble for decades, but a new U.S. government study shows just how quickly many amphibians are disappearing from ponds and creeks across the United States. The average rate of decline...Tags: Conservation, Endangered Species, Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, State Parks
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LETTER: Objects To One Sentence, Claims Climate Change 'Debunked'
Regarding the editorial "Pass The Clean-Energy Bill" [May 22], I take issue with one sentence in the editorial: "Global warming is making the development of alternatives to fossil fuels urgent." This statement is a clear example of the ubiquitous...Tags: Conservation, Weather, Environmental Issues, Global Warming, Global Change
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Alarming declines seen in frogs, salamanders
Some of springtime's more notable heralds appear to be fading away, as a new study finds frogs, toads and salamanders disappearing at an alarming rate across the United States. In what they say is the first analysis of its kind, scientists with the U.S....
Tags: Environmental Issues, Natural Resources, Wildlife, Science, Science and Technology
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Merkel protégé struggles with Germany's green revolution
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel appointed him for his charm and political skill as marshal of her vision of a 'green revolution' in Europe's biggest power market. A year on, Peter Altmaier finds himself spurned by many environmentalists,...Tags: Arts and Culture, Media Industry, Environmental Issues, Social Sciences, Culture
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Time for greens to embrace nukes
For too long, many environmentalists have been ambivalent about nuclear energy. It conjures fears: meltdowns, cancers, Chernobyl, Fukushima, overtones of nuclear bombs. Yet, we also know that nuclear power provides 70 percent of all the greenhouse gas-...
Tags: Mountains, Alternative Energy, Wind Power, Energy Resources, Environmental Issues
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Bombs, bowls and bass: Fishing and studying at Wilderness State Park
A hazy heat lay over the flats. Water blurred into sky at the horizon, and dunes to the south faded into the lake. In shallow water, fish played spawning tag in the shallows. If you wanted to, you could drop a fly or a spinner in front of their faces and...
Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Colleges and Universities, Tourism and Leisure, Energy Resources, Environmental Issues
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COLUMN-Keystone XL double standard: Tale of 2 pipelines: Campbell
ReutersBy Robert Campbell NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - A casual observer familiar with the Keystone XL saga would think the United States was making it very hard to build any oil sands-related pipelines. But nothing could be farther from the truth. While...Tags: Standards, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Environmental Issues, Energy Resources, Energy Transfer Partners LP
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Author urges families to take steps for environment
Mary Pipher became one of America's best-known psychologists with books that addressed complex family issues. "Reviving Ophelia" was a groundbreaking call to arms about the societal pressures facing American adolescent girls. It spent three years on The...
Tags: Conservation, The New York Times, Reviews, TransCanada Corporation, Weather
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Xbox One: Microsoft focuses on managing content, not gaming
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesPERSPECTIVE At this morning's Xbox One reveal in Redmond, Wash., the new “Call of Duty” game received an extended preview […]...
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