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O.C. beaches rate pretty clean
Orange County beachgoers can rest easy knowing that the waters off the Southern California coast are — for the most part — pretty clean, and they seem to be getting cleaner, according to environmental group Heal the Bay's 23rd annual Beach...Tags: Environmental Issues, Water
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'The East' Filmmakers Go From Dumpster-Diving to Sundance Darlings
ReutersMay 24 (TheWrap.com) - "The East" is the rare thriller that hinges on dumpster diving as a plot point. Thursday night after TheWrap screening of the Fox Searchlight film, director Zal Batmanglij and co-writer and star Brit Marling explained how their...Tags: Sound of My Voice (movie), Environmental Issues, Craigslist, Inc., Sundance Film Festival, Movies
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Culinary features on Anna Maria Island Mainsail Beach Inn on Florida’s Anna Maria Island has partnered with the Beach Bistro to offer a number of culinary luxuries to...Tags: Travel Alerts, Ryanair Holdings Plc, Entertainment Events, Architecture, Event Planning
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Measuring methane: Can it evaluate cattle feed efficiency and overall health?
PIEDMONT, S.D. - Will cattlemen someday measure their animals' breaths and belches to determine feed efficiency, or whether they're getting sick? Pat and Scott Zimmerman think so. They are principals of C-Lock Inc. in Piedmont, S.D., which has...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Respiratory Disease, Manufacturing and Engineering, Symptoms, Global Warming
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U.S. carbon tax could boost revenue, curb climate change - report
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - A tax on carbon dioxide emissions could help the United States mitigate climate change while significantly increasing government revenue, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said this week. President Barack Obama...Tags: U.S. Congress, Environmental Issues, Gerald Henry, Washington, DC, Politics
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China plans tougher quality standards for coal to tackle pollution
ReutersSHANGHAI (Reuters) - China may impose higher quality standards for imported and locally traded coal to cut air pollution, two sources said, in a move that could slash imports while boosting the fortunes of a faltering domestic industry. The National...Tags: Environmental Issues, China, Politics, Standards, Indonesia
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Omega reconstitutes Reedville fleet, cuts workers
Omega Protein Corporation just added two newly converted fishing boats to its Reedville plant after warning for months it would have to reduce its fleet by two boats once Virginia and other Atlantic states imposed a quota on the commercial menhaden...
Tags: Fatty Acids, Environmental Issues, Lifestyle and Leisure, Reedville, Seafood and Fishing Industry
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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: Environmental Issues, China, Rivers, Beijing (China), Metal
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Sens. Warner, Kaine hope to end offshore drilling ban
U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine introduced legislation Wednesday that would lift the federal ban on exploration and drilling for natural gas and oil off the coast of Virginia. The moratorium, which lasts through 2017, was put in place by President...Tags: U.S. Congress, Environmental Issues, Timothy M. Kaine, Renewable Energy, Petroleum Industry
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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: Environmental Issues, Johns Hopkins University, Renewable Energy, Energy Saving, Landforms
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CP Railway reopens line, cleans up after oil spill
ReutersTORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd said on Wednesday it has repaired and reopened a rail line near Jansen, Saskatchewan, and continues to clean up after a derailment that spilled 575 barrels of crude oil on Tuesday. CP, the country's...Tags: Environmental Issues, Toronto Stock Exchange, Water Pollution, Cerebral Palsy, Railway Accidents
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Circular Logic: Connecticut Drivers Should Stop Worrying and Embrace Roundabouts
Roundabouts. It's such a cute, innocent name. Yet lots of Connecticut drivers dread them as vicious, confusing, frightening traffic whirlpools that could suck them into mayhem and misdirection. And that's too bad. Replacing regular traffic-light or...
Tags: Stonington, Disasters and Accidents, Salem (New London, Connecticut), Environmental Issues, Services and Shopping
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