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10 years after Baltimore tunnel fire, much is unchanged
Ten years ago Monday, scenes out of Baltimore gripped the nation and much of the world when a CSX freight train carrying hazardous cargo derailed and caught fire in the century-old tunnel that winds below downtown.
For a week much downtown activity...Tags: Travel, Charles Village, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Human Interest
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Not everyone's crazy about coal
ReporterIt's the mineral that's pumped millions of dollars into southwest Virginia's economy, but not everyone is crazy about coal. Environmentalists gathered on Virginia Tech's campus to protest coal, Wednesday afternoon. The group takes issue with the coal...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Colleges and Universities, Coal, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Greenhouse gases, water vapor and you
GreenspaceSeveral readers pointed out that water vapor is the biggest contributor to global warming, which was not mentioned in last week’s post about the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s release of its Annual Greenhouse Gas Index,... -
Mattel drops paper company linked to Indonesia deforestation
GreenspaceMattel responds to Greenpeace's Barbie-themed deforestation protest: Responding to a campaign by Greenpeace, toy giant Mattel, maker of the famed Barbie doll line, announced Wednesday that it will stop buying paper and packaging that the environmental... -
Japan may ban sales of tainted rice from stricken-reactor area
World NowJapan's central government warned Thursday that it might soon ban shipments of contaminated rice from a farm area affected by the March accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. A test Wednesday detected excessive levels of the poisonous... -
Hewlett-Packard tops Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics
GreenspaceHewlett-Packard Co. has claimed the No. 1 spot on the Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics released Wednesday. The Palo Alto-based manufacturer of printers, computers and other consumer electronics scored 5.9 out of a possible 10 points on the 17th... -
NOAA greenhouse gas index climbs
GreenspaceThe U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its Annual Greenhouse Gas Index (AGGI) numbers today, which measures the direct climate influence of a select set of greenhouse gases, and the news is not good. The numbers continue to... -
Judge rules polar bears still 'threatened'
GreenspaceA U.S. District Court on Thursday upheld a Bush-era decision that polar bears are a threatened species, despite challenges by the state of Alaska and others seeking to strip the bear of its protection. Judge Emmet Sullivan ruled that the...... -
Mexico denies request for pilot GM corn plots
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican regulatory body has denied an application from U.S. seed giant Monsanto Co. to expand to pilot planting projects of genetically modified corn in northern Mexico, officials said Wednesday. Government experts say more...Tags: Monsanto Company, Genetic Engineering, Genes and Chromosomes, Mexico
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Recyclers trying to help environment find overflowing bins
Fox59Broad Ripple Park is just one of several recycling spots designed to help Indianapolis become one of the most sustainable cities in the Midwest but the recycling bins were packed to the brim and overflowing Monday. Citizens Fox59 talked to said the city...Tags: Travel, Trips and Vacations
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With no labeling, few realize they are eating genetically modified foods
When a team of activists wearing white hazmat suits showed up at a Chicago grocery store to protest the sale of genetically modified foods, they picked an unlikely target: Whole Foods Market.
Organic foods, by definition, can't knowingly contain...Tags: Alaska, Biotechnology Industry, Technology, Whole Foods Market, Genes and Chromosomes
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4th Quarter SCI Awards Winners Named
Here are the SCI quarterly contest results for the fourth quarter of 2010. Congratulations to all the winners. Breaking news, Watchdog and Sense-Making were judged by editors of the Chicago Tribune under the watchful eye of Margaret Holt,...Tags: Community Banks Incorporated, Weather, Economy, Business and Finance, Crime, Law and Justice, Veterans Day
Jul 16, 2011
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Oct 26, 2011
|Story| WDBJ7
Nov 18, 2011
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Oct 5, 2011
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Nov 17, 2011
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Nov 9, 2011
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Nov 10, 2011
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Jun 30, 2011
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Jan 28, 2011
|Story| Aberdeen News
Jan 3, 2011
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May 24, 2011
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Feb 16, 2011
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