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Water Restoration Act May Lead to Privatization of Water www.naturalnews.com — The fate of the nation's water supply is under debate as hearings in the House & Senate begin on the Water Restoration Act of 2007. Opponents claim this Act threatens to greatly expand the Federal Government's roll in water management, well, basically give them total control. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Government, Humanity, Nature |
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102,387,581 Americans Don't Know How to Go Green www.nature.org — According to a Harris survey, more than 90% of Americans are recycling, but over 1/3rd of the entire U.S. population hasn't changed their lifestyle because they "did not know what to do" in order to be more green. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Lifestyle, Nature, Technology |
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The Right-Wing Offshore Drilling Scam www.dailykos.com — "The fact is that nearly 25 BILLION barrels of oil off the coast of the United States is currently available for drilling...and industry is not drilling it. They limit the amount of oil and gas on the market so that prices rise..." More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Government, Nature |
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McCain's Offshore Drilling Position A Flip From 3 weeks Ago www.huffingtonpost.com — On Monday, John McCain told a crowd in Texas that he was abandoning his long-time support for a federal ban on drilling along the nation's coastlines in favor of allowing states to decide for themselves.But how recent a convert is McCain to this position? More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Government, Nature, Politics |
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Mississippi River overflows 19 levees uk.reuters.com — The swollen Mississippi River has flowed over the top of 19 levees in Missouri, Iowa and Illinois, and another 29 levees are at risk, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said on Wednesday. The river over-topped at least nine levees overnight as water levels rose in the Midwest's worst flooding in 15 years. The river was cresting More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Humanity, Nature |
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5,000+ 'Racing Horse' Deaths Since 2003 abcnews.go.com — According to an Associated Press survey, Thoroughbred Racetracks in the United States reported more than 3 horse deaths a day last year & 5,000 since 2003, and the vast majority were put down after suffering devastating injuries on the track. Have these horses been raced to death? More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Nature, Sports |
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Companies get OK to annoy polar bears story.news.ask.com — The Fish and Wildlife Service issued regulations this week providing legal protection to seven oil companies planning to search for oil and gas in the Chukchi Sea off the northwestern coast of Alaska if "small numbers" of polar bears or Pacific walruses are incidentally harmed by their activities over the next five years. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Business, Nature |
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Man's destruction of Africa revealed www.timesonline.co.uk — Glaciers, lakes and forests have disappeared from Africa at an alarming rate in the past 36 years, satellite photographs have revealed. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Humanity, Nature |
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www.dailymail.co.uk — They died just as they had lived - following their natural instincts to stick together. Up the muddy river, running inland from Falmouth, the dolphins swam, responding to the distress calls of their fellow animals. It was the worst case of such a mass stranding on British shores for nearly three decades. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Category: Nature |
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New Zealand faces power crisis amid drought www.guardian.co.uk — New Zealanders are to be urged to wash dishes by hand and turn off lights as the country teeters on the brink of a power crisis caused by drought. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Humanity, Nature |