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Daniels: Debt the new 'red menace'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels says the United States is facing a new "red menace" — debt, not Communism — and conservatives must be realistic in cuts. Daniels, a potential 2012 presidential candidate, said Friday that...Tags: Elections, Mitch Daniels, Politics, George W. Bush, Indiana
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Coastal cities and climate change: You're going to get wet
BEFORE Hurricane Sandy tore through New York and New Jersey, it stopped in Florida. Huge waves covered beaches, swept over Fort Lauderdale’s concrete sea wall and spilled onto A1A, Florida’s coastal highway. A month later another series of...Tags: Conservation, Battery Park City, Local Government, Michael Bloomberg, Global Change
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End the debate
Calling global warming nonsense is nonsense itself. The evidence for global warming is enormous both in quantity and in quality. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, we've had 339 consecutive months with the average global...Tags: Environmental Issues, Global Change, Agricultural Research and Technology, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Congress
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UPDATE 1-Tide of humanity, as well as rising seas, lap at Kiribati's future
Reuters* Kiribati uninhabitable in 30-60 years: President * Rising sea levels, population boom twin crises for tiny Pacific nation * Family planning viewed with scepticism in deeply religious Pacific * Radical solutions to house population being considered...Tags: Australia, Population and Census, United Nations, Conservation, Social Issues
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Tide of humanity, as well as rising seas, lap at Kiribati's future
ReutersSOUTH TARAWA, Kiribati (Reuters) - The ocean laps against a protective seawall outside the maternity ward at Kiribati's Nawerewere Hospital, marshalling itself for another assault with the next king tide. Inside, a basic clinic is crowded with young...Tags: Population and Census, Australia, United Nations, Conservation, Social Issues
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Dredging starts in Rudee Inlet in Va Beach
Taking a brief diversion from the maritime blogging, I'm updating you on a dredging project that kicked off in Rudee Inlet. The Army Corps of Engineers's Norfolk District office announced the work would start Monday and last four days as a dredge boat...Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Bodies of Water, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Atlantic Ocean
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Ravens also must deal with Broncos' secret weapon — high altitude
Jimmy Smith knew it was real the first time he walked up the big hill to football practice, his 18-year-old lungs unable to find enough air. In the years that followed, the images of husky linemen, gasping on the sidelines, only confirmed the potency of...
Tags: American Football Conference, Denver Broncos, Pittsburgh Steelers, Peyton Manning, Ryan Clark
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Official: 2014 Range Rover Sport sets Pikes Peak record
Autoblog.comFiled under: Performance, SUV, Land Rover, Luxury Land Rover says it has set a new record at Pikes Peak for the quickest hill climb in a production sport-utility vehicle. Its 2014 Range Rover Sport ran the 12.42-mile course in 12 minutes and 35.61... -
INSIGHT-Murder trial of Italian marines in India navigates murky waters
Reuters* Two marines await trial in New Delhi, charged with killing two Indian fishermen in Feb 2012 * Marines were on Italian-flagged tanker, say they mistook fishermen for pirates * Some commercial ships use military personnel as protection * Differing...Tags: Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Prosecution, Lifestyle and Leisure, Trials, Fishing
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June 3 In History: 18 inch drop in the Salton Sea level, highest since 1907
>> 50 Years Ago — WASHINGTON — California today lost its Supreme Court fight for a share of the entire Colorado River water system, including tributaries. Justice Hugo L. Black spoke for the court in a 52-page opinion, to which three justice...Tags: Bodies of Water
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Suspected pirates face unprecedented trial in U.S. court
WASHINGTON — Long before a retired Southern California couple and two friends were shot and killed aboard their sailboat off the Horn of Africa in February 2011, the threat from Somali pirates was frighteningly clear. Since 2005, heavily armed...Tags: Prosecution, Punishment, U.S. Navy, Trials, Bodies of Water
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NOAA predicts 'possibly extremely active' hurricane season
U.S. government meteorologists predict a “possibly extremely active” hurricane season in 2013, the top National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official said Thursday, with as many as half a dozen major hurricanes. NOAA expects 13...
Tags: Tropical Weather, Pacific Ocean, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Bodies of Water, Natural Disasters
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