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Facebook to build data center near Des Moines, Iowa
Reuters* Fourth such facility since 2010 * State offering tax breaks * Will seek renewable energy to power site By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO, April 23 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is building a data center near Des Moines, Iowa, to bolster its computing...Tags: Alternative Energy, Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Social Media, New Products
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Environmental groups seek coal leasing moratorium
BILLINGS, Mont. - Environmental groups are calling for a moratorium on coal leasing in the Powder River Basin of Montana and Wyoming until the federal government reviews the program. Representatives of 21 groups including Greenpeace and the Sierra...
Tags: U.S. Department of the Interior, Credit and Debt, Coal
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A wind-win for Maryland and a beacon for the bay
After protesting at a nearby coal plant in 2008 and becoming discouraged with his own dependence on unsustainable energy, Charles County Commissioner Ken Robinson decided to build a wind generator on his coastal property and get off the grid. He became...Tags: Alternative Energy, Plant Openings, Mining, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy
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ConocoPhillips Delays 2014 Arctic Marine Drilling
ConocoPhillips Alaska says it will delay its 2014 plans for exploratory drilling in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska's northwest coast. In a press release, the company announced that it will put its Chukchi Sea drilling plans on hold "because of...
Tags: ConocoPhillips, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Energy Resources, Don Young
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Wisconsin man indicted in Anonymous attack of Koch Industries
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.A Wisconsin man could face years in federal prison if he is convicted of helping hacker collective Anonymous take down Koch Industries' website during protests in the state's capital in 2011, according to an indictment revealed this week. The charges...Tags: Computer Crime, Justice System, Prosecution, Lawyers, FBI
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'Book of My Lives': Aleksander Hemon's remarkable tale
Aleksandar Hemon landed in the United States two decades ago, January 1992. He was 27, a young Bosnian journalist from Sarajevo arriving on a one-month visa, arranged through a cultural exchange program sponsored by the State Department. Just after he...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Saul Bellow, Soccer, U.S. Department of State, Tribune Tower
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Review: 'A Fierce Green Fire' recounts environmental struggle
A kind of crash course in 50-plus years of environmentalism, the documentary "A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet," adapted from the book by Philip Shabecoff, proves a worthy reminder of how much has been done to help heal our planet's...Tags: Richard Nixon, Ashley Judd, Isabel Allende, Meryl Streep, Earth Day
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Appeals Panel Affirms Injunction in Shell Drilling Case
Channel 2 NewsA federal appeals court panel has affirmed a lower court decision that ordered environmental activists to stay away from Shell drilling ships. U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason has ordered Greenpeace USA to stay a kilometer away from Shell drill...Tags: Justice System, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Coastal panel rejects Navy plan to increase underwater explosions
L.A. NOWThe California Coastal Commission voted Friday to reject the Navy’s plan for increased use of sonar and underwater explosions as part of increased training and testing off the coast. The Navy requested that the commission find the plan consistent... -
RAW VIDEO: Russia meteor injures 1,100 in atomic bomb-like explosion
MOSCOW (AP) — With a blinding flash and a booming shock wave, a meteor blazed across the western Siberian sky Friday and exploded with the force of 20 atomic bombs, injuring more than 1,000 people as it blasted out windows and spread panic in a city...
Tags: Science and Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Vladimir Putin, Science, Mexico
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Fiery meteor explodes over Russia; 1,100 injured
Associated PressMOSCOW (AP) - With a blinding flash and a booming shock wave, a meteor blazed across the sky over Russia's Ural Mountains region Friday and exploded with the force of an atomic bomb, injuring more than 1,000 people as it blasted out windows and spread...Tags: 2012 DA14 (asteroid), Government, Dmitry Medvedev, Science and Technology, Injuries and Wounds
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Reducing carbon emissions a daunting task
Mike Tidwell is correct that the evidence for global climate change is indisputable and that carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels and alterations in the earth's ecosystems is the primary cause ("Forecast calls for pain," Feb. 6). Since the...Tags: Global Warming, Alternative Energy, Ecosystems, Environmental Issues, Conservation
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