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EDUCATION: DeKalb to Earth: Have we got a school for you!
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution © 02/01/2009) (Registration Required)
It will be Georgia's premier "green" school —- one of the first public schools in the state with a national certification for environmental construction and perhaps the only one with an environmentally themed curriculum. DeKalb County's Arabia Mountain High School opens Aug. 10, but officials are already working to get the sparkling new campus ready —- inst

New rules on emissions, mileage carry upfront costs
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution © 02/01/2009) (Registration Required)
President Obama took steps last week that may alter the automotive industry by requiring increased gas mileage and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. They also would make cars and trucks more expensive.What Obama did> Ordered the Department of Transportation to set new fuel standards by March 30, in time for automakers to roll them out in 2011 models.> Directed the Environmental P

Rove pick doesn't negate group's work
(Austin American-Statesman © 02/01/2009) (Registration Required)
If the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation thought appointing Karl Rove to its board would attract extra attention to its fundraising efforts, it was right. That recent announcement had some folks — mostly card-carrying anti-Bush/Rove reactionaries — expressing extended moral outrage toward the foundation and demanding some kind of accountability or change, or its complete

Coyotes, not wolves, are natural predators of beaver
(Boston Globe © 02/01/2009)
Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Northeast district manager Patricia Huckery asserted to Globe correspondent Connie Paige in "Beaver dam flood woes hard to ignore," (Globe Northwest, Jan. 25) that "we don't really have predators that control beaver any more, such as wolves, so they're not being killed naturally."Wolves are not significant predators of beaver, as 12 years of stud

Gatherers, locavores relish Florida's gulf
(Boston Globe © 02/01/2009)
APALACHICOLA, Fla. - "Getting the food yourself. That's something you can pass on," said Carrie Ozment as he waded into a rare interior dune lake on Florida's northwest coast. Clearly visible through the amber-stained water were dozens of enormous blue crabs, easily taken with Ozment's nylon net or, for the brave, by firmly pressing the crabs' blue-green shells against the sand and lifting them

Maine agency says snow, ice can trigger oil spills
(Boston Globe © 02/01/2009)
AUGUSTA, Maine—State officials are cautioning home owners that ice and snow can trigger spills of heating oil from outdoor tanks.The Department of Environmental Protection says falling ice from roofs and snow compaction around the tanks can sever lines and break off filters.The agency's alert follows a number of spills around the state.Oil and Hazardous materials Specialist Sheryl Bern

Chagrin Falls retail and entertainment project promising: Steven Litt
(Cleveland Plain Dealer © 02/01/2009)
The old Ivex paper mill and bag-manufacturing plant onthe Chagrin River, just east of downtown Chagrin Falls,looks like the perfect setting for a horror movie. It's packed with thickets of disused pipes andbattered machin ery once used to make pa per. It'sdark, damp and cold inside as only a vacant building canbe on a frigid day in Janu ary. But if developer Robert Darden and his part

Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District wants to add fee to handle storm water
(Cleveland Plain Dealer © 02/01/2009)
Joshua Gunter/The Plain DealerA completed section of one of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District subway-sized underground tunnels. The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District wants to add fee to handle regional strom water.As the country and region grapple with the worst economic crisis in generations, a local government agency wants to send people a new bill and charge them more money for

D.C. dispatches
(Columbus Dispatch © 02/01/2009)
Ohioans for 'buy American' proviso in stimulus packageHigh-level, bipartisan support was expressed Friday in the Buckeye State for the U.S. Senate toinclude a "buy American" provision in the economic-stimulus package expected to be approved thisweek.The House version of the package has the provision, which requires that steel, iron and othermaterials used for stimulus-funded projects be m

Deeds recorded in Volusia County Jan. 12-16
(Daytona Beach News-Journal © 02/01/2009)
The Daytona Beach News-Journal publishes deed recordings supplied by the Volusia County Clerk of Court. The listing is limited to properties that sell for $100,000 or more.DAYTONA BEACHJulie K. and Jeffrey A. Scott to Oakridge Property Holdings LLC, lots 16-17, sub of block 5, Post & Ballough, $268,000. Cynthia L. Kirby to Sinisha and Doina Jikich, lot 78, Grande Champion at Parcel NW-27,

Nutrient overload
(Daytona Beach News-Journal © 02/01/2009)
Let the bureaucrats spin this any way they want, the truth is, Florida's performance in preventing nutrient pollution of its surface waters is so bad that even the Bush administration -- no champion of environmental protection -- could no longer let it slide. Citing the state's failure to meet Clean Water Act requirements and the likelihood that pollution will worsen without federal intervention,

Residents invited on nature tours
(Daytona Beach News-Journal © 02/01/2009)
Here's a look at upcoming local outdoors activities:HICKORY BLUFF PRESERVEExplore the many habitats in one of the jewels of Volusia County's conservation lands with a guided tour 9-11 a.m. Friday. Hickory Bluff Preserve is home to pine flatwoods, xeric oak hammock, cypress dome and swamp. The walk will also take in the shoreline of a natural piece of the St. Johns River. Hickory Bluff Preserve

Interior chief Salazar maps out stimulus boost at arsenal site
(Denver Post © 02/01/2009)
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Friday that $3 million for the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge is among the more than $2 billion in economic stimulus projects in his department. These are all "shovel-ready projects," Salazar said while touring the wildlife refuge. The projects are part of the Obama administration's $819 billion economic stimulus package, which passed the House o

The risks of secondhand smoke in Wyoming
(Denver Post © 02/01/2009)
Smoking and secondhand smoke continues to pose a significant health risk to Wyoming citizens, including youth, pregnant mothers, hospitality industry workers, and restaurant and bar patrons. The public health costs are a burden to taxpayers and employers. Wyoming's legislature now has the opportunity to enact a resolution that will result in healthier birth outcomes and many lives saved. In

Compromise likely in Obama's fuel rule push
(Detroit Free Press © 02/01/2009)
While most people see President Barack Obama's order telling the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider its decision that banned California's tougher greenhouse-gas emissions as a victory for environmentalists, I think it's more likely to lead to a compromise that California and the automakers could live with.The California standard calls for automakers to reduce carbon dioxide emissions

Now's the time to speak up on global warming
(Detroit Free Press © 02/01/2009)
Sure, there have been days in the past month or so -- forget that 60-degree day in December, of course -- when global warming sounded pretty good to shivering Michiganders. But that definitely falls in the category of being careful what you wish for.There's a new administration in place that takes global warming seriously. There are new studies out that provide even more reasons it's right to do

Now's time to discuss global warming
(Detroit Free Press © 02/01/2009)
Sure, there have been days in the past month or so -- forget that 60-degree day in December, of course -- when global warming sounded pretty good to shivering Michiganders. But that definitely falls in the category of being careful what you wish for.There's a new administration in place that takes global warming seriously. There are new studies out that provide even more reasons it's right to do

Four vie for three commission seats
(Florida Keys Keysnews © 02/01/2009)
Keeping the line on taxes and preparing the city for stormwater upgrades are two of the big issues on tap for the March 10 Key Colony Beach City Commission election.Three seats are up for grabs in the small city's election, and four candidates have qualified for the race. All three incumbents whose terms are expiring are running for re-election: Lester "Rusty" Stevens, Ron Sutton and Jeff Vo

Catch-limit guidance is offered
(Florida Times-Union © 02/01/2009)
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published its "Final Guidance on Annual Catch Limits to End Overfishing" in the National Register this week.These annual catch limits are required for U.S. commercial and recreational fisheries to end overfishing by 2010, as required by the Magnuson-Stevens Act.The 200-page document takes a while to wade through. In the end, the omino

Editorial: High-speed rail appears an increasingly feasible alternative in Texas
(Fort Worth Star-Telegram © 02/01/2009) (Registration Required)
Let’s say you’re going from Fort Worth to Austin, San Antonio or Houston. Would you like an alternative to driving there or flying from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport?Or what if you’re going from Arlington, North Richland Hills or Grapevine to catch an international flight from Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport to an overseas destination?How does the thought of riding

Blues & Super Bowl Party
(Ft. Lauderdale New Times © 02/01/2009)
Date/Time:Sun., February 1, 2:00pm Price: $5 I Got the "My Team Got Knocked Out of the Playoffs in the First Round" Blues By John Linn Unless you're an actual Pittsburgh Steelers or Arizona Cardinals fan (no you're not, there are only two of them) chances are you've had the blue

Delray String Quartet
(Ft. Lauderdale New Times © 02/01/2009)
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Ferro
(Ft. Lauderdale New Times © 02/01/2009)
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Keb' Mo'
(Ft. Lauderdale New Times © 02/01/2009)
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Lenny K "The White Russian"
(Ft. Lauderdale New Times © 02/01/2009)
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Life Celebration Series 5
(Ft. Lauderdale New Times © 02/01/2009)
Date/Time:Sat., February 7, 7:30pm-10:30pm Price: $7 Contact Info: | Event Website Life Celebration Series 5 By Brett Gillin The aptly named Life Celebration Series is kicking off another night of spoken word, music, comedy, dance and fashion with a positive vibe behi

Luis & Peter
(Ft. Lauderdale New Times © 02/01/2009)
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Music at Bethesda
(Ft. Lauderdale New Times © 02/01/2009)
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Paleface
(Ft. Lauderdale New Times © 02/01/2009)
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The B-52s
(Ft. Lauderdale New Times © 02/01/2009)
Date/Time:Sat., February 7, 8:00pm Price: $42.50-$48.50 Contact Info: 877-598-8698 | Event Website The B-52s By Michael Gallucci Funplex, released last year, is the B-52's' first album in 16 years. It pumps up the volume, cranks the guitars, and rocks harder than anythin

Parkland suing Florida Highway Products for tar, oil in canal
(Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel © 02/01/2009) (Registration Required)
By Lisa J. Huriash South Florida Sun-Sentinel February 1, 2009 PARKLAND It's taken more than seven months, but the city said it now knows why oil and tar balls, just smaller than golf balls, wound up in a canal by the Ranches neighborhood. Parkland official

South Florida power plants push to upgrade, but not leave manatees out in the cold
(Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel © 02/01/2009) (Registration Required)
By David Fleshler South Florida Sun-Sentinel February 1, 2009 A tubby, slow-moving airship ascended over South Florida to track tubby, slow-moving marine mammals as state biologists rode the Goodyear blimp to count manatees.The 192-foot Goodyear-Zeppelin Spirit of Innovati

Ban on gag grouper fishing begins today
(Ft. Myers News-Press © 02/01/2009) (Registration Required)
Southwest Florida anglers and fishing guides say a new two-month closed season on gag grouper will hurt. But no one is sure how much.Federal and state fishery managers have closed recreational fishing in the Gulf of Mexico for gag starting today and continuing until March to stop overfishing. Overfishing means gag are being caught at a rate that cannot be sustained, although gag stocks are not y

Grand Ridge softball team hosting Johnson Classic
(Jackson County Floridan © 02/01/2009)
By SHELIA MADER, Floridan Correspondent Published: February 1, 2009The Grand Ridge Lady Indians softball team will be hosting the Ducky Johnson Memorial Classic Middle School Softball Tournament Saturday at John Porter Park in Grand Ridge.  Grand Ridge Athletic Director Tony Gurganus said he hopes this is the first of many season opening tournaments."We ha

North Palm Beach County events calendar: Feb. 1 : TCPalm.com
(Jupiter Courier © 02/01/2009)
Want to have your upcoming events publicized in The Jupiter Courier? Please submit your Looking Ahead events by going to tcpalm.com/submit and clicking on the Calendar form. Longer versions of your events, along with photos, also should be posted on YourHub.com. These may appear on the YourHub.com Community Calendar segment on WPTV News Channel 5. Readers who want recurring regular meetings and

DEP inaugural photo contest an invitation to showcase Florida Rivers Month
(Lake City Journal © 02/01/2009)
TALLAHASSEE - Governor Charlie Crist signed a proclamation honoring June as Florida Rivers Month and the Florida DEP announced a photo contest to focus on the scenic rivers.Florida Rivers Month recognizes the more than 50,000 miles of rivers and streams throughout the state. Florida's famed waterways include the 310-mile St. Johns River, one of the only rivers in North America flowing north, as

FDA offers advice on how to protect against stings and bites and the diseases they can cause
(Lake City Journal © 02/01/2009)
Warm weather makes it easier to spend more time outdoors, but it also brings out the bugs, warns the FDA. Ticks are usually harmless. But a tick bite can lead to Lyme disease, which is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. The bacteria are transmitted to people by the black-legged deer tick, which is about the size of a pinhead and usually lives on deer. Infected ticks can also cause other

Federal Aid in Sportfish Restoration program provides more than $11 million to FWC
(Lake City Journal © 02/01/2009)
The Federal Aid in Sportfish Restoration (SFR) program is one federal program that really lives up to its name. For more than half a century, it has been one of the best "user-pays, user-benefits" initiatives anywhere. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has received more than $11 million each year from these matching funds to sustain and enhance public fishing opportunit

Florida celebrates Recreation and Parks Month by offering free admission on July 13
(Lake City Journal © 02/01/2009)
Admission is free to all state parks on Sunday, July 13. to celebrate July as Recreation and Parks Month.The Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Recreation & Parks is encouraging family-friendly, outdoor recreation with the launch of its "Family, Friends, Fun" campaign to reconnect children and families with nature. "Recreation and Parks Month is an excellent time

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission conducting creel surveys
(Lake City Journal © 02/01/2009)
You might wonder why someone in a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) boat is stopping you and asking to participate in a "creel survey." Two questions come to mind. What is a creel? And why does it require a survey? Very good questions - one answer involves tradition; the other answer involves a healthy fishery.A creel is a wicker basket used for holding fish that an angler

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission suggests taking dad fishing for Father's Day
(Lake City Journal © 02/01/2009)
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation (RBFF) encourage families to enjoy all the pleasures of fishing in Florida."Florida is the Fishing Capital of the World," said Bob Wattendorf, special projects coordinator for the FWC's Division of Freshwater Fisheries Management. "More people fish here than in any other state, and mor

Florida Park Service purchases 72 cost-efficient electric-battery powered vehicles
(Lake City Journal © 02/01/2009)
In an effort to protect Florida's environment, save taxpayer money and reduce the state's carbon footprint, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) Florida Park Service recently purchased 72 electric-battery powered Global Electric Motorcars (GEM®) cars for use in state parks. A division of the Chrysler Company, GEM creates low speed, neighborhood electric vehicles that run pure

Second DEP five-year study of impaired rivers includes Suwannee and Santa Fe River basins
(Lake City Journal © 02/01/2009)
TALLAHASSEE -- Beginning its second five-year rotation to study the waters in the state, Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Michael W. Sole has signed an order identifying waterbodies for water quality improvement goals. The waters identified for restoration are in the St. Marks/Ochlockonee River Basins, the Suwannee/Santa Fe River Basins, the Ocklawaha River Basin, T

State park plans partial replica of the Three Servicemen Statue from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
(Lake City Journal © 02/01/2009)
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was established in 1979 by a group of Vietnam veterans as a symbol of the nation's honor and recognition of the men and women who served in the Vietnam War during the mid-1950s through the early 1970s. The Memorial, located in Constitution Gardens at the National Mall in Washington D.C., is known for the "Wall of Honor" inscribed with the names of more than 58,000 p

University of Florida reports on the recently passed $289 billion Farm Bill package
(Lake City Journal © 02/01/2009)
IFAS reports that, for Florida, the new Farm Bill represents a great improvement over past farm policy. Historically, Farm Bills, where America's agricultural policy is reauthorized by Congress every five years, tend to favor commodity crop states (such as the Midwestern plains states). Florida is not primarily a commodity crop state but instead is primarily a specialty crop state. Florida is the

Meet the native: Lichen
(Lehigh News Star © 02/01/2009)
Identification: Varied in color, shape or size, lichens have no roots or leaves, often resembling a tangle of tarnished-copper hair, or a bristly, light-green doily, or a silvery-gray splash of roughened paper, or even a leaf. And commonly on the trees in heavy woods here, they appear like sheet-thin pink or green splashes of coral, their colors startlingly vivid on the trunks or branches of live

California GOP lawmakers use budget as leverage to refight old battles
(Los Angeles Times © 02/01/2009) (Registration Required)
Reporting from Sacramento —The economy is nose-diving. Unemployment rages. A yawning budget hole looms. In these gloomy times, statehouse Republicans see a chance to spur California renewal by refighting a few past defeats.GOP lawmakers have tugged old battles over workplace rules and the environment into the historic winter budget talks now underway in the Capitol. From the position

Your money or your life
(Los Angeles Times © 02/01/2009) (Registration Required)
When President Obama nominated a liberal Harvard law professor named Cass R. Sunstein to head a little-known department called the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, it hardly seemed like a risky choice. But in the weeks since, the decision has unleashed a torrent of discussion about the arcane concept of "cost-benefit analysis," a subject not often mentioned outside the province of ec

Palmetto Bay, Cutler Bay look to hire D.C. lobbyists to push for federal funds
(Miami Herald © 02/01/2009) (Registration Required)
How do smaller municipalities try to get a piece of the federal funding pie -- particularly when Congress is doling out millions to re-ignite the economy?For Palmetto Bay and Cutler Bay, the answer may lie with lobbyists.The two cities want to hire some. Quickly, in part to see if the municipalities can directly benefit from the economic stimulus package passed by the U.S. House of Representatives

Reality doesn't live in (formerly) decadent Palm Beach
(Miami Herald © 02/01/2009) (Registration Required)
MADNESS UNDER THE ROYAL PALMS: Love and Death Behind the Gates of Palm Beach. Laurence Leamer. Hyperion. 351 pages. $25.95.Laurence Leamer's glossy book about Palm Beach has just exploded onto the social scene. Sadly, the book is dead on arrival.In December, just as the unlucky author's expose hit the presses, Bernard Madoff -- king of investors, jewel in the crown of the Palm Beach Country Club -

Nine Mile Creek pedestrian/bike trail takes shape in Edina
(Minneapolis Star Tribune © 02/01/2009)
Each year, Edina residents pay more than $3.5 million in taxes to Three Rivers Park District. Yet the city has no trails or other district-owned park facilities within its borders.That's one reason bicycle enthusiasts and hikers have been pushing for a bike and pedestrian trail along Nine Mile Creek, and now it's coming to pass.The Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail, which has been talked about fo

Don't let your home become energy hog
(Nashville - Tennessean © 02/01/2009)
Wendy Reynolds was tired of being cold and still paying through the nose for high energy bills.The Nashville resident and her husband, Mark, had put new Energy Star-rated roofing on their home last year. They spent $13,500 on more energy-efficient windows in September. But they thought their energy bills were still higher than they should be and the house was still drafty."Right now I walk aro

Gulf farming plan gets panels OK
(New Orleans Times Picayune © 02/01/2009) (Registration Required)
Despite "significant public opposition," the Gulfof Mexico Fishery Management Council voted 11 to 5 with oneabstention to send the Aquaculture Fishery Management Planto the secretary of commerce for final approval. Opposition came from charter-boat captains,environmentalists, commercial fishermen, seafood dealers andprocessors, scientists and fishermen. Final approval is still needed

And Now Let the Jockeying Begin
(New York Times (State Version) © 02/01/2009) (Registration Required)
WASHINGTON ? In her first days as America's top diplomat, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton found the Middle East portfolio handed off to a special envoy. Afghanistan and Pakistan were assigned to a special representative. And administration officials expect another special envoy to be tapped soon to deal with Iran. So with much of her turf already parceled off, Mrs. Clinton mad

Larger Than Life, Back for an Encore
(New York Times (State Version) © 02/01/2009) (Registration Required)
THE Toyota Sequoia always seems late to the party, and not in a fashionable way.By the time the original Sequoia appeared as a 2001 model, Toyota's product planners already knew they had guessed wrong. The big S.U.V. wasn't competitive in its class on power, even though it was a gas hog. It was a 'tweener size, between a Chevy Tahoe and a Suburban. And Ford blind-sided Toyot

Warren Watch: NetJets challenges Lufthansa
(Omaha World-Herald © 02/01/2009)
NetJets' offer to buy the airport in Egelsbach for $4.9 million comes after Lufthansa, Europe's second-largest airline, ended a one-year partnership with NetJets early last year and began buying private jets to offer services on its own.That puts Lufthansa in competition with NetJets' "fractional ownership" business, which sells time on its corporate je

Can ancient Roman technology save Harris Chain of Lakes?
(Orlando Sentinel © 02/01/2009) (Registration Required)
Each hour, more than a million gallons of water from the state's most polluted large lake flow downstream into vital Lake County waterways.With that flow comes a noxious mix of algae, phosphorous, nitrogen and other plant particles that can change crystal-clear lakes into an unhealthy pea-soup color, driving away swimmers, boaters and fishermen. Now Lake County water officials have turned to a

DeBary council wants to talk about flood projects
(Orlando Sentinel © 02/01/2009) (Registration Required)
VOLUSIA COUNTY The DeBary City Council wants to schedule a meeting with the governing board of the St. Johns River Water Management District.The idea came up Wednesday during the council's meeting on how the city would pay for flood-prevention projects in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Fay.Many residents whose homes were badly flooded durin

Local power-plant upgrades aim not to leave manatees cold
(Palm Beach Post © 02/01/2009) (Registration Required)
A tubby, slow-moving airship ascended over South Florida to track tubby, slow-moving marine mammals as state biologists rode the Goodyear blimp to count manatees.The 192-foot Goodyear-Zeppelin Spirit of Innovation lifted off from Pompano Beach on a mission to assess the manatee population of Palm Beach County, taking advantage of the cold weather that drives manatees to a few well-known warm sp

Prep roundup (Jan. 30): Bay edges Wakulla in district final
(Panama City News Herald © 02/01/2009)
TALLAHASSEE - After spending nearly 70 minutes trying to score against Wakulla's packed-in defense, Bay finally scored the winning goal in an unlikely manner to claim a 1-0 victory in the District 2-4A boys soccer championship on Friday at Rickards High School.Bay had already put 18 shots on goal - none of them successful - when the Tornadoes' keeper Chris Trotter grabbed a long ball from a Waku

Prep roundup (Jan. 31): District 1-1A dual-match preview is closely contested
(Panama City News Herald © 02/01/2009)
SANTA ROSA BEACH - The seven District 1-1A schools that will vie for the individually bracketed district wrestling title next weekend competed in a dual-meet format Saturday hosted by South Walton, with Gulf Breeze declared the team champion.Gulf Breeze, Arnold and Bozeman each finished with 4-1 team records, but it was Gulf Breeze prevailing over Arnold in the finals. Bozeman was third, Wewahit

Water woes: Boil-water notices up in Bay County
(Panama City News Herald © 02/01/2009)
PANAMA CITY — Bay County's 85th boil-water notice of 2008 - the third countywide - came with just a few hours left in the year. It set into motion a flurry of activity for the staff at St. Andrews Bay Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.Two employees who had left for the day were called back in, and they picked up ice on the way. Staff had to dump out pitchers of orange, apple and gr

A good week's work
(Pittsburgh Post Gazette © 02/01/2009)
Barack Obama ended four wars during his first week as president. With just a few words and strokes of his pen, the president ended the war on terror, the war on Islam, the war on science and the war on women.In his first executive orders, Mr. Obama effectively dismantled the elaborate structures that supported the Bush administration's "war on terror." On Jan. 22, he ordered the closure of the G

The Conversation: Placer County university plans are caught in opposing schools of thought
(Sacramento Bee © 02/01/2009) (Registration Required)
Stand in the fields north of Sacramento and west of Roseville that have been targeted for a private university and thousands of new homes on land donated by one of the region's best-connected real estate developers and you almost get the feeling you are in the middle of nowhere. Surrounded by pasture land, farms and open space, you can barely see the fringe of urbanization on the horizon.But if

Growing our seafood in our oceans
(San Diego Union Tribune © 02/01/2009)
Beginning today, fishermen, the seafood industry, major corporations such as McDonald's, prestigious academics and the conservation community from around the globe are converging in San Diego for a seafood summit. The goal of the summit is to make the seafood marketplace environmentally, socially and economically sustainable, that is, fished or farmed in a way that can maintain or increase product

Just add batteries
(San Diego Union Tribune © 02/01/2009)
Nationally, Toyota makes headlines with an announcement that the 2010 hybrid Prius will get 50 miles to the gallon. Locally, few are aware that next month Plug-In Conversions of Poway will start converting Toyota Prius hybrids into after-market vehicles with rechargeable batteries, making them capable of 70 to 75 miles per gallon at non-freeway speeds. The local trend, however, has not gon

Battle Creek salmon finally get a break
(San Francisco Chronicle © 02/01/2009)
Development: California salmon swim past the bond freeze.What it means: Despite a budget crisis that has left many state-funded conservation projects high and dry, Battle Creek's chinook salmon and steelhead may finally get a break. After 10 years of hard work by the Greater Battle Creek Watershed Working Group, the Five Dam Removal Project is going forward, opening 48 miles of habitat in Teh

Eco-friendly 968 Park Spa Resort in Tahoe
(San Francisco Chronicle © 02/01/2009)
Outside, it's awash in white snow. Inside, it's all about being green.As the first truly eco-friendly hotel on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe, 968 Park Spa Resort is a serious option for overnight visitors for whom protecting the environment is more than just a bumper-sticker slogan. "We are renovators, not developers. We use what's there," said Solomon Aflalo, who with his brother David bo

Many of nation's green leaders from Bay Area
(San Francisco Chronicle © 02/01/2009)
A Bay Area jeansmaker clothed miners in the dusty Sierra Nevada gold fields, creating what would become a fashion staple around the globe. Nearly a century later, two Stanford graduates birthed the high-tech age in a Palo Alto garage. Today, Bay Area entrepreneurs, scientists and policymakers hope to join the vanguard of another revolution - one that aims to reinvent the way people use wat

Political pull helped fix Scouts' dam problem
(San Francisco Chronicle © 02/01/2009)
The Boy Scouts of America's Monterey Bay Area Council operated a summer dam on a pristine river and - despite official warnings - allegedly killed federally protected steelhead trout downstream. And when state and federal regulators sought to have the council stop using the dam, Scout executives turned to politicians to whom they had given campaign contributions or with whom they had personal

Feb 2 Readers' letters
(San Jose Mercury News © 02/01/2009) (Registration Required)
Why is Blagojevich being singled out?Money and free speech are a corrupting combination. Organizations and businesses represented by lobbyists with campaign contributions exercise legal bribery to purchase favorable legislation. It is ironic that Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was removed from office for committing virtually the same political transaction. Please explain the ethical and legal diffe

Old Damascus struggles to cope in the new Syria
(San Jose Mercury News © 02/01/2009) (Registration Required)
DAMASCUS, Syria—Scenes from the old, walled city of Damascus: A carpet dealer skilled at multilingual bargaining is cajoling a tourist into his showroom. A rhythmic tap-tap-tap resonates from a doorway as an artisan hammers silver strips into a richly decorated brass tray. A Syrian woman does the day's shopping, visiting one stall for meat, another for olives, a third for flat bread. T

It's a darn shame that cursing is so common
(Sanford Herald © 02/01/2009)
Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who claims he "did nothing wrong" in discussing ways to cash in on filling Barack Obama's state senate seat, likely had some choice private words for Obama's former legislative mates after they unanimously voted to kick him out of office this week. Many of those words, regrettably, would probably be unprintable. Legal and ethical questions over Blagojevich's n

In the Obama era, watch for power plays
(Sarasota Herald-Tribune © 02/01/2009) (Registration Required)
WASHINGTON - In her first days as America's top diplomat, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton found the Middle East portfolio handed off to a special envoy. Afghanistan and Pakistan were assigned to a special representative. And administration officials expect another special envoy to be tapped soon to deal with Iran.So with much of her turf already parceled off, Clinton made a bid to

Legislature needs to clear the air
(Sarasota Herald-Tribune © 02/01/2009) (Registration Required)
The old rules on automobile fuel efficiency and emissions no longer apply. Someone should tell state Rep. Paige Kreegel and the rest of the Legislature.On Tuesday, President Obama issued two orders that can help reduce the amount of gas used by U.S. cars and trucks and therefore reduce the emissions that contribute to global warming.One of the orders directed the Environmental Protection

Outdoors Notebook | Ice fishing hot at Northwest Festival
(Seattle Times © 02/01/2009) (Registration Required)
Many anglers are breaking through the ice this winter, and coming up with good catches of trout, walleye and perch.The Northwest Ice Fishing Festival is Feb. 14 on Sidley Lake (3,700-foot elevation). east of Oroville and just south of the Canadian border."We had just under 200 fishermen last year, and it is a great family event whether you fish or not," said Robin Stice, founder of the festi

A Conversation with St. Augustine: The journey
(St. Augustine Record © 02/01/2009)
Conversations boundless We talked about everything from parking and traffic to homelessness and stormwater management; from landscaping our entry corridors to the length of docks. We talked about how to attract and keep young entrepreneurs and their customers. We talked about how we manage our tourists' vehicles as well as their visitor experience, and how well or poorly we entertain and

Girls Basketball District Capsules
(St. Augustine Record © 02/01/2009)
District 6-2A Where: St. Johns Country Day Schedule: Tuesday, St. Joe vs. Arlington Country Day 6 p.m.; Providence vs. St. Johns Country Day 7:30 p.m.; Friday, St. Joe/Arlington Country Day vs. Hilliard, 6 p.m.; St. Johns Country Day/Providence vs. University Christian 7 p.m.; Saturday Championship 7 p.m. County players to watch: G/F Sarah Alkhoury, so.; G Natalya Kaczm

SJRCC launches new program
(St. Augustine Record © 02/01/2009)
This spring, five students from St. Johns River Community College will be the first in the state to participate in a new scholarship program created to recruit, educate and place minority male teachers into elementary school classrooms. "Call Me MISTER," which stands for Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models, is an adapted version of the teacher recruitment program first cr

Ruben Rosario: This friend to many needs just a few more
(St. Paul Pioneer Press © 02/01/2009)
Charlene Kaletka Delaney, of Rosemount, seems like a woman truly blessed, strictly judging from the recently retired longtime Twin Cities public school teacher's Facebook account. The 64-year-old divorced mother of two grown children got one recently at the urging of a former student. Now, I barely have more than a handful of "friends" on my own 2-year-old account.Delaney has got me slig

Waiter, some wrinkle-reducing jam on GMO bread, if you please
(Tallahassee Democrat © 02/01/2009) (Registration Required)
What is healthy food?Maybe that used to be a simple question, but nowadays it could be a slice of white bread made from wheat genetically modified to slow the absorption of calories. Or it could be an organic carrot yanked from a local farm by a local yokel who biked that carrot to the local market and made sure you rode it home in a Prius.Such are the extremes of the food trends we are seeing

Save The Manatee? It's A Done Deal
(Tampa Bay Online © 02/01/2009)
It's great news for conservationists, biologists and boaters.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's manatee count the week of Jan. 19 turned in - by far - the highest number of animals recorded since counts began in 1991, with a remarkable total count of 3,807 manatees statewide.Most of the survey was done from the air, and ideal conditions are thought to have contributed to

Panhandle Club reminisces about old stomping grounds
(Villages Daily Sun © 02/01/2009)
THE VILLAGES — Before coming to this part of Florida, Tina Kirby and Ruth Gibson lived in the panhandle for many years.Both Kirby and Gibson lived in Niceville, near Eglin Air Force Base, for more than 20 years, where they participated in the local women's club and the orchestra guild. "We loved it," Gibson said. "It was nice. The water was right there. W

Panel to Review Health of Creek
(Washington Post © 02/01/2009) (Registration Required)
Cars and pickups make their way over Ten Mile Creek's clear waters to cross one of Montgomery County's few remaining fords, a peaceful oasis only a mile or so from the roar of Interstate 270.County officials knew more than 14 years ago the creek was a special place. They vowed to protect its fragile ecosystem even as they allowed major development, including a new jail and dense housing, in near

Danger of high-speed governing
(Washington Times, © 02/01/2009)
"The days of Washington dragging its heels are over," said President Barack Obama the other day as he hastened to destroy the auto industry, eliminate jobs, render Americans less safe when they drive and gouge more dollars out of them.When you are president, such things can be easy, a virtual snap of the fingers, simply a matter of issuing a couple of executive orders, one of which says the f

Local company launches green cleaning product nationally
(Winter Haven News Chief © 02/01/2009)
LAKE WALES - A new, earth-friendly cleaning product out of Lake Wales says it will not only eradicate stains, but also eliminate odors, specifically those left by pets. Because "Fido isn't always a good boy," FiZZiON Concentrated Cleaner promises "pet mess stress" to now be a thing of the past with tablets that create a CO2-released fizzing action when dissolved in warm tap water.Ted Fisher, bran

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