Protecting the Forests, and Hoping for Payback
New York Times - 1 hour 24 minutes agoTo the list of essential functions proclaimed for the giant evergreens of the West, add protection against climate change.
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Hiking the Australian Desert Near Ayers Rock
New York Times - Sat Nov 28, 11:41 am ET“Ghost gum” trees, rare sources of shade on the Larapinta Trail, which runs 139 miles out of Alice Springs.
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Budget cuts hit every corner of Cal State
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour 33 minutes agoThe effects are rippling through the university system, touching students, teachers and administrators alike. Rochelle Corros is passionate when she speaks about her college major: Recreation and leisure studies is not just fun and games, she says with conviction. Graduates run city and state parks, recreation departments, hospital clinics, theaters and cruise lines. They help keep kids off the ...
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Commonwealth backs $10 billion climate adaptation fund
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 28, 10:54 am ETCommonwealth leaders will lobby for an international climate deal that includes $10 billion for next year to help poor and vulnerable states fight the effects of global warming, the Maldives president said on Saturday.
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Hacked E-Mail Data Prompts Calls for Changes in Climate Research
New York Times - Sat Nov 28, 10:12 am ETSome scientists fear that public confidence in scientific conclusions on climate change has been damaged just as countries prepare to curb greenhouse gases.
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Florida throttles FSU in Tebow's Swamp farewell
ESPN - Sat Nov 28, 8:21 pm ETTim Tebow threw for three TDs, ran for two scores and top-ranked Florida beat rival Florida State 37-10 Saturday for its sixth consecutive victory in the heated rivalry.
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Fight against illegal crossings ramps up
MSNBC - Sat Nov 28, 8:06 pm ETIn a further attempt to seal the boundary and restore order, the Border Patrol this year opened Camp Ramsey, a permanent forward operation base in the middle of the desert, 26 miles west of the nearest town.
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USFS extends Bear Creek Snow Study
Telluride Daily Planet - Sat Nov 28, 8:54 pm ETWhat was closed to backcountry skiers last winter in the silver and cold morning hours will remain that way: A ski-area-ran snow study in Bear Creek will continue through this winter on the heels of an extension granted by the U.S. Forest Service.
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Hockey Favored in Leadership Clash Over Australia Climate Plan
Bloomberg - Sat Nov 28, 7:43 pm ETNov. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Australian opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey is the favored contender in a Liberal Party leadership tussle threatening to delay the nation’s plan to control emissions blamed for global warming.
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Commonwealth Nations Back Climate Agreement at Copenhagen Talks
Bloomberg - Sat Nov 28, 6:59 pm ETNov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- The Commonwealth of former members of the British empire, which represents about a third of the world’s population, will back a “comprehensive” agreement at global climate-change talks in Copenhagen next month.
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Week 13 postgame, the players: Deacons' Skinner is a demon in finale
SportingNews - 51 minutes agoRiley Skinner's Wake Forest finale is sweet. Too bad things went sour for the Deacons. Sporting News' Derek Samson covers the best and worst performances of Week 13 in college football. Game balls 1. Riley Skinner, Wake Forest QB. Skinner's college career ended in fitting fashion. He was the catalyst in Wake Forest turning around its miserable program (the Deacons returned to gloomy days this ...
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Friendship is finally back in home port
Boston Globe - 54 minutes agoAfter nearly six months, that conspicuous hole on Salem’s Derby Wharf has been filled once again by its rightful occupant, Friendship. On Sunday, nearly 300 people gathered to welcome the ship back from Boothbay Harbor, Maine, where it had been hauled out for maintenance and repair.
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They’ve found their way home
Boston Globe - 55 minutes agoIt was here, where the brick buildings clutter the cobblestones and the sea pulses endlessly on the horizon, that she found balance.
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Commonwealth talks boost hopes of climate deal
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 28, 7:22 am ETHopes were rising Saturday that a new global climate pact is within reach after rich nations at a Commonwealth summit offered to help poorer countries bear the costs of implementing any deal.
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Volunteers turn Presidio back to nature
San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour 13 minutes agoThe San Francisco Presidio's transition from Army base to national park often is gauged by large projects with big price tags, such as the recent $110 million conversion of aged barracks into the Walt Disney Family Museum. The scene at El Polin Loop on...
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S.F. mayor in India pioneering deals
San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour 57 minutes agoHot on the heels of India's prime ministerial visit to Washington, a 50-plus-member Bay Area delegation arrived in Bangalore today, ready to do business. San Francisco's developing ties with the "Silicon Valley of India" might not quite achieve the status as... San Francisco - Washington - United States - Bangalore - Silicon Valley of India
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Which New Hybrid Has 10 Wheels and Flies?
New York Times - Sat Nov 28, 6:19 am ETIt sounded like a garbage truck and smelled like one, too, but this garbage truck is different from most.
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Less trash adds up to more cash
Boston Globe - 2 hours 23 minutes agoWith the economy still weak and revenues lagging, municipalities and residents have been trying to stretch their dollars. Many have found a relatively simple way to save money: recycle more.
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Amazon countries call for aid for forests
UPI - Sat Nov 28, 5:14 pm ETMANAUS, Brazil, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Nine South American countries that share the Amazon basin said Saturday rich nations must provide aid to help poorer ones preserve the rain forest.
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Randolph man wanted by F.B.I. sentenced on drug charges in China
The Star-Ledger - Sat Nov 28, 8:26 pm ETA Randolph man who has been running from the F.B.I. for close to a decade was sentenced in China this week on illegal drug charges, officials said yesterday. F.B.I. file photoJustin Solondz in a 1999 photo. Justin Franchi Solondz, 30,...
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Britain, France push for $10 billion climate fund
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 28, 6:00 am ETBritain and France on Friday committed to paying developing nations to combat global warming by calling for a 10-billion-dollar climate fund financed by rich countries.
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