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image tags - coal mining heritage, anthracite, McCoy

mountaintop removal sites a new destination for eco-tourists

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loop news for december 9, 2005 - - via yahoo headlines - ...---...- - magnetic north is on the move, according to scientists cited in a recent AP article by Alicia Chang. It appears that the Earth's magnetic pole is moving away from North America and toward Siberia so quickly that the Northern Lights might disappear from Alaska before 2060. more...

tags - Earth science

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loop news for december 8 - 2005 - glaciers retreating, say scientists - via yahoo headlines 10:13 am -

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december 7 2005 - habitat for humanity village planned for displaced NOLA musicians - -...--- via yahoo headlines -...---...--- tags - affordable housing - music - katrina - ---...---

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snippets for dec. 3 2005 11:24 pm

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Documents Show Katrina's Political Storm

via yahoo headlines - By CONNIE MABIN, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 7 minutes ago -
NEW ORLEANS - As Hurricane Katrina roared ashore and thousands of people waited days amid the floodwater for rescue, a series of letters passed between the governor and the White House that reveal delays, claims that requests for federal help weren't received, and concerns on both sides about public relations. more...

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ideapark.org loop news for Friday, December 2 - --...--- articles ---...--- - EPA needs to take care of Katrina soil cleanup, say environmentalists - via yahoo headlines - ...---..--- - tags - soil science - soil failure - shore failure - levee - arsenic - phytoremediation- -Chinese Brake Fern - ...---...---

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---...--- ---..--- articles from the traces archives - -...---...- - military wants to use a sacred valley on Oahu to train soldiers - story via Yahoo - ...---...---...--- --...--- Army seeking to resume training on Oahu - ...---By JAYMES SONG, Associated Press Writer - ---...---HONOLULU - The Army wants to resume live-fire exercises in a valley on the island of Oahu that Native Hawaiians consider sacred, despite a settlement agreement prohibiting such training. --...-more - --...----...---...

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ideapark.org local news - The Sustainable Living Education Center has opened its new display space at the Jacksonville Center in Floyd, Virginia. All are welcome to view the current exhibit materials, and to participate in ongoing discussions and projects related to sustainable living.

SLEC organizers would like to warmly thank you to everyone who has helped make the SLEC exhibit space a reality.

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link queue for new articles in the Traces library

fuel up with banana peels (wired)
let data speak to data (nature)

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ideapark.org featured tags for dec. 2, 2005 - opium crop alternatives

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ideapark.org loop news for Monday, November 28 - the military has found a new use for arrows recently. Apparently, they work pretty well as a tool for cleaning up minefields, if you modify them a bit....

from new scientist -

The modern military is borrowing an idea from Robin Hood to deal with unexploded landmines. Patents filed by US defence contractor Raytheon concede that current landmine clearance is ineffective, especially if mines are in sand or under water. But the company has developed a shell containing hundreds of steel "arrows" – 155 millimetres long and 15 mm in diameter – that can trigger landmines with a single shot.

more...

tags: land mine, land mine eradication, demining, bioremediation, landmine awareness

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