Archive for the ‘Environment’ Category

Illegal dumping frustrates Lake Echo residents

Saturday, April 7th, 2012

The Lake House

READ THE FIRST LAKE HOUSE POST HERE. here& 39;s the back: It& 39;s wayyyyy cute and the layout is totally open and awesome. And there& 39;s the lake. Just right out the back. I& 39;m 100% a lake and river person. Probably from ...

Obama daughter safe after Mexico earthquake

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
Mexico Earthquake

WASHINGTON The White House said Tuesday that President Barack Obama's 13-year-old daughter Malia was safe after an earthquake hit Mexico where she is on spring break vacation with friends. ...

Maria Sharapova

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
Maria Sharapova

Caroline Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova, and Li Na will soon begin working to help tsunami and earthquake victims in Japan. The three tennis talents will participate in charity events before headlining the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo in September. ...

Harbourside Garden Club plans popular annual plant sale

Thursday, June 9th, 2011

At the sale, you'll not only find wonderful plants, but tempting slightly-used cookbooks, full of inspiration, a white elephant booth with seductive treasures, remarkable garden statues and stepping stones, and a scrumptious bake-sale table to fortify your inner soul. These plants are locally grown, freshly dug, local specimens, hardy and vibrant and thrive in ...

Department of Energy partners with Google to promote electric vehicles

Saturday, April 23rd, 2011
Google

As part of the US administration's efforts to reduce U.S. oil imports by one-third by 2025, the US Department of Energy has announced new funding and partnership with Google to promote electric vehicles. ...

Too soon to rush back to deepwater drilling

Sunday, April 17th, 2011
Mexico Earthquake

A year has passed since the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig killed 11 workers and triggered the worst environmental disaster in the nation's history. The pictures of oil slicks and spoiled beaches have given way to scenes from the earthquake in Japan and the floods in North Dakota. But while the nation's memory ...

Earthquake hits southern Mexico

Sunday, April 10th, 2011
Mexico Earthquake

Southern Mexico was struck by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake early Wednesday morning, leaving one man dead. Tremors were felt miles away in the capitol Mexico City, where buildings were visibly shaking and swaying back and forth. ...

Massachusetts Rainwater

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Massachusetts Rainwater

Pennsylvania and Massachusetts had detected very low levels of radiation in a few rainwater samples late last week that posed no threat to drinking water or public health, officials said. ...

Metallic car paint shortage due to Japan nuke fears

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Car Paint Shortage

DARMSTADT, Germany: Japan's earthquake and nuclear disasterhas knocked out the entire world supply of a popular metallic additive to automotive paint, the manufacturer, Merck of Germany, said Saturday. ...

Labor offices in quake-hit areas receive 7,000 job inquiries

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Mega Quakes

Local labor offices in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures have received around 7,000 inquiries in total about labor issues, such as dismissals and leave allowances, since the March 11 mega earthquake and ensuing tsunamis, the offices said Wednesday. ...