House Dems outline $825B recovery plan

House Democrats outlined an estimated $825 billion two-year economic recovery plan Thursday that includes about $275 billion in new tax cuts and ... for clean water, flood control and environmental restoration projects; • $54 billion for energy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:53:04

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Big Sugar deal approved

By Curtis Morgan Miami Herald Water managers on Tuesday narrowly approved a $1 ... to dramatically reshape Everglades restoration and surrounding farming communities. A deeply divided South Florida Water Management District’s governing board voted 4-3 to accept the controversial deal [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 00:12:49

Planned Australian Dam Poised For Failure?

Conservationists in Australia are claiming that the postponement of the proposed Traveston Crossing Dam is actually a sign that the dam will never ... has been the slew of environmental precautions and protections that Queensland Water Infrastructure ... , such as local trail enhancement and habitat restoration, QWI is indefinitely postponing the [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 01:35:43

Ten Things Overheard at Tracy Perrin’s Arrest

The New Year is off to a good start for one Tulsa firefighter ... Will Burggraff Restoration mail me a coupon for 20% off fire, water and Perrin damage?”7. “Would ... to property.He’s accused of driving his pickup truck through his fire station’s glass doors … all three [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 12:41:42

Read The Stimulus - Demand Accountability

January 18, 2009 | By Beltway Baca A coalition of organizations and bloggers have started a new website called ReadTheStimulus ... for habitat restoration and mitigation activities. $2,736,000,000 for water and waste disposal loans ... to browse this massive bill by typing in everyday common words like "bridges", "television," "water [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 21:55:40

How Culver’s plan works

Gov. Chet Culver’s $700 million infrastructure plan involves 20-year tax-exempt state revenue bonds secured and repayed with approximately $56 ... ; Bridges, Mass Transit, Railways, Airports, Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Improvements, Flood ... Improvements, Lake Restoration Improvements, Iowa Public Radio, and Iowa Veterans Home Master Plan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:50:58

Green College Spotlight: Duke University

Since 2005, Duke University in Durham, North Carolina has had an official environmental policy that pledges commitment to environmental research ... buildings, green dining services, wetland restoration, green ‘conservation zones’, an ambitious recycling program and stringent water conservation efforts. Students, faculty and staff make an effort [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 11:00:47

Servpro Of S Orange County

Don’t let flood damage fester into mold and mildew. Based in Orlando, Fla., Servpro of South Orange County restores commercial and residential properties damaged by fire, smoke or water [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 21:06:06

Today’s Science Policy News for October, 6th 2008

A look at today’s science and health policy news: Obama attacks McCain’s healthcare proposal L.A ... signs Great Lakes Compact UPI–A decade-long push to protect the U.S. Great Lakes water supply came ... amount of the chemical poses no serious risk. Everglades restoration bogged down by poor planning New [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 15:40:58

Oceans apart, but not so different…

In case you haven’t noticed, West Coast salmon and steelhead stocks are teetering on the brink and we need to get involved now before it’s too ... and sign their petition that, in short, demands more water for anadramous fish. It’s super simple ... s dedicated to the preservation and restoration of West Coast anadramous fish — and the people who depend [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 04:54:09

River Access: Public Waters, Private Land

Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Sport Fish Restoration Program It’s your right to row a boat gently down a stream—if you can get to it. Because Texas is more than 95-percent privately owned, accessing public water is a challenge, but not impossible. We finished taking a database survey of water access in the state [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 06:00:53

Marcellus Shale Seminar : Mining Drilling Impact on Local Watersheds

Marcellus Shale gas well drilling has been making big headlines as a possible boost to Pennsylvania’s economy, as long as it is done properly ... Dunlap, project manager of the West Branch Restoration Initiative of Trout Unlimited, spoke ... to access the gas, drilling companies must use large amounts of water, between 2 and 10 million gallons [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 01:42:31

Seaport Redevelopment Plan Heads to LPC, Gets Dissed

Click the image above to view the full photogallery ... context of the site, which she described simply as "water and market," which was "obliterated by 20th century construction." Richard Piper, an architect working on the restoration of the Tin Building [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 14:23:38

US Economic Stimulus Bill - Green Opportunities

US Economic Stimulus Bill - Green Opportunities As you may know, ... for environmental restoration, flood protection, hydropower, and navigation infrastructure. Posted ... , but the measures include: Highways, Rail, Transportation: * $19bn for clean water, flood control [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 10:49:00

Insurance Restoration

24 Hour Emergency Services, 1 Hour Response Time. J&M Keystone of San Diego: Flood and Water Damage, Fire and Smoke Damage, Carpet Cleaning and Mold Remediation, Call Today 800-368-2757 jmkey posted 22 minutes ago from www.jmkeystone.com Find more top entertainment news, videos, and blogs on ShowHype: Other [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 18:33:08

The Last Temptation of Coe LaTrelle

Coe is currently doing a stret ch in the regional remand center awaiting trial on charges of marijuana production and distribution ... . Access was gained through the false bottom of a concrete water cistern and a precast tunnel ... mechanic who loved (you know whats coming) old cars and the idea of restoration. He was mostly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 06:20:00

How Green Is Your Garden? A New Rating System May Tell You

I COULDN’T believe that the giant goldenrod was still blooming in late December, when the temperature was only 32 degrees ... examples of successful restoration projects, from Point Fraser, in Perth, Australia, where a toxic ... , in Flushing, N.Y., where harvested rainwater feeds into ornamental water gardens, and gray water [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 11:05:42

Louisiana sees flooding

(CNN) — Louisiana — for once spared a direct hit by a Gulf Coast hurricane — still saw its share of damage Friday as areas still soaked from ... s Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration said. In Plaquemines Parish, hard-hit by Hurricane ... . Floodgates throughout New Orleans were closed and officials reported water levels rising in Lake [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 19:55:33

Lost Rivers from Above: The Tyburn Part III

Helping you find the sights, sounds, and occasional smells of our buried waterways ... , George Frideric Handel, composed his Water Music tantalisingly close to the crossing point ... takes on a greater challenge than most anglers' clubs, promoting the restoration of the Tyburn river [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 16:56:59

MOTO W233 Phone Renew: Environmentally Responsible Design with Uncompromised Quality

We have talked about the new Motorola handsets just a few days ago but today is time to pay special attention to one particular cell phone ... from plastic derived from recycled water bottles. That means your future Renew phone will be entirely, 100 ... by investing in various renewable energy sources and restoration. After extensive product life-cycle [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 00:08:36

Cao Disputes Bush’s Comment That Not Landing Air Force One Was His Biggest Mistake During Katrina

Yesterday, ThinkProgress spoke to freshmen Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA), who recently beat incumbent Democrat William Jefferson ... not having foods to eat, not having water to drink. I believe that the FEMA could ... about it will take to rebuild the Gulf Coast, Cao replied, “Coastal restoration, health care, and education [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 01:15:52

Back alleys and parking lots...

I have no idea why I am so often drawn —if you'll pardon the pun— to back alleys and details that aren't really part of ... turned mineral water bottling plant owned by my friends the Bowens, the American Orthodox church ... , so it was heartening to see the elegant and sensitive restoration of the grand old building with its [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 21:18:00

The Atomic Show #122 - Steven Chu - Confirmation Hearings for Secretary of Energy

Steven Chu is a well respected scientist, national laboratory manager and biofuels focused researcher ... restoration for its sprawling collection of research and development facilities. I have a great deal ... to addressing the world’s energy, climate and water supply challenges, there is no doubt that it is mainly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 15:23:37

Wedvice: Gifts and Registering

Beach-inspired Tabletop. Scroll down for details and description! They always say it’s better to give than it is to receive ... , there are two ways you can go, and they certainly hinge on the situation you find yourself in as an engaged ... man, maid of honor, or parents. It isn’t their home. They’ll probably have an opinion and it may side [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 16:00:50

Frequency Fields at the Cellular Level

By Stephen Linsteadt, NHD In the Scalar Heart Connection technique, we use muscle checking to provide physical, mental, and emotional feedback regarding areas of coherence or incoherence. Yet, we may not fully appreciate the remarkable functionality of the body's energetic field and holographic characteristics that are producing these [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 21:59:10

How to spend $825 billion

By Kate Sheppard Enviros are heartened by much of what they see in the newly released summary of the House's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ... funds will be spent. The bill includes a section focused on "clean, efficient, American energy ... for highway construction $31 billion to modernize federal and other public infrastructure [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 07:05:15

Ike Coverage: NOAA reports at least 40 toxic spills in Ike's wake

This image, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Response and Restoration, ... . OR&R says that while it's still early in the damage assessment phase, preliminary indications ... , but also include hazardous refining wastes such as acidic process water. Wonder if U.S. House [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 02:35:03

If You Build It Green, They Will Come…

by Eileen Weber Did you know 18% of overall indoor water use and 37% of just the hot water use comes from household showers? ... submitted entries to this web site about the endless possibilities of a “clean, green” future ... paying your mortgage, electricity and water bills. Before construction, those bills are higher [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:25:29

Stimulus Package 2009: Lightning Round Reactions

The Democrats in the House of Representatives introduced legislation this week containing $825 billion in new tax credits and government spending, packaged together in what they call the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan.”  I grabbed an executive summary of the Plan from Speaker Pelosi’s website so that I could share some quick reactions [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:30:30

LED Sprayer for Your Garden Hose

I’m sure we all recognize that horrible feeling of waking up in the middle of the night with a strong urge to run out and water the lawn - only to realize it’s too dark to do it. Don’t worry, those nightmares are over. This universal-fit pistol-grip sprayer comes with a built-in LED light, allowing you to water [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 15:28:45

For a Truly New and Better World, We Must Change Destructive Systems

So much rides on tomorrow’s inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States. There are so many hopes wrapped up in the promise of his administration, but as we have already seen during the past two months since the election, many systems in government and society are flawed, and those flaws exacerbate individual frailty, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:48:47

Crisis… and Restoration

[Note from the Proprietor: Yet another entry for this month's groupwrite project, What I Learned From Stress ... are turning seriously brown, as if they’re suddenly dying or something. It couldn’t be a lack of water ... . But I digress.) Anyway, it turns out it’s the trees’ way of coping with the damage done by the high winds [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 11:00:18

Data backup essentials

Computer security is so multifaceted that it cannot be tailored to fit any one specific definition or approach. Comprehensive computer security comprises numerous subcategories that together add up to form a single, coherent structure. One of these subcategories that we haven’t yet touched on is data backup and the part it plays in keeping [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:22:56

Casota Manor - Romanian Aristocracy

This post has initially been published on Via Pontica blog, authored by Valentin Mandache and describes with accuracy the atmosphere, history and architectural heritage of one of Romania’s aristocratic country residences.I would like to introduce you to a remarkable period property from south-eastern Romania, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 14:26:00

Stimulus Bill: $825 Billion

Wanna bet the final legislation tops $1 trillion, after more tax cuts are added to placate enough Republicans so that Obama can get 80 senators to support it, as he wants? Working closely with President-elect Barack Obama, House Democrats on Thursday called for $825 billion in federal spending and tax cuts to revive the moribund economy, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:20:51

What's in the stimulus bill

Here's the rundown on spending, courtesy of the House Appropriations Committee. My first take is that if you have spend $550 billion ( ... billion for highway construction; ·        $31 billion to modernize federal and other public infrastructure with investments that lead to long term energy cost savings; ·        $19 billion for clean [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:31:22

Ice!

No sailing for a while. About four inches of ice in the upper bay. A little open water by the Bridge but that’s about it ... . With a fire below it wasn’t too bad. Looking forward to Jeff’s return with his friend Shasha. He’ll be here ... No sailing today! Bubblers working around the pilings. Plank end Plank end from the Quest restoration [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 02:01:17

Предсказания Кюнстлера на 2009 - США, Нефть, Геополитика, Путин

Спонсор месяца - #1 RX pharmacy affiliate program!Сайт дня (как попасть) - http://www.business-magazine.ru/There are two realities "out there" now competing for verification among those who think about national affairs and make things happen. The dominant one (let's call it the Status Quo) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 07:59:00

Forecast for 2009

Introduction       There are two realities "out there" now competing for verification among those who think about national affairs and make things happen. The dominant one (let's call it the Status Quo) is that our problems of finance and economy will self-correct and allow the project of a "consumer" economy to resume in "growth" mode [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 03:33:57

Lee Rejects Bush's 3-More-Years-in-Iraq Treaty

Congresswoman Barbara Lee has just reintroduced a resolution opposing the treaty Bush made with his puppet government in Iraq to supposedly legitimize three more years of war. The treaty calls itself an "Agreement on Withdrawal," which is misleading enough, but commentators tend misleadingly to refer to it as a "security agreement" or a " [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:26:52

USGS Science at AGU Climate Change, Floods, Northern Forests, Coral Reefs, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Mercury and More

Wading through thousands of abstracts at the American Geophysical Union Conference can be a daunting task. In this USGS media tip sheet ( ... Flood Flows and Climate Variability in the US, an Exploration of the Literature, Theory, and Long-term Flood Records Bob Hirsch H11I-01/Oral Presentation Recent literature and global climate models [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 23:49:13

Food, Future, Famine?

Read more of this story » A new report prepared by the National Intelligence Council has projected that the world would be witnessing severe water and food shortages by 2025 and the changing climate would further strain ... would put immense pressure on highly strategic and essential resources like energy, water and food [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 16:55:02

The Lighted Garden Nozzle for late night gardeners

Most that enjoy gardening have likely heard that it’s better to water your plants late in the evening rather than during the day ... to water your plants or attempt to wander out in the dark.  Well if it’s difficult to find your way ... .  It will cost you $12.49 from Restoration Hardware. Source: GeekAlerts Introducing Foolish Gadgets [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 16:00:31

My Three Best and Brightest Hopes For the Obama Administration…

Posted By: Michael Sweeney Jan. 17, 2009 To mark Tuesday’s historic Inauguration Day, Stonecipher asked me to think about the three hopes I would most like to see realized by the incoming Obama Administration. (He will weigh in with his three hopes tomorrow…and we will talk about them – and hear from some of the other site contributors – on [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 17:15:56

NIC “Global Trends 2025″ Report: World to See Economic Growth At the Cost of Environment and Human Life

Read more of this story » Campaign politics dominated the headlines in 2008, making it a banner year for the armchair pundit and the politically uninitiated alike. 2008 was also a year that issues like energy use, climate change and carbon footprints came to the forefront of popular culture and political reality. And that’s where we came in [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 15:16:34

GCSAA/Golf Digest environmental award winners announced

You've heard of the Golden Globes? Well, these are the Captain Planets! The next time you see any of these four gentlemen, buy them a beverage of their choice, because they're doing their part to save the world AND give golf a good name. They are: James J. Roney Jr.(national private and overall winner) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:09:04

Highlights of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Here are some highlights of  Obama’s so called “economic stimulus” package, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: By the way, ... water and waste grant and loan programs $6.2 billion to help low-income families reduce their energy ... to visitor facilities, road and trail restoration, preservation of buildings of cultural [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 23:18:14

A Story of Hope

One day this past fall when the flurry of media was first discovering Refuge Farms, a long-time volunteer chided me that “maybe this is why you do this – to get on tv!” I accepted the comment as razzing and humor. Sincerely, I hoped it was intended that way. My response was poor [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 15:17:00

[khabor.com] Is Kashmir Changing?

Is Kashmir Changing?-I DR.ABDUL RUFF Colachal   With the polls over and new regime taking charge in Jammu Kashmir, now under Indian occupation, many would think Kashmir is poised for a great change, but in which direct remains a trillion dollar question under the shadow of Indo-US nuclearism.   The only lesson to be drawn from the Jammu Kashmir ( [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 11:32:00

The Drama of Scripture: The king arrives

Here are my notes for a talk I'll be doing on Sunday night. We are in the middle of a series based on Bartholomew and Goheen's book The Drama of Scripture. There are a set of slides to accompany it which I'll upload later.Where are we in the story?Act 1 CreationThere is one God, who is king over allAct 2 Fall, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 12:34:00

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