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COLUMN-Droughts put U.S. energy supply in peril: Kemp
Reuters(John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own) By John Kemp LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - Water and energy are inextricably linked. Power plants are the largest users of water in the United States, while substantial amounts...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Mining, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Biofuels
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Column: Droughts put U.S. energy supply in peril
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Water and energy are inextricably linked. Power plants are the largest users of water in the United States, while substantial amounts of energy are needed to supply fresh water to homes, farms and factories and treat waste water...Tags: Agriculture, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Politics, Mining, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Earthquake: Magnitude 3.0 quake strikes near Gilroy
A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Monday evening six miles from Gilroy, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 10:14 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 3.7 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was...
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Earthquake: 3.0 quake strikes near Calipatria, Calif.
A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Monday morning seven miles from Calipatria, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 10:32 a.m. Pacific time. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 13 miles from Brawley,...
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Va. scientist finds rising East Coast sea levels
Richmond Times-DispatchGLOUCESTER POINT -- For years, computer simulations have predicted that climate change will cause East Coast sea levels to rise at an increasingly rapid rate. In a 2010 study, Virginia Institute of Marine Science oceanographer John Boon looked at...Tags: Science and Technology, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Ecosystems, Marine Science, Bodies of Water
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Earthquake: 2.8 quake strikes near Marina del Rey
A shallow magnitude 2.8 earthquake was reported Sunday evening one mile from Marina del Rey, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 8:06 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 7.5 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was two...
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A bird's-eye view of research
— It was a sunny Saturday morning and master bird bander Lee Johnson was holding spring in his hand. An American robin, a harbinger of the season, had just been banded, and Johnson was showing a Boy Scout troop how to safely and securely hold a...
Tags: Science and Technology, Museum of Natural History, Laurel, Yeast Infection, Zoology
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Midwest states continue to fight record flooding
After months of drought, many areas of the Midwest on Saturday continued to fight off flooding from rising rivers that are not expected to crest for several more days. National Weather Service forecasters expect flooding to continue throughout the...
Tags: Barack Obama, National Weather Service, Bodies of Water, Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn
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The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Tom Venesky column
The Times LeaderAfter reading the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's report on problems facing smallmouth bass in the Susquehanna River, my conclusion was the same as it's always been. It's the water. Here's a quick recap on the situation: - Over the last 10 years fish...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Aquaculture, Bodies of Water, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
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Earthquake: 3.3 quake strikes near Willits, Calif.
A shallow, magnitude-3.3 earthquake was reported Sunday morning 18 miles from Willits, Calif., in Mendocino County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 5:38 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 3.7 miles. According to the USGS,...
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The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash., Eye on Boise column
The Spokesman-ReviewIt now looks like three stream flow gauges will be shut off May 1 in Idaho, according to the U.S. Geological Survey's Idaho Water Science Center, down from the five originally expected to be shut down due to sequestration budget cuts. "It's still...Tags: Science and Technology, Prisons, Budget Control Act of 2011, Human Interest, Science
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OPINION: Spirited response to a rising river
The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind.The power within the Wabash revealed itself last week. Throughout 2012, community groups planned the 2013 Year of the River observance, hoping to raise awareness of the Wabash's influence on Terre Haute -- historically, culturally, economically and...Tags: Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Prisons, The Salvation Army, American Red Cross, Indiana State University
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