TOP 100 CAMPING SITES
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| Enough Hot Air Already When U.S. President George W. Bush urged the world’s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases to follow his administration’s lead in confronting climate change at the end of September, listeners could easily view the speech as a lot of hot air about a lot of hot air. After all, during most of President Bush’s time in office, he has consistently cast doubt on any human role in global warming and rejected the international Kyoto Protocol on reducing such emissions as an unacceptable drag on economic development. But even if the president’s newfound interest in cutting greenhouse gas releases is directed at voters who will elect his replacement next year, his change in attitude--though long overdue and still maddeningly provisional--could at least mark the start of a genuine solution to this looming problem. rss.sciam.com |
Boil-water order lifted for Jamul, Dulzura (San Diego Union-Tribune) SAN DIEGO, 4:09 p.m. Nov. 21 (SIGNONSANDIEGO): County health officials Wednesday lifted boil-water orders issued after last month's wildfires for the Skyline Ranch Campground in Jamul and for those served by the Barrett Valley Water Company in Dulzura. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Forest-Products Company's Trim Assets (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Forest-products companies that piled on debt to become conglomerates are selling assets as fast as they can, signaling an end to the so-called "integrated" era and leaving investors wondering what to bet on next. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Uganda: Amuru IDPs Urged to Leave Camps (AllAfrica.com) INTERNALLY displaced people in Lamogi sub-county, Amuru district have been urged to use the prevailing peace to return to their villages. The LC3 chairman, Denis Rom, said displaced people in the main camps should use the dry season to resettle because the grass can be used to thatch huts. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Strange but True: The Earth Has More Than One North Pole You may think of the North Pole only as the top of the world--its northernmost point and, if you're younger, Santa's home. But it turns out there are a host of "north (and south) poles" on our planet. rss.sciam.com |