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In the Rush to Drill, Colorado shortchanged by BLM Auction
"GOP, Dems agree state loses out, disagree on why By Burt Hubbard, Thursday, August 14, 2008 Democrats and Republicans alike agreed Thursday the state was shortchanged hundreds of millions of dollars on the Roan Plateau energy lease auction. But both sides point the finger...
Marijuana Grown In Some Pacific Northwest Vineyards
Some buyers in the Pacific Northwest are using vineyards as cover to grow tons and tons of marijuana plants. Personally, I say go for it guys, I absolutely support the Norml movement and the legalization of... 9 Firefighters in California Helicopter Crash Are Presumed Dead
"Nine firefighters were missing and presumed dead after a helicopter crashed this week while ferrying them to one of the blazes still raging in northern California. The nine were believed to have been consumed by the flames that erupted after the Sikorsky S-61 fell out of... California fires force the town of Paradise to evacuate
Update July 9th, 2008: The blazing California wildfires forced even more evacuations last night. The town of Paradise was evacuated, and the order remained in effect this morning as only 40% of the fire had... Archaeologists find remains of Washington's boyhood home
"From Eric Marrapodi CNN Washington Bureau FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia (CNN) -- After nearly three years of excavation, archaeologists have confirmed the discovery of the site of George Washington's boyhood home near the banks of the Rappahannock...Thin line between mayhem and safety
"The Mississippi River rushes through a break in Indian Grave Drainage District levee north of Quincy, Ill., and south of Meyer, Ill., on June 18.""Well before record floods overwhelmed at least two dozen levees in... Floods cause corn prices to hit record high
Corn prices hit a record high today as a result of the flooding in the Midwest. "The worst flooding in the Midwest for 15 years sent fresh shocks to global markets and consumers on Monday as corn prices hit... “BONNY DOON FIRE” Martin Fire: Wildland fire grows to 300 acres; 1,400 ev...
“BONNY DOON FIRE” Martin Fire: Wildland fire grows to 300 acres; 1,400 evacuated Update 9:41 am. PT - KCBS -" BONNY DOON, Calif. (KCBS) -- Firefighters battling the Martin Fire in the Santa Cruz... First lock on Mississippi River closes amid floods
The massive flooding that has affected the Midwest is now spilling over into the Mississippi River, and the first lock and dam has already had to close."The first lock and dam on the upper Mississippi River closed to... Summit fire 50 percent contained; nearly 3,900 acres burned
Tha is a quick update about the fire in California"
Firefighters said this morning that the Summit fire, which has destroyed 20 homes and 18 other structures, is 50 percent contained and there was no significant... Out of control wildfire still burns in central California
UPDATE May 23rd, 20081400 homes were called to evacuate. As of last night, only 15% of the fire had been contained and already 4 square miles have been charred. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a state... Huge Blaze in Florida Everglades
Massive wildfires are burning more than 33,000 acres of Florida's Everglades, and remain mostly uncontained." The smoke cast a haze over parts of South Florida, including Miami, prompting a dense smoke advisory from... Wildfires burn in central Florida
Wildfires in central Florida are causing some havoc in that section of the state."Authorities say brush fires in central Florida forced roads to close and residents to leave their homes.Fires blazed in Brevard and... Smoke chokes Buenos Aires
Smoke is hanging over Argentina's capital Buenos Aires, causing major disruption to daily life after farmers apparently set brush fires to clear their land. "The smoke, from about 300 fires, is blamed for at least... Coastal Loss, Coastal Cost
This sounds like a reasonable idea.Who else agrees?The oil and gas companies should help repair what they damaged."Mr. Bill creator Walter Williams turns his camera on the oil and gas industry and asks for help...
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