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• Up in flames? Small-town spat could leave Oregons Wallowa Lake treasures vulnerable to fire

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 803
  Some 350 homes and amenities such as rustic Wallowa Lake Lodge and storybook-pretty Wallowa Lake State Park hang in the balance as a fight between two fire agencies spirals into a stalemate.
  7 hours ago

• Coke says green strategy will win business

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 135
  Having an integrated clean technology strategy will be a big part of winning business in the 21st century, a Coca-Cola executive told Reuters.com on Monday, and its investments in refrigeration will likely have the biggest impact on that strategy long-term. The worlds biggest soft drinks maker has hooked up with ...
  19 hours ago

• How the Air Force Is Solving Its 3 Biggest Problems

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  Its a rare kind of inspirational speech that centers around a leader highlighting the woes of his command. But Gen. Norton Schwartz, USAF Chief of Staff, managed to sound hopeful and regretful when it came to his keynote speech at the Air Force Associations Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition last week. ...
  1 day ago

• 40 homes evacuated as rain bears down on Station fire burn areas [Updated]

  
  L.A. NOW — Authority: 814
  At least 40 homes are being evacuated tonight in the La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta and Big Tujunga Canyon areas of the San Gabriel Mountains as heavy rain continues to bear down on Southern California, stranding motorists, prompting flash flood warnings and sending minor mud and debris flows onto foothill roads. ...
  2 days ago

• 90 vehicles stranded on muddy Angeles Crest Highway [Updated]

  
  L.A. NOW — Authority: 814
  Firefighters worked today to rescue people from 90 vehicles stuck in the mud along a 12-mile stretch of Angeles Crest Highway as the National Weather Service issued a flash-flood warning for the Station fire burn area in the San Gabriel Mountains. Local law enforcement officials reported flash flooding with mud and ...
  2 days ago

• La Crescenta road covered in ankle-high flow of mud

  
  L.A. NOW — Authority: 814
  A burst of rainfall in La Crescenta unleashed an ankle-high layer of mud down Canyonside Road this afternoon, leaving the residential road covered in dirt, rocks and roots. No damage or injuries were reported. Around 1 p.m., loose gravel and black mud began flowing down the road on the northern edge of La Crescenta ...
  2 days ago

• Third storm expected this afternoon; flash flood watch begins at 3 p.m.

  
  L.A. NOW — Authority: 814
  After a brief respite from the rain at midday today, the weeks third storm is expected to arrive later this afternoon and dump more than 3 inches of rain by Sunday morning, forecasters said. The powerful system is also expected to bring gusty winds and heavy snow to the mountains of Los Angeles and Ventura counties. ...
  2 days ago

• Solar power mounts in Canada

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 135
  Solar power is heating up in the northern reaches of Canada, a country not exactly known for its sunny rays and warm weather. The industry has seen a heap of news from the region this week. US. solar heavyweight First Solar and Canadian pipeline company Enbridge announced that they are quadrupling the size of a ...
  3 days ago

• The answer could be blowing in the wind

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 135
  Well into the first week of the U.N. Conference on Climate Change, the haves and have nots of the world are still divided over who should pay for the cleanup of the planet. Poor countries want rich countries to cough up more ambitious goals for emissions cuts and developing technologies. From emerging wind and ...
  4 days ago

• JohnsonDiversey exec sees CO2 reductions good for businesses

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 135
  Some businesses in the United States will have to reinvent themselves as the Obama administration moves to lower greenhouse gas emissions, but theyll be better off in the long run, Pedro Chidichimo, president of JohnsonDiversey EMA, told Reuters.com on Thursday. Despite the inevitable short-term pain, Chidichimo said ...
  4 days ago

• Olbermann Rips Palin: From Birther to Climate Change Denier

  
  NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Authority: 831
  " Having given her sleight of hand stamp of approval to the birthers, Sarah Palin is now moving on to an almost equally popular far right mythology, climate change denial ." So began MSNBCs Keith Olbermann in his number one story on Wednesdays "Countdown." "Getting her facts wrong and misrepresenting her record as ...
  4 days ago

• Who has the cheapest home insurance policies in California? | Spangler

  
  Compare Home Insurance Rates — Authority: 157
  Time to renew and I need to start shopping around. So who has the cheapest home insurance policies in California? My House is worth 1.4 mil. I’m having a hard. Originally posted here: Who has the cheapest home insurance policies in California? | Spangler
  4 days ago

• More than 120 wildfires rage in Australia (AFP)

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 178
  AFP - More than 120 wildfires fanned by high winds and soaring temperatures raged in southeastern Australia Thursday, prompting emergency warnings for several towns, officials said.
  5 days ago

• Africans protest COP15, say “process manipulated”

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 135
  In the most heated protest of these early days at COP15 in Copenhagen, African representatives accused the political leaders of the developed world of hijacking the conference to the detriment of developing nations. The marchers said the process of the talks had been manipulated by the developed worlds political ...
  6 days ago

• Youth get in bed together on Lennon anniversary

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 135
  It was 29 years ago today that a lone gunman assassinated John Lennon and the anniversary was the spur behind a youth "bed in" at the COP15 conference center. Socres of young folks from around the world used the day to remember Lennons famous bed-in protest of the Vietnam War and to put their own spin on it. They ...
  6 days ago

• Thank you, EPA: U.S. solar companies

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 135
  Many businesses chafed on Monday at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s declaration that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health. But executives at the two largest U.S. solar power companies took a shine to the statement, which clears the way for federal regulation and came as a global climate ...
  1 week ago

• Fossil of the Day Award: And the winner is…

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 135
  The UN Conference on Climate Change is a weighty gathering of serious folks looking for a way to cut carbon emissions. Its also a great place to bring some much-needed humor and along the way hammer a few perceived laggers in the fight against global warming. Enter the Fossil of the Day Awards, a tongue-in-cheek ...
  1 week ago

• Icebergs, Copenhagen hot topics in Southern Ocean

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 135
  The Southern Ocean is toying with us, like some killer whale tossing its prey before devouring it. The small French research ship l’Astrolabe is being battered by 55 kmh (35 mph) winds and tossed like a cork in icy, three metre (9 feet) waves. Many onboard have retreated to the safety of their bunks where, ...
  1 week ago

• Snow, rain, winds tonight, expected to continue through Thursday

  
  L.A. NOW — Authority: 814
  Residents in the burn areas below the Angeles National Forest were filling sandbags and hoping for the best as two big winter storms were about to hit Southern California. The cold, cloudy weather will bring scattered showers today, with more sustained rain expected to begin tonight and Monday morning. The heaviest ...
  1 week ago

• Taking the Tesla for a spin

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 135
  We took a short spin in a Tesla to see what an all-electric sports car was like. The Roadster Sport wasn’t totally silent, but it wasn’t loud — and it was fast (zero to 60 miles per hour in under 4 seconds). We got lots of looks, too. Tesla calls it “performance with a clean conscience” but building the ...
  1 week ago

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