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| 1. | Earl's path along northeast is not well-worn |
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AP - Pushed by an ill-timed trough of low pressure, Hurricane Earl is heading uncomfortably close to an area relatively few hurricanes tend to go: the Northeast coastline.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:48:04 GMT [ AP ] 22 hours, 48 minutes ago
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| 2. | UN: Climate funds shouldn't divert poverty aid |
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AP - The U.N.'s climate chief says poor countries are right to expect that any funding they receive to combat global warming be kept separate from development aid or poverty relief.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:22:47 GMT [ AP ] 9 hours, 14 minutes ago
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| 3. | Famed Tasmanian devil euthanized after tumor found |
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AP - A Tasmanian devil named Cedric, once thought to be immune to a contagious facial cancer threatening the iconic creatures with extinction, has been euthanized after succumbing to the disease, researchers said Wednesday.
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:44:50 GMT [ AP ] 1 day, 12 hours, 52 minutes ago
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| 4. | Why Is So Much Oil In the Gulf of Mexico? |
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LiveScience.com - An explosion on the Mariner Energy oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico is the latest in a series of drilling-related disasters in the Gulf.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:20:46 GMT [ LiveScience.com ] 21 hours, 16 minutes ago
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| 5. | No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire: Coast Guard |
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Reuters - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the Coast Guard said.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:42:51 GMT [ Reuters ] 21 hours, 53 minutes ago
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| 6. | BP removes cap from plugged well in Gulf of Mexico |
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AFP - BP on Thursday removed a massive cap which had stemmed the flow of oil from its ruptured well deep in the Gulf of Mexico in a key step toward killing the well once and for all, officials said.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:34:08 GMT [ AFP ] 22 hours, 2 minutes ago
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| 7. | Asteroid Diversity: Mixed Bag of Space Rocks Found Near Earth |
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SPACE.com - A new survey of asteroids near Earth by a NASA spacetelescope has found a much wider variety of the space rocks than previouslythought, with some shiny and bright while others are dark and dull.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:33:03 GMT [ SPACE.com ] 23 hours, 3 minutes ago
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| 9. | Thanks to high-tech, storm track easier to predict |
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AP - Sophisticated computer models that replaced instinct with cold, hard math have helped forecasters predict where a storm like Hurricane Earl is going about twice as accurately as 20 years ago.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:12:17 GMT [ AP ] 19 hours, 24 minutes ago
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| 10. | African livelihoods at risk as species threatened: IUCN |
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AFP - Millions of Africans may lose a key source of livelihoods as a fifth of freshwater African species are threatened with extinction, the updated Red List of endangered species showed Thursday.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:38:22 GMT [ AFP ] 21 hours, 58 minutes ago
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| 11. | Mass Extinction Threat: Earth on Verge of Huge Reset Button? |
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LiveScience.com - Mass extinctions have served as huge reset buttons that dramaticallychanged the diversity of species found in oceans all over the world, accordingto a comprehensive study of fossil records. The findings suggest humans willlive in a very different future if they drive animals to extinction, becausethe loss of each species can alter...
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:25 GMT [ LiveScience.com ] 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
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| 12. | EPA to issue more rules in climate fight |
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Reuters - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will roll out more regulations on greenhouse gases and other pollution to help fight climate change, but they will not be as strong as action by Congress, a senior administration official said.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:17:00 GMT [ Reuters ] 22 hours, 19 minutes ago
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| 13. | The nation's weather |
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AP - Hurricane Earl was forecast to rapidly approach the East Coast on Thursday, bringing unsettled weather to the North Carolina coast.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:40:22 GMT [ AP ] 9 hours, 56 minutes ago
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| 14. | Supernova Blast Wave Could Shape Galaxy Evolution |
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SPACE.com - Hubble SpaceTelescope observations of the aftermath of a giant star explosion are offeringa new glimpse into the events that follow the collapse of a massive dying star.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:46:04 GMT [ SPACE.com ] 23 hours, 50 minutes ago
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| 15. | Stem cell firms defend record after criticism |
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Reuters - Cell therapy companies in China and Germany who were criticized by British experts warning of the dangers of "stem cell tourism" defended themselves on Wednesday, saying their safety records were good.
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:42:36 GMT [ Reuters ] 1 day, 54 minutes ago
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| 16. | Mariner Energy oil rig fire extinguished, no sign of oil spill in... |
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The Christian Science Monitor - A fire on an offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico has been extinguished, and officials say oil does not appear to be leaking from the facility.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:16:00 GMT [ The Christian Science Monitor ] 22 hours, 20 minutes ago
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| 17. | Hurricane Earl path stretches from North Carolina to Boston Harbo... |
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The Christian Science Monitor - Hurricane Earl, some 300 miles south of North Carolina's Cape Hatteras, has now prompted tropical-storm or hurricane warnings from the Tar Heel State's coast to the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:19:10 GMT [ The Christian Science Monitor ] 1 hour, 17 minutes ago
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