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Keystone pipeline will be a disaster
Posted by Florida Times-Union: None Given on January 21st, 2015
Florida Times-Union: The news media have done little to help the American people understand how bad the safety record of Trans Canada has been. Rarely, if ever, has the mainstream press reported on the disastrous safety record of Trans Canada. The following is from The Hill website: “The pipeline would cross thousands of acres of farmland in the Great Plains; a spill could make this land unusable for years. In 2013, an oil pipeline spilled 840,000 gallons of crude near Tioga, North Dakota, and crews are still working...
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Northeast Florida must prepare for rising sea levels
Posted by Florida Times-Union: None Given on July 12th, 2014
Florida Times-Union: Jacksonville is surrounded and bisected by water. So sea level rise ought to be raising concerns here. If tropical storms become stronger, the impacts could be severe. If flooding becomes more frequent, if rivers rise, the entire topography of Northeast Florida would be dramatically affected. Impacts of sea level rise can already be seen in Miami — tides backing up into the streets, salt water intrusion in the water supplies. Of course, Miami, having been created out of low lying areas, is especially...