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  • Tree falls on car on Western Hwy Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:19PMA TREE fell on a car, several properties received roof damage and powerlines came down during a storm at Beaufort and Trawalla last night.
  • Some changes good, some not Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:17PMA garden spot downtown, busy with pedestrians and shoppers and still uniquely Colusa, has a nice ring to everyone's ears. That is unless the garden has trees running down the middle of Market Street, cars whizzing by at dangerous speeds and costs...
  • Crunch time of violent storms taxed firefighters Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:14PMHenrico responded to three fires in first 25 minutes of storms last night; Dominion says power to be restored by midnight.
  • Juniper Canyon Blaze Near Prineville Contained Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:08PMSage brush and juniper trees burned near Prineville in Juniper Canyon on Friday.
  • After the deluge Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:55PMAfter the deluge
  • Fla. Audubon Helps Wildlife Affected By Oil Spill Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:47PMThe oil spill has been capped, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says South Florida will more than likely avoid the fallout of oil washing ashore the beaches. Many are letting out a sigh of relief but for others, work has really just begun.
  • Old-timer already earned respect Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:43PMThe hospital's waiting room was, for the most part, quiet. A few people were talking at not much more than a whisper. The volume of the television was muted.
  • Forest fires kill 29 in Russia heatwave Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:42PMForest fires in Russia's worst heatwave in decades killed 29 people, officials said Friday, as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited one of the worst hit areas and a storm claimed seven more lives.
  • New invenion saves 'time, space, money, energy and the environment' Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:33PM“Once a minute has gone by, you can’t retrieve it,” said Rose Pacheco, local inventor of the Tibbe-Line, an energy-efficient clothes-drying structure made for people who want to conserve space, time, money, energy and the environment
  • Shawano County tests emergency sirens Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:32PMShawano County emergency sirens are back up and working properly after malfunctioning last week.
  • High water levels mean low profit margins Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:23AMTOTENG: Mongana General Dealer And Bottle Store is located along the Toteng-Sehithwa tarred road, now blocked because of the flooded Kunyere River whose bridge is currently closed to road users.
  • Tree falls on car as fierce storm strikes region Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:20AMA TREE fell on a car, several properties received roof damage and powerlines came down during a storm at Beaufort and Trawalla last night.
  • Earth Day provides great lessons Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:18AMThe annual Project Clean Sweep will take place this Saturday, April 24 in Rifle.
  • Betsy's Best Bets Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:08AMWhat is it about golf that bothers me? I just don’t get the attraction, the obsession for some, the interest in dragging one’s self over hill and dale – oh, I mean over perfectly manicured grounds, for hours, usually in the hot sun – no trees. Then there’s all that “standing around” which frankly would wear me down more than running a race. And it takes a long time to correctly align the body ...
  • Bear crashes in runaway car Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:06AMDENVER (Reuters) - A black bear attracted by the smell of a peanut butter sandwich managed to open the door of a car, climb in and got stuck, knocking the gear stick into neutral and sending the car rolling down a slope into trees.
  • Crews work to restore power to about 15,000 Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:59AMCooler temperatures on tap today after a night of violent storms that toppled trees and cut power.
  • Trees to be razed for shopping center Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:54AMJAMES CITY — The controversial shops of Courthouse Commons face a new round of criticism for clear-cutting the trees.
  • Mayawati's Noida Park hits green roadblock in court Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:45AMThe government Friday told the Supreme Court that it could not grant environmental clearance to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's Noida Park project unless the state government complies with the environmental conditions laid down even as the apex court said it could stop the construction if it was satisfied the park was on forest land.
  • S.P. Considers Requiring Permits to Remove Trees Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:42AMBY HANNAH SHARPE
  • Melanie Nayer: Day Tripping: Necker Island Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:37PMWhen the boat docked on Necker Island, I knew I had landed in the lap of luxury. The private island in the middle of the Caribbean is a dream for most people. For Richard Branson, it's home.
  • Feds OK 'historic' deal to tap Utah gas field with directional drilling that avoids wild areas Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:35PMAn energy company received federal approval Thursday to open one of Utah's biggest natural gas fields by agreeing to use new technology to drill under wild areas, instead of on top of them....
  • Phytoplankton Population Drops 40 Percent Since 1950 Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:33PMThe microscopic plants that form the foundation of the ocean's food web are declining, reports a study published July 29 in Nature . [More]
  • POLICE BLOTTER Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:32PMWest Amwell Township police reported:
  • Michigan oil cleanup 'inadequate': governor Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:32PMCleanup crews in southern Michigan are trying to prevent oil that leaked from an Enbridge pipeline into a local waterway from reaching Lake Michigan.
  • Boy Scouts escape tornado while camping Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:30PMIt was a close call for a Boy Scout troop from Ladson when a tornado ripped right through their campsite. Eight scouts and four leaders from Troop 752 were on a camping trip at the Raven Knob Boy Scout camp in Surry County, NC when the storm struck.
  • Farmers victimised by wrong ideas about ecodamage Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:24PMLocal agriculturists have become victim to wrong ideas and are being fleeced unfairly by a state agency for allegedly damaging natural resources, while industries - the worst polluters - are getting away with "murder", a key figure said yesterday.
  • U.S. Senior Open tournament officially underway at Sahalee Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:20PMAfter three days of taking notes and adjusting to the 100-foot cedar trees of Sahalee Country Club, the star-studded field in the 2010 U.S. Senior Open teed off this morning in a quest for a championship.
  • Road work starts Tuesday Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:16PMConstruction of the new $8.54-million hospital access road between Clonsilla Ave. and Parkhill Rd. is scheduled to start Tuesday, a city official says.[...]
  • SFPD testing electric scooters for cops Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:15PMPedestrians walking down Mission Street Wednesday afternoon seemed startled to see two police officers whizzing up the street in what appeared to be white, combat-style Segway scooters. But no one was more surprised than the suspect they caught up with at... San Francisco Police Department - Scooter - Electric motorcycles and scooters - Segway PT - Shopping
  • Police say Airblue plane carrying 152 people crashes in Pakistan, at least 25 killed Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 4:09AMISLAMABAD (AP) — A passenger jet carrying 152 people crashed into the hills surrounding Pakistan's capital amid rain and caught fire Wednesday, officials said. At least 25 people were killed and five survived with injuries, but many more were feared dead in the smoking wreck.
  • Pepco struggles to get Montgomery customers powered up Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 4:05AMAnn Domorad (at left) looks over the damage from a tree that fell across her yard and blocked West Montgomery Avenue after a violent storm blew through the region on Sunday.
  • Volatility of golf lured Tallon Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 4:05AMDale Tallon, the general manager of the Florida Panthers and the very first draft pick of the Vancouver Canucks, has had a lifelong love affair with golf.
  • Pepco struggles to get Montgomery customers powered up Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 4:01AMA fallen tree snapped a power pole and crushed cars at Cushing Drive near Waycross Way in Kensington after a violent storm blew through the region on Sunday, leaving downed trees and thousands of people without power. Utility crews are struggling to restore electricity to homes and businesses.
  • Wind whips county's power Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:58AMFour baby squirrels huddle in their nest in a tree Tuesday after crews from Lewis Tree Service of West Virginia, under contract with Pepco, found them while removing a fallen tree on Dennis Avenue in Silver Spring.
  • Upcounty residents share tales of the storm Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:54AMNancy Lee Cooper (right) helps Russell Bradshaw, both of Darnestown, remove branches from his yard. Bradshaw said he has more than 20 trees in his yard and only one was damaged in Sunday's storm.
  • Pepco struggles to get Montgomery customers powered up Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:54AMMontgomery County Police crossing guard Chris Dinsmore directs rush hour traffic Monday on Shady Grove Road after a violent storm blew through the region Sunday, downing trees, dimming traffic signals and leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power.
  • Steady Moles gets it done in playoff Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:52AMClayton Moles had his share of spectacular shots during his two rounds at the Junior City Championship, but the sophomore-to-be from Marshfield didn't need any of them during a sudden-death playoff Tuesday.
  • Tornadoes Confirmed Friday in MIch. Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 5:34AMThe National Weather Service says one tornado was confirmed during a series of severe thunderstorms that moved across the southern part of the state on Friday.
  • Chip Miller didn’t think he was the retiring sort Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 5:32AMCharles "Chip" Miller, the local horticultural agent for Kansas State Research and Extension, was in his office in the basement of the City-County Building when a nun walked in with a bug question.
  • Willoughby wins on last hole Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 5:31AMDown to the final hole, both Ryan Willoughby, from Sudbury, and Frank Kucher, from Sault Ste. Marie, had hole 18 to win the 63rd Idylwylde Invitational tournament.[...]
  • Storms Leave Behind Serious Damage In Md. Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 5:27AMSevere weather moved through Maryland Sunday afternoon, causing widespread damage and power outages throughout the state.
  • Power outages hit DC area after storms, 2 dead Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 5:18AMCrews were working Monday to restore electricity to thousands after powerful storms barreled through the nation's capital and downed power lines and countless trees, killing two people.
  • Power Outages Across Tri-State Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 5:14AMThousands of homes on Long Island and in the Bronx are without power after a fierce storm ripped through the area.
  • Hundreds of thousands still without power; Fast-moving storm kills two Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 5:14AMUtility crews worked through the night and into Monday morning to restore widespread power outages after one of the most violent and destructive thunderstorms in years ripped across the region, knocking down trees and power lines, starting fires, damaging houses, and causing at least two deaths. Business - Earth Sciences - United States - Meteorology - Atmospheric Sciences
  • Senator praises Smuggler beetle work during visit Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 5:07AMSen. Mark Udall praised a local pest eradication campaign when he visited the top of Aspen’s Smuggler Mountain on Saturday, surrounded by local dignitaries, trail work volunteers, and countless trees tacked with packets of bark pine beetle pheromones. read more
  • Mass power outages hit DC metro area after storms Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 5:07AMWASHINGTON — Massive power outages hit the nation's capital and surrounding areas Sunday night after powerful storms barreled through and downed power lines and countless trees, including one that fell on a minivan and killed a woman.
  • Bear takes off in car with sandwich Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 8:46AMA bear went for a little joyride in the town of Larkspur, Colorado Friday morning when it got into an unlocked car and knocked the gear into neutral, sending it down a hill and knocking over a few trees before coming to a full stop.
  • ENT: Trees chose their own mark - Humour by Heather McCabe Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 8:45AMTrees chose their own mark ZoomBookmarkSharePrintListenAs much as I miss my family back in Kiwiland, some days I thank my lucky stars I live in Canada.[...]
  • What's that hum? Cicadas sound their summer symphony Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 8:45AMHigh up in the trees, a strange summer symphony has started.
  • Our incessant motoring is a failure to face reality Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 8:43AMWhile in Louisiana last month reporting on the human and environmental effects of the Deepwater Horizon crude oil spill, my wife and I made a side trip to Cypremort Point in Vermilion Bay. The highway wound its way through marshes bordered by moss-draped live oak trees.