Tag: california
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Japan’s ‘Toxic’ Monster Creeping Towards USA
from foxnews.com: An enormous debris field is creeping toward the U.S. in the wake of the massive earthquake and tsunami that shook Japan in 2011, killing nearly 16,000 people and launching 1.5 million tons of floating objects into the sea. That most concentrated part of the junk field is easily broader than Texas and centered…
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California City Sues Sriracha Factory Over Stench
from bbc.co.uk: A California city has sued the maker of Sriracha hot sauce saying the factory’s smell makes the area uninhabitable. The city of Irwindale has asked a judge to prevent Huy Fong Foods from making the spicy condiment until the factory submits plan to reduce the smell. Huy Fong representatives have said they are…
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Fuku-what?: Climate Change Pact Signed By California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia
from mercurynews.com: Saying that the West Coast must lead the way in battling climate change, the governors of California, Oregon and Washington, along with a representative of the premier of British Columbia, signed an agreement Monday committing the Canadian province and the three states to coordinate global-warming policies. Each state and the Canadian province promised…
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Why Do Kids Kill? Latest School Murders Revive Questions
#Massachusettes killing in same town as Salem witch trials from csmonitor.com: The headlines this week have been unavoidable: •In Massachusetts, 14-year-old Philip Chism sits in jail, charged with murdering Danvers High School teacher Colleen Ritzer and awaiting a grand jury decision about whether he should be tried as an adult. •In Nevada, a 12-year-old boy…
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Man recalls eating squirrels to survive alone in California forest
from latimes.com: A day after he was carried out of the Mendocino National Forest — having survived nearly three weeks on his own — 72-year-old Gene Penaflor described how “it all went dead” after falling down a canyon. He had separated from his deer hunting partner deep in the forest on Sept. 24 when he accidently…
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Video: Morgan Spurlock’s ‘Inside Man’ On Medical Marijuana
from CNN.com: The premiere episode presents an inside look into the medical marijuana industry as Morgan Spurlock works in a medical marijuana dispensary in California.
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Female inmates sterilized in California prisons without approval
from sacbee.com: Doctors under contract with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation sterilized nearly 150 female inmates from 2006 to 2010 without required state approvals, the Center for Investigative Reporting has found. At least 148 women received tubal ligations in violation of prison rules during those five years – and there are perhaps 100…
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Fukushima Meltdown Correlates to Hypothyroidism In American Infants
Children born in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington were 28 percent more likely to suffer from congenital hypothyroidism.
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Urban Farm generates 6,000 lbs of food on 1/10th acre
from therealfoodchannel.com: Over 6,000 pounds of food per year, on 1/10 acre located just 15 minutes from downtown Los Angeles. The Dervaes family grows over 400 species of plants, 4,300 pounds of vegetable food, 900 chicken and 1,000 duck eggs, 25 lbs of honey, plus seasonal fruits throughout the year. From 1/10th of an acre,…





