Climate, energy news roundup: Stories of interest on the environmental front
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A new study by legendary climate scientist James Hansen and his colleagues has found that global warming is accelerating faster than anticipated.
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The White House goes rogue: Secret surveillance program breaks all the laws
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The government wants us to believe that we have nothing to fear from its mass spying programs as long as we’ve done nothing wrong.
Report: Reduced pollution contributes to Chesapeake Bay’s smallest dead zone
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The Chesapeake Bay’s 2023 dead zone was the smallest recorded since monitoring began in 1985 thanks to below-average rainfall.
Tom Wopat to perform Christmas concert Dec. 16-17 at Cooter’s Place in Luray
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Dukes of Hazzard star Tom Wopat is performing Christmas shows in December in Wisconsin, Missouri and Virginia.
ASTRO Act would award funding to spaceports, protect American space exploration
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The ASTRO Act would award funding to spaceports with proven track records of launches, protecting and promoting America’s space exploration.
Survey: How are Virginia city council members protecting LGBTQ+ residents?
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Virginia fared well in a survey of LGBTQ+ equality in the areas of municipal policies, laws and services.
Harrisonburg: Berry family among those recognized by governor for volunteerism
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The Berry family of Harrisonburg was a recipient of the 2023 Governor’s Volunteerism and Community Service annual awards.
Bon Appetit! New exhibit to spotlight chef and TV personality Julia Child
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The Virginia Museum of History & Culture in Richmond is preparing to serve up a new exhibition that will explore the life and legacy of Julia Child.
Lawrence Wittner: Billionaires in China, U.S. have much in common
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In recent decades, a growing similarity has developed between the Chinese and U.S. economic systems. Despite the Chinese Communist Party’s talk of “socialism,” the rapidly-expanding Chinese economy has become increasingly capitalist.
TikTok does for Osama bin Laden what 9/11, his ‘Letter to America’ couldn’t do
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TikTok wants you to believe that it doesn’t juice its algorithms. It’s just coincidence that a relative handful of videos promoting Osama bin Laden’s 2002 “Letter to America” got tens of million views last week.
