News from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
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– Remarks by the president after meeting with energy CEOs – H1N1 preparedness summit set – Statement from the President on the 45th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act
Search Results for water
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Earth Talk | ‘Clean’ coal?
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Dear EarthTalk: As I understand it, “clean” coal really isn’t—yet the Bush Administration gushed strongly for it. What is Obama’s take on it? – John Zippert, Eutaw, Ala. Barack Obama and George W. Bush differ in many ways, but both have embraced so-called “clean coal” for providing an ongoing supply of cheap and readily available…
In the News
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– State News: Second Virginia swine-flu death reported – Local News: Work continuing on I–81 interchange in Harrisonburg – State News: Grants for Virginians with disabilities
White House Report | Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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– Bill signings – Robert Gibbs’ Tuesday press briefing – President talks on community solutions agenda – Town-hall meeting on health care in Virginia on Wednesday
In the News
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– Local News: Street closing in Harrisonburg – Capitol Hill: Webb, Warner announce health-center grants – Local News: Wintergreen placing land into preservation – Local News: BC alum honored for Christian service
Presidential Library announces honorary chair, new trustees
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The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Foundation today announced that its Board of Trustees has appointed Peter F. deVaux as Honorary Chair of the Foundation, the third person so honored in the 71 year history of the Foundation. The Foundation also announced the election of Stephan W. Milo of Staunton, Virginia; Haskell Rhett of Afton, Virginia;…
Plan ahead for summer-fun safety
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As the weather gets warmer many people venture outdoors to take advantage of all the opportunities offered by Virginia’s State Parks, the George Washington & Jefferson National Forests and many sites run by the National Park Service like Shenandoah National Park.
Earth Talk | Sunspots, solar wind and oil shale
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Dear EarthTalk: Don’t some scientists point to sunspots and solar wind as having more impact on climate change than human industrial activity? – David Noss, California, Md. Sunspots are storms on the sun’s surface that are marked by intense magnetic activity and play host to solar flares and hot gassy ejections from the sun’s corona….
New website touts locally-produced wood products
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The Shenandoah Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council’s Forestry Committee announces a new “Local Woods” web-based directory that features locally-produced wood products, public parks and forests in the Shenandoah Valley, and sources of local forestry assistance for private woodland owners.
Earth Talk | The power of solar
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Dear EarthTalk: I know of solar power systems that people can put on their roofs to generate electricity or heat water. Are there systems that serve whole neighborhoods? – Lee Helscel, via e-mail Collective bargaining is a good strategy when looking to get the best price on a given product or service. Solar power is…
