by Noor Wazwaz & Taylor Hall | Apr 29, 2010 | Environment, National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — Fighting climate change is a pressing national security issue, say seven retired generals and admirals who headed to Capitol Hill Thursday in an attempt to break the logjam on climate legislation. “America’s billion-dollar-a-day dependence on oil...
by Jeniece Pettitt | Apr 29, 2010 | Environment
Courtesy of iStockphoto.com WASHINGTON –The Food and Drug Administration is considering rules that would require food companies to display nutritional information on the front of packages and they are seeking your help. On Wednesday the FDA asked for comments...
by Jeniece Pettitt | Apr 22, 2010 | Environment, Topics
Jeniece Pettitt Tree-lined streets are safer and require less maintenance than barren roads, reports the Alliance for Community Trees. WASHINGTON — Cleaner water, better air quality, lower energy bills, safer streets and healthy communities. Achieving all of...
by Noor Wazwaz & Taylor Hall | Apr 22, 2010 | Environment, National Security
Lance Cpl. Kelly R. Chase/U.S. Marine Corps, Released Navy Secretary Mabus said transporting fuel and water by convoy is not only economically and environmentally costly, but also takes war-fighters away from their primary mission. WASHINGTON — The military...
by Justine Jablonska | Apr 22, 2010 | Environment
WASHINGTON – “Avatar” star Sigourney Weaver traveled to Brazil last week with the film’s director James Cameron, co-star Joel David Moore and an environmental group that’s working to halt the building of a hydroelectric dam in the Amazon. That group – and others – say...
by Noor Wazwaz & Taylor Hall | Apr 21, 2010 | Environment
The view from Braddock Heights is a popular touchstone for life-long Frederick Country residents when they consider the changes the area has undergone since the first Earth Day. “All you could see was barge traffic and church steeples,” recalled County Commissioner...
