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Report shows mid-Atlantic has high potential for wind energy

The breezes blowing across the shallow waters of the mid-Atlantic coast, including North Carolina, hold some of the nation's highest potential for harvesting wind energy, a new federal report says.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (13) | comments 2

5 US urban counties lead 'Terror Hot Spots' list, but rural areas not exempt

Nearly a third of all terrorist attacks from 1970 to 2008 occurred in just five metropolitan U.S. counties, but events continue to occur in rural areas, spurred on by domestic actors, according to a report published today ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study confirms prostate cancer is treated differently at county vs. private hospitals

Researchers at Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego and colleagues have found that prostate cancer treatments varied significantly between county hospitals and private providers. Patients treated ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 25, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Debunking fears: Latino growth does not boost crime

Rural industries, such as meat-packing and textile manufacturing, create job opportunities that have brought significant numbers of Latino workers and their families to small- and medium-sized towns. This influx of Latino ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Swine flu cases up to 7; officials expand probe (Update)

(AP) -- Health officials are investigating a never-before-seen form of the flu that combines pig, bird and human viruses and which has infected seven people in California and Texas. All the victims recovered, but the cases ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Guide offers smart growth help for coastal and waterfront planners and developers

NOAA, along with the Environmental Protection Agency, the International City/County Management Association and Rhode Island Sea Grant, has released a guide to bring smart growth to coastal and waterfront communities.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers find heroin, cocaine top drug treatment admissions in King County; prescription-type opiates cause most deat

A community workgroup led by UW research scientist Caleb Banta-Green, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, unveiled today the King County 2008 annual drug trends report. Heroin and cocaine led the list of county drug treatment ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lawsuit by a father in Indiana targets polluters

(AP) -- Ron Kurth, who grew up in Gary and worked in the steel mills, raised his family in the region near the outskirts of Chicago. He always wondered about the smoke and smog that overcast the Lake Michigan shoreline.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Florida lawmakers seek to streamline environmental, growth regulations

Two lobbying heavyweights will square off over the Florida's controversial Big Sugar land buy, but another battle in the legislative session opening Tuesday could have broader impacts. Call it jobs vs. environment.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1