This Fourth of July help save bald eagles in Washington, D.C. The Examiner Comment RSS Email Print | Bald Eagle photographed by author on the Wisconsin River | | This Fourth of July do something to help the bald eagle, our nation’s symbol, which is threatened in Washington, D.C. A pair of bald eagles has nested 1.5 miles from the capitol ever sinc...
The man who fell to earth The Guardian | Forty years ago Buzz Aldrin became the second man to walk on the moon. He was there for two and a half hours, but the breakdown which followed lasted a decade. He tells Stephen Moss how he has finally managed to fill the space left by space | May 1969, Space Center, Houston, Texas. Apollo 11 astro...
Earth tremors alarm world leaders on eve of L'Aquila summit The Independent | The G8 summit in the Italian earthquake-struck city of L'Aquila this week risks being overshadowed by fears that another disaster could hit the area during the meeting of world leaders. | An elaborate evacuation plan involving presidential and prim...
Ox-Tales: Earth, Air, Fire and Water, various authors The Independent | To raise money for its charities and celebrate the impending world domination of its second-hand bookshops, it seems appropriate that Oxfam has published this collection of four books of short stories. Not because they draw attention to Oxfam's goo...
Costa Rica deemed happiest place on Earth The Examiner Comment RSS Email Print | | Recently, the second annual Happy Planet Index (HPI) named Costa Rica the happiest place on earth. Instead of using indicators like the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the HPI looks at three areas to arrive at ...
First space-to-earth solar power station targeted for Oct. 2010 The Examiner Comment RSS Email Print | Sir Charles Shults of Xenotech Research describes their current projects, including assisting deployment of an orbital solar power station; ramping up for manufacturing of an affordable, modular 500W Solar Pod for purchase w...
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NASA's LRO Spacecraft Sends First Lunar Images to Earth The Examiner Distributed by Press Release EMAIL ARTICLE PRINT ARTICLE | GREENBELT, Md. (Map) - GREENBELT, Md., July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has...
Why the next man on the moon wil be Chinese The Guardian | President Nixon laughs with Apollo 11 astronauts, left to right, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin, through the window of the Mobile Quarantine Facility aboard the...
Crop Circle depicts solar eruptions hitting Earth on July 7 The Examiner 6 comments RSS Email Print | Credit to Russell Stannard Copyright 2009. Crop Circle Connector | A crop circle has appeared that researchers interpret to be a message that the Sun is about to emit five Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) that will hit the E...
Earth Independence Day? The Examiner Comment RSS Email Print | Buzz Aldrin on the Moon. Credit: NASAJuly 1: the 142nd Canada DayJuly 4: the 233rd US Independence DayJuly 20th: ?? | For most North Americans, July 20th will pass with a few yawns and some distant memories of fireworks and ...
Michael Jackson's Earth Song and Heal the World videos show an evolving eco-conscience The Examiner Comment RSS Email Print | ul').tabs('select',0);"> Amy Lou has been added to your favorite examiners View my favorite Examiners ul').tabs('select',0);"> More About: Rants and raves Articles from other Examiners: | Shredded and fringed fashion from An...
People want new programs but remain wary of big government' Kansas City Star More News | Whether it's over health care, climate change or most other big Washington battles this year, Congress keeps debating the same underlying issue: Is the federal government getting too big and intrusive? | The subject bitterly divides Republicans from Democrats, and the public's mood seems ambivalent. Polls show that public majorities thi...
Give your feet tender loving care The Examiner Comment RSS Email Print | | | It is not just in the sandal wearing summer that we should practice good foot care, but it is a good time of the year to start a routine. It really doesn’t take a lot to turn the living room or bedroom into a little spa. It will not only soothe the feet, but sooth and restore the whole person inside...
