Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Stimulus Helped Equip Climate Research Facilities--In Maldives, India and Australia | CNSnews.com

Stimulus Helped Equip Climate Research Facilities--In Maldives, India and Australia | CNSnews.com: "The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced last week that it has used $60 million of the $1.2 billion given to the agency in economic stimulus funds for purchasing “advanced-technology research instruments” to study climate change."

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Earthquake Reminds of Need for Improved Homeland Security

Earthquake Reminds of Need for Improved Homeland Security: Yesterday at 1:51 p.m. Eastern Time, a 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck near a small town outside Washington, D.C., the strongest such tremor in 67 years. The geological event, which affected the eastern third of the United States, sent thousands of workers in our nation’s capital (and in New York City) scurrying into the streets waiting for news of what to do next.