California faces battle in getting more federal fire funding
Even though the state represents 12% of the nation's population, last year it got only 5% of the U.S. dollars available for firefighting. Rural-state departments often seem to get preferenc...
Los Angeles Times,
Fri Dec 04 21:49:02 PST 2009
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California pays IOU to state
CARSON CITY -- The state of California still owes the Nevada Division of Forestry $566,983 for helping fight its fires, but has paid off its $33,383.01 IOU.
Las Vegas Review-Journal,
Sat Dec 05 02:08:53 PST 2009
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New Forest Fire Detection System Prototype Installed At Lake Tahoe
University of Nevada, Reno, scientists working with SONY and Forest Guard on new systemGraham Kent, Nevada Seismological Laboratory director at the University of Nevada, Reno is leading the...
redOrbit,
Mon Dec 07 08:16:41 PST 2009
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USA Today,
Mon Dec 07 21:32:05 PST 2009
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Pacific Council Task Force to Advise State on Climate Adaptation
SACRAMENTO, Calif.----Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California announced today that the Pacific Council
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance,
Mon Dec 07 21:37:00 PST 2009
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NASA to launch sky-mapping spacecraft
NASA's latest space telescope will scan the sky in search of never-before-seen asteroids, comets, stars and galaxies, with one of its main tasks to catalog objects posing a danger to Earth....
AP via Yahoo! News,
Sun Dec 06 11:24:43 PST 2009
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Assembly Democrats go public with battle over next speaker
A caucus feud erupts over who will replace Karen Bass. Usually such fights are avoided or are handled in secrecy. As the California Assembly closes in on naming a new leader, the question i...
Los Angeles Times,
Sun Dec 06 21:33:51 PST 2009
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New forest fire detection system prototype installed at Lake Tahoe
Graham Kent, Nevada Seismological Laboratory director at the University of Nevada, Reno is leading the installation, testing and maintenance of a novel way to monitor forests fires and othe...
PhysOrg,
Mon Dec 07 06:32:27 PST 2009
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California faces up to year-round forest fires
The past year has seen some of the most devastating wildfires in California since records began.
BBC News,
Wed Dec 02 02:21:20 PST 2009
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Heavy rain, winds expected to slam Inland area
A major storm is expected to dump up to 4 inches of rain in the Inland area today, bringing with it high winds and the threat of mudslides and flooding in areas scorched by recent fires, th...
The Press-Enterprise,
Sun Dec 06 22:38:44 PST 2009
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Experience shows spay-neuter laws do work
Mandatory pet-sterilization laws do work to combat pet overpopulation, although it may take a few years, according to officials in other California counties that have implemented such progr...
The Santa Ynez Valley News,
Mon Dec 07 07:21:59 PST 2009
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Riskier inmates may serve in fire camps
OAK GLEN - A quick look at Pomona native Adam Salas reveals a quirky smile peering out from under a helmet as he and the rest of a firefighting crew inspect their chainsaws at the Oak Glen ...
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin,
Tue Dec 08 01:32:37 PST 2009
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Virgin Galactic unveils SpaceShipTwo, the world's first manned commercial spaceshi...
Virgin Founder, Sir Richard Branson and SpaceshipOne (SS1) designer, Burt Rutan, today reveal SS2 to the public for the first time since construction of the world's first manned commercial ...
SpaceRef,
Mon Dec 07 20:33:43 PST 2009
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Valley gets inch of rain; more in store later in week
About an inch of rain fell on the Inland Valley on Monday, and another storm is likely to arrive Thursday.
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin,
Mon Dec 07 23:47:39 PST 2009
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Riskier inmates may serve in fire camps
OAK GLEN - A quick look at Pomona native Adam Salas reveals a quirky smile peering out from under a helmet as he and the rest of a firefighting crew inspect their chainsaws at the Oak Glen ...
San Bernardino Sun,
Mon Dec 07 22:26:43 PST 2009
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Atlanta City Councilwoman Mary Norwood said she'll request a recount Monday of Tuesday's mayoral election. She lost by 715 votes.
USA Today,
Sun Dec 06 21:59:06 PST 2009
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Contra Costa Times,
Mon Dec 07 17:30:53 PST 2009
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BEIRUT, Lebanon - On a day of angry street clashes, thousands of people rallied against the government Monday at universities across Iran, defying a wide-ranging advance effort to suppress ...
Worcester Telegram & Gazette,
Tue Dec 08 01:45:26 PST 2009
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NASA to launch sky-mapping spacecraft
(AP) -- NASA's latest space telescope will scan the sky in search of never-before-seen asteroids, comets, stars and galaxies, with one of its main tasks to catalog objects posing a danger t...
PhysOrg,
Sun Dec 06 13:32:08 PST 2009
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