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Review: 'Promised Land' begins well but never quite catches hold
"Promised Land" certainly sounds promising. It's got a strong cast and an intriguing premise that has the added bonus of real-world relevance. But, good intentions and good work aside, the film flounders before it reaches its conclusion. The film, which...
Tags: John Krasinski, Frances McDormand, Dave Eggers, Hal Holbrook, Entertainment
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Minnesota takes first step to adding moose to endangered list
In Minnesota, a culturally iconic animal is facing hard times. Concerned about diminishing numbers in the state's moose population, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources proposed this week that the animal be classified as a species of “...
Tags: Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Natural Resource Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure, Endangered Species
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Algerian military launches raid to rescue hostages
CAIRO -- The Algerian military on Thursday launched a raid to retake a natural gas complex from Islamic militants who seized the compound a day earlier and took scores of hostages, including Americans, Britons and Japanese. Conflicting reports of...
Tags: Algeria, BP Plc, Al Jazeera (tv network), Mali, United Kingdom
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No evidence of spilled fuel from grounded Alaska oil rig
An offshore drilling rig remained beached on a remote island in southern Alaska Tuesday, but authorities said there was as yet no evidence that it had leaked any of the more than 150,000 gallons of fuel and other petroleum products on board into the...
Tags: Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry, Endangered Species, Conservation
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At grounded Alaska oil rig, response crews on tense standby
Coast Guard emergency teams continue to wait and watch a grounded oil rig in southern Alaska on Wednesday morning for signs of leakage. Stormy weather is delaying efforts to get people onto the Kulluk rig to make a closer assessment. Meanwhile, a "full-...
Tags: Wildlife, Environmental Issues, World War I (1914-1918), Petroleum Industry, Endangered Species
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A breath of stale air from GOP
Mitt Romney, who opposed government subsidies for clean power and thought all energy production technologies should compete equally in the free market, did not win the election. That's the good news. The bad news is that his backward policies are still...
Tags: Global Warming, Renewable Energy, Tax Credits, U.S. Congress, Taxation
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Syria rebels clash with state forces, reportedly attack pipeline
As a devastating year in Syria drew to a close, armed rebels and government forces continued to battle over the bloodied country, state media and opposition activists reported Monday. Government forces have seized weapons and killed and arrested “...
Tags: Human Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad, Rebellions, National Government
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Matt Damon and John Krasinski's zigzag path to 'Promised Land'
In the 15 years since Matt Damon and Ben Affleck won the Academy Award for their "Good Will Hunting" screenplay, Damon has worked with some of Hollywood's best directors, become a humanitarian in Africa and even parodied himself with the help of Kevin...
Tags: John Krasinski, Cameron Crowe, Jodie Foster, Elysium (movie), Entertainment
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Human population underlies threats to coral survival
After three years of analysis, a team of federal scientists has come up with a list of the greatest threats to the survival of reef-building corals. And it has ranked the proximate threats, weighing into decades of scientific debate over the biggest...
Tags: Wildlife, Natural Resource Industry, National Marine Fisheries Service , Endangered Species, Population
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Stock markets in Europe and Canada edge higher
Stock and bond markets in the U.S. were closed Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, but trading took place in the rest of the world. European stocks rose while German bonds declined as European finance ministers met for the first time this...
Tags: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., European Debt Crisis, Martin Luther King Jr., Japan, Finance
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Minnesota is missing its moose
Fly over northeastern Minnesota with "Sky Dan" and you'd see a moose. One time, he spotted 15 of them during an hour flight. The pilot was so confident, he even offered those on his aerial tours a money-back guarantee. "If you didn't see a moose, you...
Tags: Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Natural Resource Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure, Ecosystems
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Letters: Fracking in California
Re "Shale drilling rules are outlined," Dec. 19 The astonishingly weak fracking regulations proposed by our state government would do far more to protect oil company secrets than California's environment. That's especially disturbing because people...Tags: Jerry Brown, Environmental Issues, Health, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Pollution
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