Posts Tagged Environment and nature

NM concerned about Valles Caldera legislation

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The head of the New Mexico Game and Fish Department and members of the state Game Commission don’t like the idea of turning over management of the Valles Caldera National Preserve to the National Park Service.

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1,300 runners set to take on Mount Washington

PINKHAM NOTCH, N.H. (AP) — About 1,300 runners will make their way up the steep grade of the Mount Washington Auto Road in pursuit of first place, breaking records and personal bests.

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2 found dead in area burned by Colo. wildfire

Evacuess and fire officials listen to a news briefing on the Black Forest Fire in Colorado Springs, Colo., Friday, June 14, 2013. Little more than 36 hours after it started in the Black Forest area northeast of Colorado Springs, the blaze surpassed last June's Waldo Canyon fire as the most destructive in state history. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Authorities lifted evacuations in a wide swath of terrain outside Colorado Springs on Friday as they said a surprise rain shower helped them expand containment of a wildfire that has destroyed more than 400 homes.

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Whey from NY’s Greek yogurt used to produce power

In this Jan. 13, 2012 photo, a worker moves fruit storage tanks at the Chobani Greek Yogurt plant in South Edmeston, N.Y. Whey, a byproduct of Greek yogurt production, is in some places being used to generate power. One New York state wastewater plant collects whey and combines it with anaerobic bacteria. The result is methane gas, a combustible fuel used to generate electricity.  (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Greek yogurt boom in New York is being harnessed to make electricity.

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New regional bank aims to grow Appalachian economy

In this Wednesday June 12, 2013 photo provided by Highlands Diversified Services, Michael Hurley, owner of Highlands Diversified Services, poses for a photo at his office in London Ky. Highlands Diversified Services has 260 employees, about 80 more than two years ago, and the company is cranking out 2 million satellite dishes a year.  (AP Photo/Highlands Diversified Services)

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Mike Hurley had a great opportunity: He could multiply sales and staff by converting his metal-stamping business from one that made brackets for the automotive industry into a top-tier supplier of satellite dishes to DirecTV.

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