By Black, George Chile's booming, energy-hungry economy threatens one of the wildest, most beautiful places on earth. A global parable I'm drenched beyond imagining.
In 1999, HEATHER Stewart - whose husband, Al, owns Stewart's Brewing Co. in Bear, Del. - came home from the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, raving about Alaskan Smoked Porter.
As I wolfed down a generous bowl of buffalo chili at the Sunrise Cafe on the outskirts of Cooper Landing, Alaska, a smile of contentment crossed my face. I was thinking of how we had managed to do exactly what we’d set our minds to on this trip to Alaska, despite the unseasonable rainfall.
Several days ago, the "Maria S. Merian" returned from her second Arctic expedition with data confirming trends of Arctic warming. "Compared to last summer, the water that flows from the Norwegian Sea to the Arctic has been an average 0.8 degrees Celsius warmer this summer," says expedition leader Dr Ursula Schauer of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Wildlife habitat is literally melting away in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, according a new report released by Defenders of Wildlife.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to a record yesterday, eclipsing its 2000 high, as a two-month descent in oil prices accelerated and improved the outlook for consumer spending.
Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to a record, eclipsing its 2000 high, as a two-month descent in oil prices accelerated and improved the outlook for consumer spending.
Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose for the first time in three days, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to an intraday record, after a decline in oil to a seven-month low heightened expectations that consumer spending will increase.
