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BP must pay Clean Water Act fines for gulf oil disaster, appeals court says
2014-06-05 05:55:25| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The owners of the blown-out Macondo well may not avoid federal fines for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil disaster by blaming another company's failed equipment, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.
Fukushima Disaster Still Global Nightmare
2014-06-03 15:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The corporate media silence on Fukushima has been deafening even though the melted-down nuclear power plants seaborne radiation is now washing up on American beaches. Ever more radioactive water continues to pour into the Pacific. At least three extremely volatile fuel assemblies are stuck high in the air at Unit 4. Three years after the March 11, 2011, disaster, nobody knows exactly where the melted cores from Units 1, 2 and 3 might be. Amid a dicey cleanup infiltrated by organized crime,...
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06.18: Denali's Howl: The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak
2014-06-01 16:38:06| Powells Books Events Calendar
Denali's Howl (Dutton) is the white-knuckle account of one of the most deadly climbing disasters of all time. In 1967, 12 young men attempted to climb Alaska's Mount McKinley, but only five survived. Journalist Andy Hall, son of the park superintendent at the time, spent years tracking down survivors, lost documents, and other materials — revealing the full story for the first time.
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Cities take another look at rail disaster response plans
2014-05-27 23:29:44| Railroads - Topix.net
Under a recently enacted state law, railroads will help train firefighters and police officers on how to respond to hazardous materials spills.
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API Technologies' Microwave System Enhances Receiver Range And Performance Of Fast-Deployable Air Traffic Control Platform: Leverages Award-Winning Microwave Products To Aid In International Disaster Response
2014-05-27 11:56:01| rfglobalnet Home Page
API Technologies Corp. ("API" or the "Company"), a leading provider of high performance RF/microwave, power, and security solutions for critical and high-reliability applications, has received a strategic microwave systems order for a fast-deployable Air Traffic Control (ATC) platform used for global military missions, including humanitarian aid and disaster response.
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