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Environmentalists Fighting a Proposed Highway that Would Bisect Maine

Critics Say Highway Could be a Trojan Horse for Moving Natural Gas or Tar Sands Oil

If you build it, they will come. That seems to be the logic behind a new proposal to build a highway connecting eastern seaports in Maine with major highways in northwestern Canada. Although the idea is by no means new, the approach,…
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by: Nicky Ouellet – June 19, 2012

Cities’ Trash Projected to Double by 2025

As Urbanization Increases So Does Amount of Garbage

Golfers out for a relaxed game at Park Ridge Golf Course in Palm Springs might be surprised to learn that they are teeing off on an old landfill. Underneath them and a thick blanket of sod rests the refuse of the city.…
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by: Nicky Ouellet – June 12, 2012

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