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Oil Drilling May Help Biomedical Research (Science - The Post Chronicle)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:59:59 GMT

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service says it has identified three marine organisms that may be useful in biomedical research. ...

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DILG calls for the reorganization of BPOs nationwide (Positive News Media)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:54:04 GMT

MANILA, July 3 (PNA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has called for the reorganization of barangay peace and order committees (BPOCs) nationwide to strengthen its campaign against criminality and ensure public safety.

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Wild horse and burro adoption (YDR Pets)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:18:05 GMT

A wild horse and burro adoption, sponsored by U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Wild Horse and Burro Program, will be July 11 to 13 at Red Man Ranch & Arena, 359 Strawberry Road, New Freedom. Preview will be 1 to 5 p.m. July 11; adoption 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 12 (oral bid adoptions starts at 9:30 a.m. First come, first served. Sunday adoption 8 a.m. to noon...

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Daniel Smith still in RP, DILG assures victim's supporters (ABS CBN)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:49:20 GMT

Daniel Smith is still in the country. This was what a Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) official on Thursday assured supporters of rape victim "Nicole" that the convicted rapist has not left the country for the United States.

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Pro-Con: Was the federal government right to list the polar bear as threatened? NO (News: Opinion -- KansasCity.com)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:46:00 GMT

The Department of the Interior has listed the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, despite lack of a sound scientific basis and potentially enormous consequences for the U.S. economy. Listing the polar bear has long been a goal of global warming activists who claim that a warmer world will shrink the bears' habitat.

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Kempthorne: Interior Reduced Wildfire Threat on 10 Million Acres, Prepared for 2008 Fire Season (Docuticker)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:27:08 GMT

Kempthorne: Interior Reduced Wildfire Threat on 10 Million Acres, Prepared for 2008 Fire Season Source: U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced today that the Department has reduced the threat of wildfire through hazardous fuels treatments on more than 10 million acres of land, especially in critical areas near towns and [...]

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Mexican Smugglers Make US Lands Unsafe (Jesus is Lord, A Worshipping Christ)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:25:32 GMT

Are we going to secure our borders anytime soon? (CNSNews.com) - Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has said that drug traffickers sneaking into the United States from Mexico through U.S. lands administered by his department have made some of those lands unsafe for American families. As reported by Cybercast News Service last month, the State Department similarly issued [...]

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Surge in Uranium Mining Claims Spurs Concern for Drinking Water Safety (YubaNet.com)

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:25:44 GMT

In response to the threat that surging mining claims along the Colorado pose to drinking water in Las Vegas, the General Manager for the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), Patricia Mulroy, sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne requesting that "Interior carefully evaluate the implications for water quality in the Colorado River before authorizing [hardrock] mining operations...

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Technology Weekly Channel Highlights (Page 3.14)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:10:51 GMT

In this post: the large version of the Technology channel photo, comments from readers, and the best posts of the week! Edison mimeograph and electric pen. From the Edison National Historic Site, courtesy of the U.S. Department of the Interior Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post...

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The Future of Oil Drilling (Glick Report)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:53:13 GMT

This morning on Money for Breakfast in any exclusive interview I talked to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of The Interior, Dirk Kempthorne about the future of drilling for oil on the continental shelf. We talked about the responsibilities of the Department of Interior and why he believes drilling for more oil is safe, [...]

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Bodie State Park- The ghost town of California (Yokway)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:26:06 GMT

Bodie, California is a ghost town east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Mono County, California, United States, about 75 miles (120 km) southeast of Lake Tahoe. As Bodie Historic District, the U.S. Department of the Interior recognizes it as a National Historic Landmark. The ghost town has been administered by California State Parks since becoming a state historic park in 1962....

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Colorado's share of Interior money increases to $17.6M (The Denver Business Journal)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:53:49 GMT

Colorado will receive $17.6 million from the Department of the Interior for lost tax revenue on federal lands.

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Dana Corporation Agrees to Pay $125 Million Allowed Claim in Bankruptcy to Settle Environmental Liabilities at Six Toxic Waste Sites (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:38:59 GMT

NEW YORK, June 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States has settled environmental claims of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Commerce, and the Department of the Interior, brought against chapter 11 debto...

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Dana agrees to settle toxic waste claims for $125.7 mln (Market Watch)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:54:13 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Dana Holding Corp. agreed to settle environmental liabilities at six toxic waste sites for $125.7 million, the Department of Justice said late Tuesday. The Environmental Protection Agency, the Commerce Department, and the Department of the Interior had brought charges against Dana -- which recently emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection...

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(Update) Govt OKs P500,000 bounty for TV crew's kidnappers (ABS CBN)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:49:04 GMT

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Govt OKs P500,000 bounty for TV crew's kidnappers (ABS CBN)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:11:16 GMT

The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Monday approved the recommendation to put up a P500,000-bounty each for the alleged kidnappers of ABS-CBN broadcast journalist Ces Drilon, cameraman Jimmy Encarnacion and university professor Octavio Dinampo. The Philippine National Police identified two of the suspects as Sulayman Patta alias Amah Ma'as and Abu Haris and Walid alias...

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DILG seeks help in setting up database of groups engaged in money laundering activities (Positive News Media)

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:36:22 GMT

MANILA, June 16 (PNA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Saturday said it is calling on local chief executives nationwide to help set up a database of non-government organizations (NGOs) and non-profit groups engaged in lending and microfinancing activities in compliance with the provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering Act.

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U.S. Leader Lauds L.B. Water Project (Red Orbit )

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:00:16 GMT

By Brenda Duran LONG BEACH - Water conservation and energy shortages have taken center stage on a national level and will remain a priority, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne said Friday at the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce National Luncheon Series.

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$228 Million Paid to County Governments as Compensation for Lost Taxes on Federal Lands (Docuticker)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:09:37 GMT

$228 Million Paid to County Governments as Compensation for Lost Taxes on Federal Lands Source: U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced today that local governments with tax-exempt federal land in their jurisdictions will receive $228.5 million this year in compensation for forgone tax revenue. Under the federal Payments in [...]

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US Democrats Oppose Offshore Oil and Gas (China Confidential)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:50:00 GMT

Dateline USA .... America's anti-energy development Democratic Party opposes offshore drilling and exploration for oil and gas. The US Department of the Interior reports that offshore areas are estimated to contain significant quantities of resources in yet-to-be-discovered fields. Estimates of oil and gas resources in undiscovered fields total 86 billion barrels of oil and 420 trillion...

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