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Low-Energy Fridays: 250 Years of American Energy
11+ hour, 24+ min ago (295+ words) This weekend, the United States of America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. And if you're like me, that can only mean one thing: You've been spending most of your free time contemplating how much America's energy…...
Protecting the Mohican River starts at your home
12+ hour, 26+ min ago (109+ words) Ashland Times-Gazette Have you ever watched a raindrop hit your windshield and wondered where it ends up? Probably not. Most of us are more concerned with whether we remembered to roll up the car windows or if the dog made…...
'Undo it or risk. ..': UN rebukes Pakistan over work at Taxila heritage site
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (288+ words) The United Nations has pulled up Pakistan over conservation work at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Taxila, warning that the country must reverse what it described as "reconstructions" at two ancient sites or risk losing the site's coveted heritage…...
'Undo it or risk. ..': UN rebukes Pakistan over work at Taxila heritage site- Moneycontrol. com
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (314+ words) The United Nations has pulled up Pakistan over conservation work at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Taxila, warning that the country must reverse what it described as "reconstructions" at two ancient sites or risk losing the site's coveted heritage…...
Koch: Deep past: Michigan's Upper Peninsula site of historic mines, massacre
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (151+ words) Rail carts with boxes attached to their frames were used to bring copper and waste rock up to the surface. Ruins of the copper mine buildings are now softened by the white birch growing within their foundations. Dim electric lights…...
America 250th: Celebrating the beauty and connection of the Clark Fork River
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (817+ words) MISSOULA, Mont. - For countless generations, the water that flows through Missoula, Montana has been the lifeblood. The Native Americans have traveled up and down these waters for millennia. Countless poets and authors have tried to capture its spiritual essence. Even…...
George Cooley: Changing with the times from mines to flour mills and autos
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (367+ words) At the age of 30, in 1878, George once again felt the need for change so he moved his wife of two years to Twin Grove Township in Jasper County. He obtained some land but leased it out as farming was not…...
Gleaning the Past: Enduring legacies of Victoria's goldrushes - Thu 2 July - 102 Stawell Street South, Eureka
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (126+ words) The Courier | Ballarat, VIC On the cusp of the 175th anniversary of the discovery of gold in Victoria, Professor Keir Reeves will reexamine the long-term social, economic and environmental impacts of gold on the development of nineteenth-century Victoria. Professor Keir Reeves…...
Information Panel: Restraining the River (U. S. National Park Service)
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (36+ words) Information Panel: Restraining the River National Park Service (. gov) Official websites use. gov Secure. gov websites use HTTPS NPS / Laurel Brodsky Anatomy of a Modern Seawall (Diagram) National Mall and Memorial Parks You Might Also Like...
Projects breathing new life into former Ayrshire mining communities
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (796+ words) The elected members visit the Ochiltree Community Hub, which served as the epicentre for several projects(Image: East Ayrshire Council) Members of East Ayrshire Council's Cabinet took an extensive tour of areas of Cumnock and Doon Valley following the conclusion…...