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Washington county backs off plan to limit building in mudslide zones
2014-05-07 02:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Washington state county where a mudslide killed dozens of people in March has backed off a plan to temporarily ban home building in landslide-prone areas because of fears it would unduly dampen development, county officials said on Tuesday. A proposed six-month ban was originally put forward by Snohomish County Council Chairman Dave Somers after the mudslide near the small community of Oso in which a rain-soaked hillside collapsed, destroying dozens of homes, wiping out a state highway and clogging...
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Washington Mills: How Pure is Your Mullite?
2014-05-06 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Washington Mills Mullite: Purity is our Priority<br /> <br /> Not every mullite is the same and purity levels can vary from one supplier to another. You may or may not know that the fused mullite Washington Mills produces is a higher purity mullite than what most other suppliers manufacture. Other mullites can contain cristobalite and a glass phase. They can also contain titania, iron, alumina, silica and free silica. Washington Mills fused mullite is 99% mullite and 1% alumina. This high ...This story is related to the following:Materials and Material ProcessingSearch for suppliers of: Mullite
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Fukushima-Style Nuclear Power Plant in Washington Is Seismic Timebomb
2014-05-05 19:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The landscape of eastern Washington State is deceptively tranquil: a pastiche of vineyards, farms, scrub grass, ridges and windmills. But what appears peaceful and settled in the moment has proven restive and violent over geologic time. Beneath the glacial trough of the Puget Lowland, and extending east through the Cascades to the Columbia Basin, lies a hidden landscape of geomorphic rubble--broken basalt, vast shards of continental rock, volcanic ash and layers of ancient sediment. Like a picnic...
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What Happen When Washington State Attempts Major Climate Action?
2014-05-02 14:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Clean Technica: If climate hawk Governor Jay Inslee gets his way, Washington State may have just taken the next major step toward America`s clean energy and low-carbon future. Citing already-apparent climate change impacts to his states economy and environment, Inslee last week signed an executive order designed to cut fossil fuel emissions and boost renewable energy. Inslees ambitious plan includes creating a carbon market, quitting coal power, and setting low-carbon transportation fuel standards. While major...
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Washington Borough business brings the taste of America to consumers worldwide
2014-05-02 02:18:47| Beverages - Topix.net
WASHINGTON BORO - Calling himself a "concierge to the international shopper," Mansfield resident Lee Burrows offers a truly American experience to customers worldwide through everyday products like candy, soda and cereal.
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