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Ogallala (United States)

Type: City

Name: Ogallala (United States)

Country: United States

Latitude: 41.127998

Longitude: -101.720001

population: 4,585

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Barack Obama

Former V.P. Gore to President Obama Veto Keystone XL atrocity

Barack Obama to follow British Columbia's example and veto the Keystone XL oil pipeline project. Gore called the tar sands pipeline that would transport crude oil from Canada to refineries in the U.S. Southwest "an atrocity," London's The Guardian reported ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Keystone XL Pipeline, Barack Obama, Ogallala (United States), Aquifer, Oil Sands

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

Rick Perry

Area opinons: Accept deal for Medicaid expansion

Accept deal for Medicaid expansionIf Arizona can accept Medicaid expansion, Texas can, too.If there’s a Republican governor who’s a more outspoken opponent of Obamacare than our Rick Perry, it’s Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer. Yet Brewer has become the latest ... [Published Lubbock Online - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: Medicaid, Rick Perry, Obamacare, Jan Brewer

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

The New York Times Company

Rubber Ducky Award: The New York Times

We are particularly glad to be able to award a Rubber Ducky to The New York Times the same week the Canadian Journalism Foundation honoured the Grey Lady for “the leading role they play in inspiring better journalism the world over.” The CJF award is ... [Published Financial Post | Opinion » FP Comment - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: The New York Times Company, Peter Gleick, Ogallala (United States), Oil Sands

First reported Jun 08 2013 - Updated Jun 08 2013 - 1 reports

Margaret Thatcher

SocietyWatch

The Thatcher funeral snubPresident Barack Obama did not send any officials from his administration to attend the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in April. Instead, in attendance were the U.S. secretaries of state of the Reagan ... [Published Philadelphia Trumpet - Jun 08 2013]

Entities: Margaret Thatcher, Aquifer, United States

First reported Jun 08 2013 - Updated Jun 08 2013 - 1 reports

Voting on Texas water strategy is a step forward

A May 20 news release from the U.S. Geological Survey was stunning: Tracking of underground water levels across the nation shows that from 2000 to 2008 this key natural resource was declining at almost three times the annual average rate of the past ... [Published Star-Telegram - Jun 08 2013]

Entities: Ogallala (United States), Water Supply, Drought, State Water, High Plains Corporation

First reported Jun 06 2013 - Updated Jun 06 2013 - 1 reports

United States Geological Survey

Groundwater levels shrinking, report shows

A newly released U.S. Geological Survey report shows that from 1900 to 2008, U.S. aquifers had been depleted by more than twice the volume of water found in Lake Eerie alone.The report, Groundwater Depletion in the United States 1900-2008 , examined 40 ... [Published Landscape Management - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: Ground Water, Aquifer, United States Geological Survey, Drawdown, Ogallala (United States)

First reported Jun 03 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 1 reports

Enbridge Inc

The Pipeline Problem Continues

By at 8:40AM One of the regular complaints we have here about building our old friend, the Keystone XL pipeline, the tube that will bring Canadian death-syrup down the spine of our country, edging across the Ogallala aquifer, until the death-syrup gets ... [Published Esquire - Jun 03 2013]

Entities: Terry Lake, Pipeline, Enbridge Inc, Ogallala (United States), Simon Fraser University

First reported Jun 01 2013 - Updated Jun 01 2013 - 1 reports

Uncertainties about climate change are many and varied

_ I am always amazed when newspaper columnists profess to know more about carbon dioxide emissions and climate change than scientists and engineers working in the field. The latest example is Eugene Robinson's diatribe, "Obama alone can steer climate ... [Published Contra Costa Times - Jun 01 2013]

Entities: Global Warming/Climate Change, Corn, Emission

First reported May 31 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 1 reports

Keystone is a pipe dream

Unemployment is high. Gas prices fluctuate, but never really drop. The United States is heavily dependent on foreign oil, leaving us to feel like we’re at the mercy of nations like Saudi Arabia. Along comes Keystone XL. It is a proposed pipeline extension ... [Published George-Anne Daily - May 31 2013]

Entities: Port Arthur (United States), TransCanada Corp, Keystone XL Pipeline, Oil Sands

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

U.S. Geological Survey Finds Groundwater Levels Shrinking

Latest study on long-term aquifer water levels finds accelerating draw-downA U.S. Geological Survey report released Monday finds that from 1900 to 2008, U.S. aquifers are being depleted by more than twice the volume of water found in Lake Eerie alone ... [Published The Farmer - May 22 2013]

Entities: Aquifer, Ground Water, United States, Ogallala (United States)

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Continued Drought Means Another Big Drop for Ogallala Aquifer

The Ogallala Aquifer suffered its second-worst drop since at least 2000 in a large swath of the Texas Panhandle, new measurements show.The closely watched figures, published this week by the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District , cover ... [Published The Texas Tribune - May 22 2013]

Entities: Ogallala (United States), Aquifer, High Plains Corporation, Drought

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

COLUMN-U.S. aquifers fall as farmers take too much: Kemp

LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. farmers are withdrawing unsustainable volumes of groundwater to irrigate their crops, resulting in an accelerating decline in aquifers across the central and western United States, according to a new report by the U.S. ... [Published CNBC - May 21 2013]

Entities: Aquifer, United States Geological Survey, Irrigation, High Plains Corporation

Quotes

...that would transport crude oil from Canada to refineries in the U S Southwest "an atrocity," London's The Guardian reported from Washington. "I certainly hope that he will veto that now that the Canadians have publicly concluded that it is not safe to take a pipeline across British Columbia to ports on the Pacific. I really can't imagine that our country would say: 'Oh, well. Take it right over parts of the Ogallala aquifer,' our largest and most important sour..."

Former V.P. Gore to President Obama Veto Keystone XL atrocity [Published Big News Network - Jun 17 2013]

Gore said he is encouraged by the rise of climate activism, and that "Mother Nature has joined the conversation and has a powerful voice."

Gore to Obama: Veto the Keystone XL Pipeline [Published NewsMax.com - Jun 16 2013]

"I am a competitive person, so I like the competitiveness," Ross said. "But mostly I like the people. It is just a sport that is fun to play. It is a sport you can play your whole life and I like that you don't ever have to give it up. Look at Tybie, she is still playing. So that is why I keep playing."

Table tennis legend Thelma "Tybie" Thall shows talent at Senior Games [Published Individual.com - Jun 09 2013]

..."I don't think the authorities know that it's totally safe," Bartlett said. "And honestly, if they were to put themselves or their families in our position, they wouldn't want to go back either."

Arkansas pipeline spill casts shadow over Keystone XL [Published Los Angeles Times - Jun 06 2013]

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Al Gore, raising the heat on Obama, calls Keyst... [Published Grist - the Latest from Grist - 13 hours ago]
Former V.P. Gore to President Obama Veto Keysto... [Published Big News Network - Jun 17 2013]
Gore to Obama: Veto the Keystone XL Pipeline [Published NewsMax.com - Jun 16 2013]
Area opinons: Accept deal for Medicaid expansion [Published Lubbock Online - Jun 16 2013]
Rubber Ducky Award: The New York Times [Published Financial Post \| Opinion » FP Comment - Jun 14 2013]
Two vital resources: Water and natural gas [Published Machine Design - Jun 14 2013]
Table tennis legend Thelma "Tybie" Thall shows ... [Published Individual.com - Jun 09 2013]
Roaring Springs' historic train depot hosting c... [Published Lubbock Online - Jun 08 2013]
SocietyWatch [Published Philadelphia Trumpet - Jun 08 2013]
Voting on Texas water strategy is a step forward [Published Star-Telegram - Jun 08 2013]
Two vital resources [Published Machine Design - Jun 06 2013]
Groundwater levels shrinking, report shows [Published Landscape Management - Jun 06 2013]
Arkansas pipeline spill casts shadow over Keyst... [Published Los Angeles Times - Jun 06 2013]
The Pipeline Problem Continues [Published Esquire - Jun 03 2013]
Uncertainties about climate change are many and... [Published Contra Costa Times - Jun 01 2013]
Beetle-bedeviled Keystone XL pipeline needs dea... [Published Financial Post - Top Stories - May 31 2013]
Beetle-Bedeviled Keystone Pipeline Needs Dead R... [Published BusinessWeek - May 31 2013]
Keystone is a pipe dream [Published George-Anne Daily - May 31 2013]
Juanita June (Krumm) Frerichs [Published KOOQ 1410 am ESPN - May 29 2013]
Another Week of Anthropocene Antics, May 26, 20... [Published ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - May 28 2013]
The Great Plow-Up [Published Mercola - May 25 2013]
Buffetts donate big tractor to Cattlemen's Ball [Published North Platte Bulletin - May 24 2013]
U.S. Groundwater Consumption Accelerating [Published Environment News Service - May 24 2013]
The Promise of Precision Agriculture [Published Stanford Daily - May 23 2013]
Severe Drought in Western United States [Published Lyndon LaRouche Public Action Committee - May 23 2013]
USGS Cites Accelerating Rate of Depletion, Posi... [Published Bureau of National Affairs - May 22 2013]
Drumbeat: May 22, 2013 [Published The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our ... - May 22 2013]
Rep. Waxman Urges No Vote on H.R. 3: Bill Tramp... [Published Equities.com - May 22 2013]
Continued Drought Means Another Big Drop for Og... [Published The Texas Tribune - May 22 2013]
U.S. Geological Survey Finds Groundwater Levels... [Published The Farmer - May 22 2013]

Blogs

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Al Gore, raising the heat on Obama, calls Keyst... [Published Grist - the Latest from Grist - 13 hours ago] Center for American Progress Action Fund The Goracle does not like Keystone. From one Nobel Peace Prize winner to another, this whole Keystone XL thing is an “atrocity.” Al Gore has been calling on Barack Obama to step up the fight against climate ...
Rubber Ducky Award: The New York Times [Published Financial Post \| Opinion » FP Comment - Jun 14 2013] We are particularly glad to be able to award a Rubber Ducky to The New York Times the same week the Canadian Journalism Foundation honoured the Grey Lady for “the leading role they play in inspiring better journalism the world over.” The CJF award is ...
Another Week of Anthropocene Antics, May 26, 20... [Published ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - May 28 2013] This weekly posting is brought to you courtesy of H. E. Taylor . Happy reading, I hope you enjoy this week’s Global Warming news roundup skip to bottom Chronicling a new Age of ConsequencesMay 26, 2013 Chuckles , COP19+ , GWSP , State ...
Drumbeat: May 22, 2013 [Published The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our ... - May 22 2013] Oil-Fixing Probe Accelerates as EU Asks Traders for Help The investigation into possible oil-price fixing gathered pace as trading houses from Glencore Xstrata Plc, the $70 billion mining firm, to Gunvor Group Ltd. were asked to provide information ...
USGS finds US aquifers being drawn down at acce... [Published Green Car Congress - May 21 2013] A new US Geological Survey study finds that US aquifers are being drawn down at an accelerating rate. Groundwater Depletion in the United States (1900-2008) comprehensively evaluates long-term cumulative depletion volumes in 40 separate aquifers ...