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On Wednesday the U.S. Department of the Interior announced a plan to open 190 million acres of federal lands to companies seeking to develop geothermal energy production plants. The lands that will be opened are in Alaska and 11 western states. It is believed that the geothermal energy in time could provide electricity to 5.5 million homes. Read more of this story », technorati.com

On Wednesday the U.S. Department of the Interior announced a plan to open 190 million acres of federal lands to companies seeking to develop geothermal energy production plants. The lands that will be opened are in Alaska and 11 western states. It is believed that the geothermal energy in time could provide electricity to 5.5 million homes. Secretary of the Interior Dick Kempthorne said the following about the plan: ?Geothermal energy will play a key role in powering America?s energy future?, technorati.com

From Indianz: Officials in Rhode Island are still fighting over who will argue Carcieri v. Kempthorne on November 3. Laurence Tribe a leading U.S. Supreme Court practitioner, said Theodore B. Olson, a former Bush administration attorney, should represent the state. He said only ?childish and selfish? reasons would prevent Olson from arguing the case. ?The obvious solution is for Ted Olson to argue the case. He?s much more experienced ? But if they find that unpalatable, they should flip a co, technorati.com

Secretary of the Interior, Dirk Kempthorne, today announced the completion of the restoration of the Tunnel View Overlook at Yosemite National Park, the first project of the National Park Service Centennial Initiative and a vista of one of the most photographed scenes on earth. Today?s ceremony, attended by hundreds, was modeled after the original dedication in 1933 with vintage automobiles, an honor guard, and a blessing by Native Americans. Funding for the restoration came from the nonprof, technorati.com

Only four long months left of the Bush administration and Afghanistan is in flames, the Iraqi government can?t agree to terms that would allow our soldiers to remain there legally from January, almost everyone, including Bush, believes that Guantanamo Bay needs closing, the economy is in freefall, and the area that Bush places his energy and attention is the Department of Interior. For whatever mysterious motivation, Bush seems intent on continuing his anti-science, anti-environmental crusade, technorati.com

The hotly-contested presidential campaign is sucking all of the attention-oxygen from the public discourse. And The Decider is taking full advantage of the electorates' distraction.... rushing to fill the vacuum with goodies for his corporate buddies and more power for the executive. Ponder this.... in the entire history of the United States, all presidents combined have signed about 600 executive orders. Those are statements made at signing saying that the executive will not comply with.... o, technorati.com

The U.S. interior secretary says he supports building a bridge over the Oregon Inlet parallel to the existing span and deciding the issue of rerouting the connecting highway later. "I believe the best way to proceed would be to separate the replacement of the Bonner Bridge, a project whose delay could constitute a clear and present safety issue for all concerned, from the more difficult and less urgent issue of the realignment of the road," Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne wrote. ()() There are so many things wrong with the logic in this article, I can't even enumerate all of them. Let's start with if the road doesn't connect to the bridge, how are people going to use the bridge? What good does that do?, blogmarks.net

    The NRDC and other organizations like Greenpeace and Center for Biological Diversity have filed a suit against the Bush Administration again on behalf of the polar bear according to the NRDC. The polar bear is on the endangered list, but it seems its habitat is not. Soooo there is a lot of leeway (loopholes) in that plan for Big Oil.   The White House has been flooded with petitions to protect the polar bear and its habitat, but the NRDC and others have had to file suit even as Bush?s, technorati.com

Efforts, Events Seek To Improve Health Of Pacific Islanders The following summarizes coverage of events and initiatives that seek to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities. * Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma American Indian tribe a three-year, $1.5 million grant to go toward residential substance use treatments October 16th, 2008In Health care, Nursing Information, technorati.com