When the Swiss made America Jul 17, 2009
America proved to be a welcome outlet, with transatlantic emigration facilitated by much faster and cheaper transport from railways to ocean-going steamships. "Industrialisation was becoming massive and Americans were desperate to get labourers, and the prairie states were opened up to farming. So free farmland was available to settlers who would agree to live three years on the land," explained Barry Moreno. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Some students hit malls to replenish wardrobes (1) May 31, 2009
At the surf and skate shop Ooga Booga on Kettleman Lane, manager Tawnia Brown said their customers are looking for shoes, and the store one of the few local outlets for popular brands like DVS, Volcom, DC and Circa boasts a wall of footwear displays ... He did ask his parents to stop at the Tracy outlet mall during a recent Bay Area trip, so he could check out the Vans store. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
EarthTalk Q&A: climate, peat and people May 21, 2009
And all-electric vehicles are only emission-free if the outlet providing the juice is connected to a renewable energy source, not a coal-burning power plant, as is more likely. If you want to assess your current cars fuel efficiency or emissions, there are many services available online. (MSNBC -- Environment)
High stakes in Hurricane Katrina flooding trial Apr 20, 2009
The residents argue the corps' poor maintenance of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, a shipping channel dug in the 1960s as a short-cut between the Gulf of Mexico and New Orleans, led to the wipeout of St. Bernard Parish and the city's Lower Ninth Ward when Katrina struck in August 2005 ... The four-week trial will explore in detail the natural history, engineering and politics of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet ... The outlet was authorized in 1958 by Congress. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
