Californias Global Warming Law Is Here to Stay - Huffington.
. Law Is Here to Stay. Posted: 10/26/2010 10:06 am EDT Updated: 05/25/2011 6:05 pm EDT. One immediate consequence of rising Arctic temperatures and missing sea ice was last winters massive snowstorms that buried the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states. Usually the cold air is bottled-up in the Arctic. However, last December and February, winds that normally blow west to east across the Arctic were instead dropping immense blobs of frigid air south into the Mid-Atlantic region.
Kansas Snow Storm 2012 - Huffington Post
For a short time Thursday morning, a stretch of U.S. 36 from just west of Troy to the Missouri border was closed in northeast Kansas, but the state Department of Transportation reported all roads open by midmorning.
What You Need To Know About The Snow Headed To The Northeast
The busy Northeast corridor prepared for a winter wallop that was expected to bring 2 to 3 feet of snow from northern New Jersey all the way up to Massachusetts. Heres what residents of the big cities in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic need to know.
Satellite Image Of Snow - Huffington Post
NASAs Terra satellite snapped this image of snow blanketing the Northeast on Feb. 10, 2013. From Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer: The aftermath of Saturdays massive snowstorm was spotted from space by��.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo To Ban Fracking In New York State
The results of this review were expected to be released earlier this year, but were delayed until after the November election, in which Cuomo successfully sought a second term. Cuomo dodged a question on fracking at the New York gubernatorial debate in .
Winter Storm Brings Snow, Cold To The Northeast (VIDEO.
BOSTON (AP) ��� Homeowners and motorists dug out across the white-blanketed Northeast on Friday as extreme cold ushered in by the storm threatened fingers and toes but kept the snow powdery and mercifully easy to shovel. At least 16. Warming centers opened around the region, homeless shelters received more people, and cities took special measures to look after those most vulnerable to the cold. Teams in. January Snowstorm And Cold Spell. 1 of 42. ���.
Erratic Typhoon Hagupit Blows Closer To Philippines
. the U.S. militarys Joint Typhoon Warning Center in Hawaii and the Philippine weather agency ��� predicted different directions for the typhoon. The U.S. agency said Hagupit (pronounced HA-goo-pit) may veer northwest after coming inland and sweep.
Voters In These States Could Deal Major Blows To The.
On Tuesday, voters in several states have the chance to deal significant blows to the United States decades-long failure of a drug war.. Posted: 11/03/2014 8:04 pm EST Updated: 11/03/2014 8:59 pm EST... I know he has significant investments in casinos in Florida which make a huge profit from alcohol sales.. Copyright ��2015 TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. The Huffington Post is a registered trademark of TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. All rights reserved.
Two Republican Judges Gut Obamacare, Threatening.
WASHINGTON -- Two Republican judges on the D.C. Circuit Court have ruled that the equivalent of a typo is enough to strip health care subsidies from up to 5 million people, dealing what would be a death blow to the Affordable. Jeffrey Young Become a fan jeffrey.young@huffingtonpost.com.. The unelected judges, after ruling to overturn the law passed by both chambers of Congress, said that they did so in order to defend the principle of legislative supremacy..
Democrats Revolt Against Wall Street Giveaway In Deal To Prevent.
Big banks traded derivatives from these FDIC-backed units in the years leading up to the 2008 crash, but the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law required them to move many of the transactions to other subsidiaries that are not insured by taxpayers.
Climate Change And Blizzards May Be Connected, Global.
By By SETH BORENSTEIN. Posted: 02/18/2013 11:17 am EST Updated: 04/20/2013 5:12 am EDT. warming as the culprit. Then, when a whopper of a blizzard smacked the Northeast with more than 2 feet of snow in some places earlier this month, some of the same people again blamed global warming.. But when Serreze, Oppenheimer and others look at the last few years of less snow overall, punctuated by big storms, they say this is what they are expecting in the future. It fits the��.
Fireworks Factory Explosion In Colombia Knocks.
The cameraman, identified by UPI as Noticias Caracol photojournalist Carlos Espinoza, briefly ran for cover after being knocked over, but continued to film as he ducked behind the relative safety of a nearby truck. The incident��.
East Coast Snowstorm Snarls Travel Across Northeast And New England
AP/The Huffington Post | By MEGHAN BARR. All too aware that big snowstorms can make or break politicians, governors and mayors moved quickly to declare emergencies and order the shutdown of highways, streets and commuter railroads ��� perhaps for.
Hedge Fund Execs Spent Big In New York Elections, Now Likely To Reap Their.
Teachout told The Huffington Post that the hedge fund managers electoral spending seemed brazenly quid pro quo in terms of the policy aims.��� Third Points Dan Loeb and Tiger Managements Julian Robertson each gave $1 million to New Yorkers for a .
Like Lottery Winners, Pro Athletes Also Blow Big Money.
Posted: 11/21/2009 5:12 am EST Updated: 05/25/2011 2:05 pm EDT. Ive seen people blow money in more ways than you can think.. Why are people so compelled to blow big money?. that others with big money fall into.
Wisconsin Lawmaker Plans To Introduce Right-To-Work Bill, In Echo Of 2011.
Stephanie Bloomingdale of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO told The Huffington Post she thought it was reasonable to assume that there would be large protests following any legislative action on a right-to-work law. She said in a separate statement that such a.
Massive Snowstorm Blows Into Northeast
AP/The Huffington Post | By MEGHAN BARR. All too aware that big snowstorms can make or break politicians, governors and mayors moved quickly to declare emergencies and order the shutdown of highways, streets and commuter railroads ��� perhaps for.
Why I Was Arrested Standing Up for Dontre Hamilton in Milwaukee
Not long after that, I went to inpatient drug treatment filled with judgment about dealers and addicts from the inner city. Through my treatment and subsequent addiction recovery, I learned they were like me in many ways and how lucky I was to be.
The Post-Ferguson World: Rules for White People
Confession: I have had many a self-indulgent daydream about my role in this fight - making a big speech, running a full page ad, TV debates, leading protests, the examples go on and proportionately more earnest and more embarrassing. Fortunately, I.
Supreme Court: Partial Public Employees Cant Be.
Alito wrote that the majority believed Abood did not apply to the workers in question, declaring them not public employees in the traditional sense. The Illinois home care workers may be funded in large part by state Medicaid��.
A Big Wind: Shell Oil Blows Into Ferndale, Calif. - Huffington.
And with that revelation, in blows Big Oil to sell the citizens of Ferndale on the idea of Wind Energy with a capital W and that rhymes with pretty much nuthin and that stands for Wait a damn minute!. Recently I was sent a link to a new documentary currently winning awards and readying for distribution with First Run Features - Windfall, the Movie - and after viewing the trailer and reading the blog at their site, I had the exact questions one of those interviewed in the��.
Study Debunks Major Argument In Favor Of Corporate Tax Breaks
Additionally, theres a huge difference between what the corporate tax rate is and what companies actually pay. At the very least, this study suggest that reality is far trickier than the boilerplate delivered by business leaders pushing for tax cuts.
Storms Slam South, Leaving Thousands Without Power And Killing At Least 4.
(AP) ��� Elizabeth Bordelon planned to go Christmas shopping until nasty weather blowing through southeastern Mississippi convinced her to hold off. By the time she. In Columbia, police were stationed at all major intersections after traffic lights.
Hong Kong Officials Begin Clearing Protest Camp
The clearance at Admiralty came more than two weeks after authorities removed barricades from a protest site in the working-class district of Mong Kok, across the harbor, sparking several nights of running battles between demonstrators and police. A.
Noreaster: New York, New Jersey May Get Hit By Snow Storm
Many of the sandy beaches along the Atlantic Coast have become increasingly vulnerable to significant impacts due to erosion during past storms, including Hurricanes Ida (2009) and Irene (2011), as well as large storms in��.
Northeast Blizzard Brings Coastal Flooding Risk To.
The storm also arrives just days after a report warned of the regions growing vulnerability to such storm-surge events.. The coastal flooding threat for this storm in New York pales in comparison to what it was during Hurricane Sandy, when large parts of the citys iconic subway system flooded in the face of a record storm surge, and many New Yorkers drowned in flood... A woman walks through blowing snow to the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston Friday, Feb.
Congress Passes Historic Medical Marijuana Protections In.
Congress dealt a historic blow to the United States decades-long war on drugs Saturday with the passage of the federal spending bill, which contains protections for medical marijuana and industrial hemp operations in states where they are. The spending bill includes an amendment that prohibits the Department of Justice from using funds to go after state-legal medical cannabis programs... Yet again, Congress and the administration fail to tackle big boy issues.
24 Ways Working From Home Will Destroy Your Soul
Working from home may seem like a dream come true. But do it for too long and you run the risk of becoming something youre not. Namely, a soulless work zombie fearful of light and all forms of social interaction. Home workers heed our warning. Weve.
4 Deaths Blamed On Major New York Snowstorm
The National Weather Service warned that the snow, generated by cold air blowing over the warmer Great Lakes, would continue through Wednesday and could eventually total 6 feet in places. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo deployed 150 member of the .
Washington, D.C. Votes To Legalize Recreational Marijuana
In yet another blow to the United States decades-long war on drugs, the nations capital has legalized recreational marijuana, NPR and USA Today reported Tuesday night. Washington, D.C., voters on. While the measure was popular among voters, The Washington Post, the most widely circulated newspaper in the District, raised eyebrows when it came out against the ballot measure in two separate editorials leading up to the vote. The ballot measure builds on��.
Supreme Court Rules In Hobby Lobby Case, Dealing Blow.
. their employees. In an opinion authored by Justice Samuel Alito, the court ruled in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores a.. Blow To Birth Control Coverage. Posted: 06/30/2014 10:20 am EDT Updated: 06/30/2014 1:59 pm EDT��.
Boko Haram Suspected As Twin Blasts Hit Nigerian Market
BAUCHI, Nigeria (AP) ��� Suspected Islamic extremists struck in two state capitals in northeastern Nigeria on Monday, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens with a double bombing at a crowded market and an attack on a police base. Around 30 .