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Polar Bear Blog – Open Water in Churchill

from my view, this should be a pretty good year for polar bears.

Renewable Energy Gets A Rural Boost in Colorado | ThinkProgress

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed legislation that will double the amount of energy that his state’s large rural electric coops and the utilities that provide them power must get from renewable sources to 20% by 2020.

Germany - Worst flooding in 500 years

“Rain was the major problem contributing to the years of great famine in Europe 1315 on; at the beginnings of the Little Ice Age (and at various times throughout it),” says George.