Preventing catastrophe
Is anything 100 percent safe? We can make things really safe, but 100 percent safe is likely an expensive and unachievable goal. That goes for important government buildings as well as oilfield tank farms. The catastrophic oil spill that was visited on the Chappel Fork region of the Allegheny National Forest last month was allegedly perpetrated by disgruntled former employees of the company whose storage tanks were virtually emptied of some 45,000 gallons of crude oil. If the two men charged with that act of vandalism are indeed guilty, the terrible environmental damage caused by their act of vandalism would have been very difficult to prevent under current state regulations dealing with oil storage tanks. And, depending on their level of determination, would have been very difficult to prevent with even more stringent regulations. It is a fact of life that oil and gas production operations in this area are often in remote, forested locations, where determined vandals can spe
» Full StoryANF dialogue needed
To say that management of the Allegheny National Forest plays a significant role in the economic well-being of Warren County borders on understatement.
One-third of this county is owned and operated by the federal government. Not only d
Behind closed doors
The General Assembly hereby declares it to be the public policy of this Commonwealth to insure the right of its citizens to have notice of and the right to attend all meetings of agencies at which any agency business is discussed or acted upon as pr
» Full StoryFinally...Nothing
On March 2, 2007, the Times Observer asked the U.S. Forest Service under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act for information indicating how it had made the decision to move its Allegheny National Forest Headquarters.
On Aug
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Diplomacy sometimes uses vague, ambiguous language intended to avoid complete breaks between nations. Flowery, complicated phrases can be chosen in order to encourage continuing negotiations over difficult issues.
But Iranian diplomats
The short view
No doubt members of Congress would love dearly to find some instant gratification way of dealing with high gasoline prices. Unfortunately, one doesn’t exist.
Among initiatives now being discussed to deal with fuel prices is a suggestion
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