By Robin Fields Barbara Scott relied on dialysis to do what her damaged kidneys could not. Three times a week, a machine pumped her blood out of her body, pushed it through a specialized filter, then returned it cleansed of waste. The bright crimson circuit kept the 73-year-old retired bookkeeper alive. Until it nearly killed […]
Bay Area Cement Plants and Global Warming
Article by Chris Amico CUPERTINO, California–From the lip of the quarry at Hanson Permanente cement, all of Santa Clara stretches out in panorama. (Photos here). Few plants in California are this close to this many people. Most of the state’s 11 kilns are well away from population centers, close enough for workers to commute, but […]
Part 6: El Camino de Santiago
Camino – Day 7 Buenos Dias Los Amigos. Today’s stage took us from Logrono to Najera. The only thing about this journal that is the same as the usual missives is the title. Where other days have been fairly routine, especially yesterday when I found it hard to write about anything, today has been the most […]
Pipeline Fire Kills 28 In Saudi Arabia
At least 28 people have been killed in a fire at a gas pipeline in Saudi Arabia, according to the state oil and gas company Saudi Armaco. The blaze broke out on a section 30km ( 19 miles) from the Hawiya gas plant and occurred during maintenance work, the company said on its website. It […]
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