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Natural disasters inthe United States, 1980 - 2008

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http://www.desmogblog.com/insurance-giant-says-natural-disasters-becoming-more-frequent

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Natural disasters inthe United States, 1980 - 2008

Evolution of natural disasters in the United States about 1980 to 2008. The number of events more than doubled since 1980. We can see that the Meteorological and climatological disasters are maybe coordinate with the climate change. This disasters are for example storms, which is shown in green, or extreme temperatures, which is shown in yellow.

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Department of Education Spending

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http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/federal-education-failure

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Department of Education Spending

Graph of DOE spending showing an increasing trend, particularly in recent years, in money allocated to education.

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Federal Emergency Management Agency

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http://www.fema.gov/

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Federal Emergency Management Agency

FEMA is an organisation located in the United States. Its mission is to support citizens and first responders to ensure that a nation works together to build, sustain, and improve its capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

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The Human Cost of Coal

The Human Cost of Coal
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Mountaintop's Removal's Effect on Humans and the Economy

There’s a common saying in Appalachia: what we do to the land, we do to the people. Recently, 21 peer-reviewed scientific studies have confirmed the truth of those words. Not only has mountaintop removal permanently destroyed more than 500 Appalachian mountains, but people living near the destruction are 50% more likely to die of cancer and 42% more likely to be born with birth defects compared with other people in Appalachia.

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