US national debt projections

Submitted by Mickael on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 4:07pm

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http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=1003

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This projection shows that if current budget policies are continued, deficits will reach about 20% of the GDP by 2050 and the US national debt will climb to 231% of GDP by that year.

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Drawing/Diagram

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Finance and Investments

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National

Geographic Area:

United States

Natural disasters inthe United States, 1980 - 2008

Submitted by benoit on Tue, 08/07/2012 - 3:15pm

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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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Graph

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Environment

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National

Geographic Area:

United States

Department of Education Spending

Submitted by joeh12 on Tue, 08/07/2012 - 12:52pm

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

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

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Graph

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Education

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National

Geographic Area:

United States

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Submitted by Christine on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 4:36pm

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http://www.fema.gov/

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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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Picture/Photograph

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Environment

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State

Geographic Area:

United States

Breeding of Bald Eagles in Tennessee

Submitted by Loll0 on Tue, 07/17/2012 - 11:26am

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http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/birds/bald_eagle/report/index.html

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Bald eagles after the reintroduction of the specie.

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Graph

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Biodiversity Protection

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National

Geographic Area:

United States

Wildlife protection signs

Submitted by Loll0 on Tue, 07/17/2012 - 11:18am

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Franco

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Prevention signs.

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Picture/Photograph

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Conservation

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National

Geographic Area:

United States

Case Study, Economic Returns VS Species Loss in Oregon

Submitted by francob12 on Tue, 07/17/2012 - 10:44am

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Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA)

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Case Study, Economic Returns VS Species Loss in Oregon

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Graph

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Local

Geographic Area:

United States

The Human Cost of Coal

Submitted by ward on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 11:33am

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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.