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Fri, 2020-12-18 17:44 — mike kraft
The Latest: 2nd reported severe reaction to COVID-19 vaccine FAIRBANKS, Alaska — A second healthcare worker has experienced a severe reaction after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, officials said Friday. Both cases were in Alaska. In the latest,... AP NEWS

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — A second healthcare worker has experienced a severe reaction after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, officials said Friday.

Both cases were in Alaska.

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Trump rejects reported plan for early vaccination at White House

Mon, 2020-12-14 09:47 — mike kraft
Trump rejects plan for early vaccination at White House "People working in the White House should receive the vaccine somewhat later in the program, unless specifically necessary," he tweeted. David Cohen POLITICO

President Donald Trump tweeted Sunday night that White House officials will not necessarily be given the first shot at the new Covid-19 vaccine.

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U.S. government buys another 100 million doses of Moderna vaccine

Sat, 2020-12-12 10:12 — mike kraft
U.S. government buys another 100 million doses of Moderna vaccine The expanded order would ensure continuous vaccine delivery through the end of June 2021, at a total cost of $3.2 billion, the Trump administration said. Sarah Owermohle POLITICO

The United States will buy 100 million additional shots of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine — doubling its initial order of the vaccine, which the FDA is expected to authorize later this month.

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Canada authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine

Wed, 2020-12-09 17:24 — mike kraft
 
Canada authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Canada’s health regulator on Wednesday approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, making it the third country to authorize the use of the shot – as the green-lighting of the vaccine in the US is still New York Post

Canada’s health regulator on Wednesday approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, making it the third country to authorize the use of the shot – as the green-lighting of the vaccine in the US is still at least another day away.

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‘We’re Clearly Not Doing Enough’: Drop in Testing Hampers Coronavirus Response

Sat, 2020-08-15 19:36 — mike kraft

For months, public health experts and federal officials have said that significantly expanding the number of coronavirus tests administered in the United States is essential to reining in the pandemic. By some estimates, several million people might need to be tested each day, including many people who don’t feel sick.

But the country remains far short of that benchmark and, for the first time, the number of known tests conducted each day has fallen.

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San Francisco flattened the curve early. Now, coronavirus cases are surging.

Mon, 2020-08-03 10:16 — mike kraft
San Francisco flattened the curve early. Now, coronavirus cases are surging. The Bay Area was supposed to be exceptional. Quarantine fatigue and a prison outbreak changed that. Heather Kelly, Rachel Lerman Washington Post

SAN FRANCISCO — The Bay Area was supposed to be exceptional.

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NY Times: Did Exxon Deceive Its Investors on Climate Change?

Wed, 2019-10-23 10:51 — mdmcdonald
In an OP-ED in the New York Times, the director of the Rockefeller Family Fund states that EXXON systematically lied to the public and to its stockholders about the risks of climate change and EXXON's major contributions to the catastrophic damage climate change will inflict on humanity and on biodiversity.  
 
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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/opinion/exxon-climate-change.html

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Fracking Causing Rise in Methane Emissions, Study Finds

Fri, 2019-08-16 09:37 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

The boom in fracking for shale gas has dramatically increased global methane emissions. Photograph: Andrew Burton/Getty Images

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Researchers say boom in shale oil and gas major contributor to climate emergency

theguardian.com - by Jillian Ambrose - August 14, 2019

The boom in the US shale gas and oil may have ignited a significant global spike in methane emissions blamed for accelerating the pace of the climate crisis, according to research . . .

. . . Researchers had previously assumed the “non-traditional” methane was from biological sources such as cows and wetlands, but the latest research suggests unconventional oil and gas from fracking may be playing a significant part.

The theory would support a correlation in the rise of methane in the atmosphere and the boom in fracking across the US over the last decade . . .

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Cuomo to Ban Fracking in New York State, Citing Health Risks

Wed, 2014-12-17 16:57 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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A Public Health Review of High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing for Shale Gas Development (184 page .PDF report)

nytimes.com - By THOMAS KAPLAN and JESSE McKINLEY
December 17, 2014

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s administration announced on Wednesday that it would ban hydraulic fracturing in New York State because of concerns over health risks, ending years of uncertainty over the disputed method of natural gas extraction.

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