Celebrities join New York anti fracking campaign
More than 100 celebrities including Yoko Ono Sean Lennon Robert Redford Mark Ruffalo and Mario Batali back a movement against hydraulic fracturing. Activists protest outside a Manhattan theater while Scarlett Johansson attends a Gasland screening. Experts note health and energy trade offs in the debate.
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Manhattan
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Sean Lennon
Robert Redford
Mark Ruffalo
Mario Batali
Scarlett Johansson
Johansson
Associated Press
Avengers
Ruffalo
New York City
Batali
Glitterati
Greenstone
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Obama
Ono
Lennon
Artists Against
Power grid costs rise as outages drift higher
An Associated Press analysis shows U.S. electric customers pay 43 percent more since 2002 to build and maintain local grid infrastructure while outages remain common and restoration times lengthen. Experts warn aging equipment and uneven investment threaten reliability, with storms like Sandy and derechos highlighting weaknesses.
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America
Associated Press
Massoud Amin
University of Minnesota
Ventyx
PA Consulting Group
U.S
PA Consulting
Ventux
Texas
Indiana
Virginia
Connecticut
Arizona
California
Joseph Eto
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Amin
John Simmins
EPRI
Mortality Index Predicts 10 Year Death Risk
A 12 item mortality index from UCSF researchers estimates 10 year death risk for adults over 50. Scores consider cancer, heart, smoking, and mobility. Doctors may use it to judge the value of screenings, not as lifestyle guidance.
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San Francisco
Marisa Cruz
University of California
Cruz
Journal of the
American Medical Association
National Institute On Aging
American Federation For Aging Research
Stephan Fihn
University of Washington
Veterans Affairs Health Services
Seattle
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