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Geotimes December 2006 Carolyn Gramling	Natural Hazards: Damage Control Watching for the Waves: Q&A with David Green, NOAA's Tsunami Program manager, on the newest technologies, systems and collaborations that scientists are devising to send swifter warnings.
Geotimes December 2006	Top Natural Hazards News Stories of 2006 Looking Into Landslides... Getting Ready for the Rumble... Levee Concerns Abound... Spreading Wildfire... etc.
Geotimes December 2006 Carolyn Gramling	Wobbling Earth Linked to Mammal Extinctions Periodic changes in Earth's orbit and tilt may be controlling the appearances and disappearances of mammal species, a new study suggests.
Geotimes December 2006 Megan Sever	Methane Budget to Become Off-Balance Methane packs a big punch in the atmosphere. A team of climate scientists now says that it has better determined the primary controls over the methane budget over the past two decades, and the team offers a warning for the future: methane emissions will likely rise.
Geotimes December 2006 Arthur Lerner-Lam	Don't Prioritize: Mainstream Hazard Reduction Into Economic Development Aid A global effort to reduce natural hazard risks is a dream shared by many, but it cannot play out in a development policy vacuum. Making the explicit link between risk reduction and economic development turns a global effort into an international one.
Geotimes December 2006 Carolyn Gramling	Congressional Science Fellows: Broadening Horizons With much of the nation paying close attention to issues relating to climate, energy and the environment, it is a good time to get more science to Capitol Hill, to help advise policy-makers on these key issues.
Financial Planning December 1, 2006 Todd Davis	Practice Tips Here are some ways to avoid becoming another identity theft statistic.
Financial Planning December 1, 2006 David A. Twibell	Blue Gold Many experts predict that the world is on the verge of a significant water shortage. This could spell opportunity for investors with long-term horizons.
DailyCandy November 29, 2006	Junk in the Trunk The junk mail and pamphlets you get alongside your bills every month are taking a serious toll on the earth. Greendimes is doing its part to change that.
Smithsonian December 2006	Living With Geese Novelist and gozzard Paul Theroux ruminates about avian misconceptions, anthropomorphism and March of the Penguins as "a travesty of science."
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