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More excerpts of president's address to nation on oil spill crisis
1. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President:
"Beyond compensating the people of the Gulf in the short-term, it's also clear we need a long-term plan to restore the unique beauty and bounty of this region. The oil spill represents...
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New Mexico's Governor and forestry officials on Monday unveiled a new statewide email notification system for alerting residents of potential dangers from wildfire. New Mexico and other western states are bracing for a busy fire season.
HEADLINE: NM governor unveils wildfire-warning system
CAPTION: New Mexico's Governor and forestry officials on Monday unveiled a new statewide email notification system for alerting residents of potential dangers from wildfire. New...
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Scientists Use River Model to Fight Erosion
Nats of birds on Lake Hermitage
THIS LOUISIANA FISHING VILLAGE – ONCE SURROUNDED BY MILES OF LUSH MARSH AND CENTURIES-OLD LIVE OAKS – TODAY JUST A SHELL OF THE PARADISE CLAY BOUDREAUX REMEMBERS AS A CHILD.
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President Barack Obama dispatched Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa Jackson to help with the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
HEADLINE: Obama to use 'every resource' to help oil spill
CAPTION: President Barack Obama dispatched Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa...
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Obama Links Conservation to Climate Change
Standing beneath the forest-green peaks of the Sierra Nevada, President Barack Obama drew a connection Wednesday between conservation efforts and stopping global warming, describing the two environmental challenges as inseparably...
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MUSIC: "El Condor" by D. Hentschel
STORY: In the Tilaran mountains of northwestern Costa Rica, an unusual
conservation project is taking shape. It's the Bosque Eterno de Los
Ninos or Children's Eternal Forest. Thousands of hectares...
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Crocodile rescue from Cambodia dam destruction
Lurking in the still waters by the banks of a Cambodian lake is a silent killer.
But the Siamese crocodile is itself in grave danger.
Less than 100 years ago, this large reptile was abundant in much of Southeast Asia.
But today Siamese...
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SOUTH KOREA: BSE CRISIS LATEST
Kyunggi province/Seoul - February 12-13 2001/File
Kyunggi province - February 13
1. Various close-ups of news articles from 6 February 2001 about mad cow disease in South Korea
2. Wide view of exterior of Ministry of Agriculture...
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The Fish and Wildlife Service issued regulations this week providing legal protection to seven oil companies. The companies are planning to search for oil and gas in the Chukchi Sea off the northwestern coast of Alaska.
HEADLINE: Oil companies protected if they harm polar bears
CAPTION: The Fish and Wildlife Service issued regulations this week providing legal protection to seven oil companies. The companies are planning to search for oil and gas in...
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Logging rules put pressure on musical instrument makers
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International trade rules adopted to save the world's tropical rosewood forests from extinction have musical instrument makers singing the blues.
Fearful that Africa and Asia were losing rosewood...
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RR0142/B China: Desert
Inner Mongolia: Sand covered village of Saihantala village; Shang Bao shovelling sand; Sot in Mandarin; Shang Bao, railway worker; village with workers; worker walking along alleyway; sand covered highway with truck; Mongol herder and...
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Orangutans seized from Thai zoo to be returned to Indonesia
1. Close-up of Orangutan in cage
2. Various of Orangutans in cages
3. Wide shot of Adi Susmianto, Director of Biodiversity Conservation Department of Forestry in Indonesia, viewing Orangutans in cages
4. Schwann Tunhikorn (left), Deputy...
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'Dead Zone' becomes thriving wildife sanctuary
CYPRUS WILDLIFESOURCE: AP TELEVISIONRESTRICTIONS: HORIZONS CLIENTS AND AP LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 5:30SHOTLIST:AP TelevisionIn and around UN Buffer Zone - 28 April 20151. Wide of Skurliotisa area 2. Mid of...
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FORESTS PLUNDERED FOR FURNITURE FACTORIES
This chunk of timber is the highly valued Burmese Padauk. Workers from Myanmar are working in the border town of Ruili to chop, and carve and sand logs from Myanmar's pristine forests in the northeast of the country.
The Burmese workers...
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Newly restored tomb of Jesus opens for Easter ++REPLAY++
MIDEAST HOLY SEPULCHRESOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESSRESTRICTIONS: AP CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 6:19SHOTLIST:Associated PressJerusalem - 3 April 20171. Tracking shot of interior of Holy Sepulchre leading to the Jesus' Tomb2. Tracking shot of workers...
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Dems seek to curb drilling near indigenous sites
Lawmakers ventured thousands of miles from Washington to collect testimony Monday as advocates urge members of Congress to establish greater restrictions on oil and natural gas drilling near ancient Native American cultural sites in the...
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A top NOAA offical says the Gulf Coast oil spill is a major blow to the U.S. economy and the environment. David Kennedy is the acting administrator for the National Ocean Service, a branch of NOAA that manages coastal and marine resources.
HEADLINE: NOAA official: Gulf oil spill is of 'grave concern'
CAPTION: A top NOAA official says the Gulf Coast oil spill is a major blow to the U.S. economy and the environment. David Kennedy is the acting administrator for the National...
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Excerpt of president's address to nation on oil spill crisis
1. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President:
"Good evening. As we speak, our nation faces a multitude of challenges. At home, our top priority is to recover and rebuild from a recession that has touched the lives of nearly every...
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Wildlife corridor links two national game reserves, protects wildlife
1. Man riding bicycle through Selous-Niassa Wildlife Corridor
2. Elephants in corridor
3. Baboons on the Selous Game Reserve
4. Signpost reading "Wildlife Corridor Selous-Niassa"
5. Pan of corridor
6. Niassa Game Reserve Director,...
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Elephants fitted with trackers to reduce conflict with humans
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4064638LEAD INElephants in Kenya are being fitted with trackers in an effort to map out their movements.It's in an attempt to balance the use of landscape between people and wildlife to avoid conflict...
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Newly restored tomb of Jesus opens for Easter
MIDEAST HOLY SEPULCHRESOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESSRESTRICTIONS: AP CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 6:19SHOTLIST:Associated PressJerusalem - 3 April 20171. Tracking shot of interior of Holy Sepulchre leading to the Jesus' Tomb2. Tracking shot of workers...