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Oct. 6th - 13th - From the Bay, For the Bay Dine Out is Back! Governor Martin O'Malley today announced the return of the From the Bay, For the Bay Dine Out, a week-long celebration of Maryland seafood benefiting the Oyster Recovery Partnership. More than 70 high-profile restaurants have already signed up, including Ryleigh's Oyster House, Woodberry Kitchen, Equinox, and Matchbox. Last year's inaugural promotion proved a success, raising $25,000 for oyster restoration projects. Warm fall expected: Meteorologists say region has seen above-normal temperatures (By Sam Speigelman, DelMarVaNow.com, 9/14/12) Gas prices hit unusual mid-September spike (By Melany L. Paralman, DelMarVaNow.com, 9/14/12) National and International News Arctic Sea Ice Will Reach 'Final Collapse' Within Four Years: Expert (By Common Dreams Staff, CommonDreams.org, 9/17/12) As climate change crisis looms, presidential campaigns stay quiet (By Erika Bolstad, McClatchy News, 9/17/12) Campaigners 'Vindicated' As Shell Halts Arctic Drilling A series of safety failures, ice floes, and public pressure has put an end to this year's drilling (By Common Dreams staff, CommonDreams.org, 9/17/12) Financial Costs of Climate Change Seriously Underestimated by US Government Calculations (By Mat McDermott, Treehugger.com - Business/Economics, 9/17/12) False Balance Lives: In Worst Climate Story Of The Year, PBS Channels Fox News (By Joe Romm, ThinkProgress.org - Climate Progress, 9/17/12) Vanishing Arctic ice is the planet's white flag of surrender: The planet's last great global ice melt left a benign and balmy climate in which civilisation was cradled: the new great melting heralds a grave threat to civilization (By Damian Carrington, The [UK] Guardian, 9/14/12) Saving the Ozone Layer: Lessons for Fighting Climate Change (By Frances Beinecke, Huffington Post - Green Blog, 9/14/12) |