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so government policy makers focused on how to restore the rugezi wetlands. if people were the problem, they could also be the solution. the government decided to help the farmers leave the wetlands, and to restore the degraded slopes above them, improving their croplands and encouraging trees and shrubs to grow back, capturing the rain. >> we have been supporting them by doing terraces, specifically there on the hills where they can increase and improve the productivity. the most important thing is to have people with you, on your side. >> the wetlands are now recovering. great volumes of water once again cascade down to power the hydro stations. carbon-free electricity is replacing the diesel generators. electricity prices have stabilized. restoring and preserving natural ecosystems like the rugezi wetlands, benefits everyone, and so much more could be achieved. >> if we had more involvement by different institutions coming in to help, we'd have better resources, rwanda could do more, much more, and benefit much more, but so would other countries if such pa
so government policy makers focused on how to restore the rugezi wetlands. if people were the problem, they could also be the solution. the government decided to help the farmers leave the wetlands, and to restore the degraded slopes above them, improving their croplands and encouraging trees and shrubs to grow back, capturing the rain. >> we have been supporting them by doing terraces, specifically there on the hills where they can increase and improve the productivity. the most...
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what it comes down to is wetlands. >> right now they are digging on wetlands that dep has records confirmingxistence. >> the institute deemed that area they are building on now is wetlands in the '90s because they had no plans to build there. they have environmentalists come out and emit not wetlands. the institute omitted this crucial information when they were applying for permits commanded is already being dredged in prep for construction. the senate committee was opened the conversation command time was of the essence. daniel thompson and linda greenstein actually drafted a letter as we were standing there. >> the department of environmental protection. should be issued. >> all five senators were completely on board. let's see if they respond just as quickly. if you have a comment tweet me and you know you can always tweet the show. >> do i understand, not to be sarcastic, do i understand we have one more year of campaigning? zero, my god. >> famous all over the world for his incredible ability to read people's minds. most people's minds. most people know him for his big glasses, contagi
what it comes down to is wetlands. >> right now they are digging on wetlands that dep has records confirmingxistence. >> the institute deemed that area they are building on now is wetlands in the '90s because they had no plans to build there. they have environmentalists come out and emit not wetlands. the institute omitted this crucial information when they were applying for permits commanded is already being dredged in prep for construction. the senate committee was opened the...
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>> those wetlands are our protection. there are a buffer zone for us.e have hurricanes like katrina that killed over 1000 people,, we don't have that level of protection that we .ould have for more flooding because they soak up that water. >> as a political activist, the ceo of exxon recently donated the maximum amount of money possible to congressional candidates were members of congress on the eve of an important vote. why is it that you have not decided to donate $10,000 at a crack to congressional leaders? >> donate $10,000? because i'm busy buying sand bags to keep the water out of my front door. in a couple of generations, it is going to be completely under water. >> do think a political system should be open to people handing out $10,000 checks? >> i don't. i think exxon or corporate serial killers, murder. they need to go on trial. >> thank you very much. >> please state your name and your work. >> a name is sandra and i am a phd biologist and a cofounder and members of concerned health professionals of new york. specialist in the impacts of fra
>> those wetlands are our protection. there are a buffer zone for us.e have hurricanes like katrina that killed over 1000 people,, we don't have that level of protection that we .ould have for more flooding because they soak up that water. >> as a political activist, the ceo of exxon recently donated the maximum amount of money possible to congressional candidates were members of congress on the eve of an important vote. why is it that you have not decided to donate $10,000 at a...
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yesterday, it received a wetlands permit. that was the final environmental permit needed before construction could begin. kevin: clouds continuing to thicken up early this morning. as the rainfall shoves in this afternoon, it will be heavy at times until this evening. another batch of rain late tomorrow, tomorrow night, eventually sets up record warmth for thursday. temperatures in the 50' s for christmas day. erin: this is the shortest day of the year. kevin: and first official day of the winter season. season. they are going to talk to an industry insider about a new call to regulate the weight of women on the runway and what models themselves are saying about this push. we will see you back here with more local news and weather in about 25 minutes. good morning america is next. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy.
yesterday, it received a wetlands permit. that was the final environmental permit needed before construction could begin. kevin: clouds continuing to thicken up early this morning. as the rainfall shoves in this afternoon, it will be heavy at times until this evening. another batch of rain late tomorrow, tomorrow night, eventually sets up record warmth for thursday. temperatures in the 50' s for christmas day. erin: this is the shortest day of the year. kevin: and first official day of the...
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>> it is surrounded by bell wetland to construct housing with that underlying core challenge and they though venture to begin the construction and grandfather themselves. >> to put as much pavement as possible. >> you've heard the update they're trying to save the historically and. if you have questions or comments tweet me. >> upset about the pipeline in the days they would be in their front yard. >> injuries and fatalitieswweve] >> residents are upset by the natural-gas pipeline that they say would be there for your. right here is our they would push it and it is approximately 20 feet. >> talking about the proposed pipeline a 38-mile high pressure pipeline that would begin in chesterfield township go under three counties with the utility's transmission facilities and then a new bill was just proposed for safety. >> i am just taking the btu safety regulation to say let's make this a long rather than a regulation. why? because they have been giving waivers as a safety regulations. >> it is a historic area as an old quaker cemetery. >> a resident from chesterfield just learned about th
>> it is surrounded by bell wetland to construct housing with that underlying core challenge and they though venture to begin the construction and grandfather themselves. >> to put as much pavement as possible. >> you've heard the update they're trying to save the historically and. if you have questions or comments tweet me. >> upset about the pipeline in the days they would be in their front yard. >> injuries and fatalitieswweve] >> residents are upset by...
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falling through ice.it happened late this morning while 25-year-old jared bushell walked over frozen wetlands in the hawkeye wildlife area in oxford. oxford.cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore was there when emergency crews were onon scene today y d joins us live. we had temperatures well over freezing last week.experts say it's not safe to be on the ice right now. officials say y shell called 911 when he fell through the ice into waist deep water and got stuck in mud.two sheriff deputies in dry suits broke through ice in and a half thick to get him out.officials say he w w cold, but had d insulated waders and they released him from the scene. they say ice needs to be four inches thick to walk on and at least five for atvs or vehicles, but ice is never 100 percent sasa. chris kochanny, public education captain23:38:10 have a cell phone, go with a partner, have a piece of rope or a ladder that if somebody were to fall throh, you can slide that out on the ice and allow them to grab onto that and rescue them and then of course call 911 if somebody does fall through the ice. ice.if you have questi
falling through ice.it happened late this morning while 25-year-old jared bushell walked over frozen wetlands in the hawkeye wildlife area in oxford. oxford.cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore was there when emergency crews were onon scene today y d joins us live. we had temperatures well over freezing last week.experts say it's not safe to be on the ice right now. officials say y shell called 911 when he fell through the ice into waist deep water and got stuck in mud.two sheriff deputies in dry...
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they are restoring the area to wetlands.ds decades of work for a preservationist determined to protect the fragile ecosystem from housing development. public and private groups worked together to buy the land and return it to a tidal marsh for wildlife. it's home to the endangered saltmarsh harvest mouse. 3,000 acres is the largest undeveloped island in the san francisco bay. it will only take a week to fill in. believe it or not. >> going back the way it was. >> yeah. >> and all that rain coming down will fill it up even faster. >> that's not going to hurt. we have some coming down tonight and some coming down in the morning commute tomorrow too. >> people are excited about that news, brian. >>> we were talking about the fact that the rain came early this morning and it's almost a novelty. but it mostly happened before sunrise. more on the way tomorrow though, too, and some right now. kpix 5 hi-def doppler radar look at all the thunderstorms that are out there off of the north coast. you can also see abeam san francisco, wa
they are restoring the area to wetlands.ds decades of work for a preservationist determined to protect the fragile ecosystem from housing development. public and private groups worked together to buy the land and return it to a tidal marsh for wildlife. it's home to the endangered saltmarsh harvest mouse. 3,000 acres is the largest undeveloped island in the san francisco bay. it will only take a week to fill in. believe it or not. >> going back the way it was. >> yeah. >> and...
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bob mark could write that order today because they are ready determined there is wetlands there. the tax paradigms that we have spent of friends of friends farm, this cast cost the taxpayers nothing. >> the problem is it has massive corporate clients, your talk talk about nobel prize winners. einstein work there. it's a think tank whose information has corporations all over the world. they shut down that program we more geniuses. >> this is part one, they're still going to battle, i'm going the end. >> general george, and chasing ron. >> high-speed chase. >> check out the video, please are looking for the two men who allegedly stabbed a 49er old man was taken 45 minutes after the event. you the event. and chatting. if you have information about them or the crime please call the new york city crimestoppers. >> around the world after the pitcher went viral. it's the boy who was born with an incurable brain malformation. his parents say he may not even survive birth. now he's starting to walk, crawl, and celebrate his first birthday. one shows jackson on the side saying i want to se
bob mark could write that order today because they are ready determined there is wetlands there. the tax paradigms that we have spent of friends of friends farm, this cast cost the taxpayers nothing. >> the problem is it has massive corporate clients, your talk talk about nobel prize winners. einstein work there. it's a think tank whose information has corporations all over the world. they shut down that program we more geniuses. >> this is part one, they're still going to battle,...
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the win tax credit and support for the land and water conservation fund which protects forests and wetlandsnd some of the most beautiful places. for each of the measures, provisions, it's bipartisan support. they were leading the charge in favour of the win tax credit. >> it was the senator leading the charge from the solar tax credit. folks across the spectrum. in idaho and others leading the support for the land and water conservation fund. we shouldn't have traded the objectives to get something to allow for oil drilling. >> why are you worried about the export ban being lifted. st been something scuffed for a long time. what is the concern? >> we have to reduce dependence on oil, and you don't do that when you expand drilling for oil in the u.s. >> what will happen slowly over time, if you believe the oil industry, they'll say we'll see half a million barrels per day, an increase of half a billion, and we need to reduce dependence on goal, gas and oil. all the areas have grown. oil consumption dropped in the united states. and globally it's not growing. in the end we are not increasing
the win tax credit and support for the land and water conservation fund which protects forests and wetlandsnd some of the most beautiful places. for each of the measures, provisions, it's bipartisan support. they were leading the charge in favour of the win tax credit. >> it was the senator leading the charge from the solar tax credit. folks across the spectrum. in idaho and others leading the support for the land and water conservation fund. we shouldn't have traded the objectives to get...
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mangroves grow there, endangered sea turtles live there and its wetlands are a refuge for rare species. conservationists from both countries are now working hard to protect this environment. >> they've been fishing for seven hours. they pull up a dragnet out of the sea. it's over one kilometer long. the fish are simply too small, and in many places the altantic is overfished sylvain daavo works for an environmental organization. he'd like to see fishing in this part of the river delta banned, so the fish have a chance to spawn. >> we're proposing a ban on fishing for one kilometer around the river delta, so the fish will be able to pass back and forth between the mono river and the sea. we're seeking a consensus among the fishermen. >> the beach and the dunes beyond it are a natural paradise and home to sea turtles. they've been successfully protected in both benin and togo for years. this is where the biosphere reserve is due to begin in the future. we want to see how the mono delta biosphere reserve is progressing. benin and togo are two narrow countries. together they are over one h
mangroves grow there, endangered sea turtles live there and its wetlands are a refuge for rare species. conservationists from both countries are now working hard to protect this environment. >> they've been fishing for seven hours. they pull up a dragnet out of the sea. it's over one kilometer long. the fish are simply too small, and in many places the altantic is overfished sylvain daavo works for an environmental organization. he'd like to see fishing in this part of the river delta...
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it means once productive wetlands have been turned into ecological dead zones and over the years the rivers have lost 50% of its population, and a third of the fresh water fish species are threatened extinct. over the next few days we'll look at how people's health and livelihoods are effected by the decline of the rivers. >> this field should be full of crops, but as far as the eye can see, nothing. the rivers that feed these fields have dried up. nothing can grow here. a landowner and environmentali environmentalist, he blames dam building in neighboring turkey for causing this crisis, and there is not a power following the war and now the rise of isil. >> these dams in turkey and lack of response from the government affected our crop. i'll give you an example. when we had water, 30 acres of land would produce a ton of barley a year. now it produce as kilo. >> they've had to resort to digging large wells, but it didn't enough and they only have enough water to air gate a thi --irrigate a third of their land. >> this is a costly and time-consuming business. they need to dig deep int
it means once productive wetlands have been turned into ecological dead zones and over the years the rivers have lost 50% of its population, and a third of the fresh water fish species are threatened extinct. over the next few days we'll look at how people's health and livelihoods are effected by the decline of the rivers. >> this field should be full of crops, but as far as the eye can see, nothing. the rivers that feed these fields have dried up. nothing can grow here. a landowner and...
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they are setting aside 38 acres for a wetland. happening today, philadelphia city council is working on a plan to build a sports complex in south philadelphia. the council's rules committee has already recommend zoning approval for the planned line. philadelphia casino project on packer avenue. now it's up to the full council to weigh in. we will have a live report from city hall coming up our next half hour. >> seven minutes after 5:00. finally, you can leave the umbrella at home d. rain has left us. we'll be drying out this morning, helping with that process, gusty winds, which are just getting started. we seen winds now gusting to 18 miles an hour in part of the area, 30-mile-an-hour or more winds for this afternoon. >> that will keep things cooler. a cooler day in spite of bright sunshine, nowhere near the 60 degree mark we had yesterday. it's 43 and falling in allentown, i expect the numbers to come down a little bit more before they start climbing later this morning. by later this morning, any puddles left behind should be l
they are setting aside 38 acres for a wetland. happening today, philadelphia city council is working on a plan to build a sports complex in south philadelphia. the council's rules committee has already recommend zoning approval for the planned line. philadelphia casino project on packer avenue. now it's up to the full council to weigh in. we will have a live report from city hall coming up our next half hour. >> seven minutes after 5:00. finally, you can leave the umbrella at home d. rain...
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is nowool district working to eliminate radon found at 28 locations, including wetland middle school. livette reyes is for the reaction is now underway. we are getting news that the interim superintendent will go above and beyond to make sure that your children are safe. all that is detailed in the slinky ris lengthy report relea4 hours ago. 28 schools with radon levels be retested, but all 205 schools will also be retested. in a statement, larry bowers says in part, "this retesting should have already occurred based on our testing protocols. i regret that in certain cases that it did not. " abc 7 told you about a report schools with a colorless odorless gas known to cause lung cancer. once registered almost three times the recommended limit by the epa. a good newl give us baseline set of data going forward so that we can establish a comprehensive radon mitigation program. jeanette: officials say results of those tests will be posted on the district's website in the coming months. reporting in montgomery county, jeannette reyes. coming up on abc 7 news at noon, a date which will live
is nowool district working to eliminate radon found at 28 locations, including wetland middle school. livette reyes is for the reaction is now underway. we are getting news that the interim superintendent will go above and beyond to make sure that your children are safe. all that is detailed in the slinky ris lengthy report relea4 hours ago. 28 schools with radon levels be retested, but all 205 schools will also be retested. in a statement, larry bowers says in part, "this retesting should...
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again, it is good that they did speaks to theo political and military wetlands persisting -- militaryblems persisting on the iraqi side. >> how confident are you that they will hold on to this area and perhaps even go on to mosul? >> i think they are a long way from mosul, both literally and figuratively. mosul is a massive city of over one million people. ramadi is just an oversized town. it is a significant accomplishment, i do not want to take that away from the iraqis. but this was a six to eight week process by the time they started the final assault. it is nothing like the fighting they will encounter in mosul. are can theyions hold ramadi against another isis attack. can they prevent ramadi from breaking out in sunni and shia fighting, and they -- and can they turn it into a larger holding? those would be a nice accomplishment for the iraqis to develop a sense of momentum, and get a sense of more than just a one-off. that it was the beginning of a changing in the times. >> we heard from the iraqi prime minister today saying that he predicts the total defeat of the islamic state
again, it is good that they did speaks to theo political and military wetlands persisting -- militaryblems persisting on the iraqi side. >> how confident are you that they will hold on to this area and perhaps even go on to mosul? >> i think they are a long way from mosul, both literally and figuratively. mosul is a massive city of over one million people. ramadi is just an oversized town. it is a significant accomplishment, i do not want to take that away from the iraqis. but this...
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. >>> and minutes ago a big step towards restoring some bay area wetlands. the peninsula open space trust u.s. fish and wildlife service and others will today watch as a final levee is breached at bair island in redwood city. it's been a project for years designed to protect the tidal area from development. >>> and today more than 100 classrooms in mountain view will be getting emergency lockdown kits all part of a project by the district to improve preparations for emergencies that include fires and earthquakes. the schools will be getting portable toilets, food rations and water. the public safety foundation is providing kits with a grant from pg&e. >>> the latest in the san bernardino massacre. we have learned the plot for a mass shooting may have started years ago. public records show a much deeper connection between syed farook and his friend enrique marquez, who bought the guns used to kill 14 people last week. those guns were bought three years ago. marquez is related to farook through marriage and hasn't been charged. >>> donald trump continues to we
. >>> and minutes ago a big step towards restoring some bay area wetlands. the peninsula open space trust u.s. fish and wildlife service and others will today watch as a final levee is breached at bair island in redwood city. it's been a project for years designed to protect the tidal area from development. >>> and today more than 100 classrooms in mountain view will be getting emergency lockdown kits all part of a project by the district to improve preparations for...
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flooded areas of the city, you will see most of them are low-lying areas or in lakes or marsh land, wetlandof the areas are effected because of this, and [ inaudible ] authority should have taken enormous caution before giving them license and approval for construction of buildings. in most of these places the areas that i just mentioned [ inaudible ] buildings have come up. >> reporter: it is one of the country's most developed cities, but this flood caught authorities unaware and unprepared. these scenes are a timely reminder to the rest of india of the need to do more to prevent such disasters, so millions of people like this woman, can live without fear their homes will be flooded. >>> venezuela opposition party say they will use their new majority in parliament to push through an amnesty law to free jailed political activists. the coalition of the center right parties won more than twice the number of seats as the socialists in sunday's election. lucia newman report. >> reporter: the people of venezuela awoke to calm after an electoral storm that has profoundly changed this oil-rich na
flooded areas of the city, you will see most of them are low-lying areas or in lakes or marsh land, wetlandof the areas are effected because of this, and [ inaudible ] authority should have taken enormous caution before giving them license and approval for construction of buildings. in most of these places the areas that i just mentioned [ inaudible ] buildings have come up. >> reporter: it is one of the country's most developed cities, but this flood caught authorities unaware and...
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flooded areas of the city, you will see most of them are either low-lying area, near a lake or mash wetland. most of these areas are affected only because of this. the chennai authority should have taken enormous caution before giving them licence and approvals for construction of buildings. we see in most of these places, the areas just mentioned, and all buildings have come up >> reporter: it is one of the country's most developed cities, but this flood caught authorities unaware and unprepared. these scenes of chaos and destruction are a timely reminder to the rest of india of the need to do more to prevent such disasters. so millions of people of this family can live without fear their homes will be flooded >>> png has the highest rate of tb in the pacific region. that's according to the world health organisation. the disease has been eau road accidented indicated in much-- eeradicated in much of the world, but they are struggling from a particular strain of the disease. >> reporter: initial diagnosis takes place on the river bank. this man is too ill to-- woman is too ill to walk 200 m
flooded areas of the city, you will see most of them are either low-lying area, near a lake or mash wetland. most of these areas are affected only because of this. the chennai authority should have taken enormous caution before giving them licence and approvals for construction of buildings. we see in most of these places, the areas just mentioned, and all buildings have come up >> reporter: it is one of the country's most developed cities, but this flood caught authorities unaware and...
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. >> mangroves are the wetland of the tropics. they used to dominate about 75 percent of tropical coastlines, they've been severely damaged and removed by coastal development. >> mangroves provide the transition from ocean to land. our goal is to make it to the waters edge. plenty of time for dr souza and his team to get out and do some science. >> so these are you know we have all the big trees tagged and then we need to find out what's going on with the youngest stages. >> this here is what we call a baby mangrove. it actually falls out of the tree looking like this and when it hits the ground, it grows these little roots. it will then turn into a little seedling, this might be a couple years old and eventually a big tree. >> okay, you kind of have to get down their on your hands. >> so we are looking for dead ones? >> oh yeah dead ones. >> when you talk about carbon storage in the roots, are you just talking about things we can see here? >> no, it's actually several compartments they might be called so we have the above ground
. >> mangroves are the wetland of the tropics. they used to dominate about 75 percent of tropical coastlines, they've been severely damaged and removed by coastal development. >> mangroves provide the transition from ocean to land. our goal is to make it to the waters edge. plenty of time for dr souza and his team to get out and do some science. >> so these are you know we have all the big trees tagged and then we need to find out what's going on with the youngest stages....
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they are setting aside 38 acres for wetland. >> 8 minutes after 4:00 and it is a totally different picture this morning. we are drying out after a couple days of rain. still some clouds in the area, but they will be breaking, helping them break, gusty winds out of the northwest. >> that will bring the temperatures down. we are looking at a cooler day in spite of seeing lots of sunshine. right now, still some clouds over doylestown, 45 degrees. 50 and cloudy in millvale at 51 degrees. the wind has really dried things out quickly. it's just a breeze up to about 12 miles an hour in philadelphia right now. the afternoon, gusts of 30 miles an hour or more are possible. by then, we see more sunshine. still some clouds around. once the sun is up, we start to sea some of those breaks and the clouds in western pennsylvania, that is a cold wind blowing. cold enough that those clouds are producing snow in western pennsylvania. snow will stay to the west. but the colder air, that will be moving into our area. you will feel the chill today. then it zrops down overnight. during the day today, sunshine.
they are setting aside 38 acres for wetland. >> 8 minutes after 4:00 and it is a totally different picture this morning. we are drying out after a couple days of rain. still some clouds in the area, but they will be breaking, helping them break, gusty winds out of the northwest. >> that will bring the temperatures down. we are looking at a cooler day in spite of seeing lots of sunshine. right now, still some clouds over doylestown, 45 degrees. 50 and cloudy in millvale at 51...
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it's then pumped several times through an artificial wetland on a third floor rooftop, where plants, soil and beneficial bacteria filter in impurities and nutrients. landscaping filters down through tubes into the water table beneath the building. toilets use minimal water and waste is composted on site, then further treated for use as fertilizer, a two year process. >> we think this is the world's only six story composting facility. >> the parking garage accommodates only bikes, no cars. a grand windowed stairway also encourages exercise, small steps towards a bigger goal of greener, healthier construction practices. >> it's a slow beast to turn, but we've got to turn it. >> the challenges of life in a living building. al jazeera, seattle. >>> the news continues live from doha, next. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ >>> welcome to the news hour. i'm live here in doha. the top stories so far today. syrian activists say five civilians are killed in a gas attack near damascus. >>> amnesty international accusing russia of possible war crimes during three months of air strikes in syri
it's then pumped several times through an artificial wetland on a third floor rooftop, where plants, soil and beneficial bacteria filter in impurities and nutrients. landscaping filters down through tubes into the water table beneath the building. toilets use minimal water and waste is composted on site, then further treated for use as fertilizer, a two year process. >> we think this is the world's only six story composting facility. >> the parking garage accommodates only bikes, no...
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it means wetlands have been turned into dead zones.r the past 40 years, fresh water ecosystems have lost 50% of their population. more than a third of the remaining fresh water fish species are threatened with extinction. over the next three days, we will look at how people's health be and livelihoods are being affected by the decline of imagine rivers. we go first to kirkuk in iraq. a direct impact on its economy. imran reports. in the field should be full of crops. as far as the eye can see, nothing. the rivers that fill these fields have dried up. nothing can grow here. >> this landowner and environmental accident blames dam building until neighboring turkey for causing this crisis and siziraq is powerless to stop the turks after more than a decade of war following the fall of saddam hussein and know the rise of isil. >> these dams in turkey and the lack of response from the government affected our crop. i will give you an example. when we had water, 30 acres of lapped would produce a ton of barley a year. now, that same 30 acres pr
it means wetlands have been turned into dead zones.r the past 40 years, fresh water ecosystems have lost 50% of their population. more than a third of the remaining fresh water fish species are threatened with extinction. over the next three days, we will look at how people's health be and livelihoods are being affected by the decline of imagine rivers. we go first to kirkuk in iraq. a direct impact on its economy. imran reports. in the field should be full of crops. as far as the eye can see,...
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the project is still waiting on a few more votes including a wetlands permit from the department of environmental services. if that goes through, construction could begin early next year. shelley: deerfield police are searching for two men who took off when police tried to pull them over. police say they had active warrants for derek kelley and michael hilber. officers stopped kelley' s truck, and say when they tried to driving, dragging an officer for 15 to 20 feet. the officer wasn' t hurt, but the two got away. police are looking for a blue chevy pickup, license plate 383 tom: after today' s rain, it turns colder tomorrow and that the state. chief meteorologist mike haddad is here to tell us where the snow will fall and when. mike: for many up north it will turn wintry tomorrow as the cold north and west every right now it' s all rain and operate our. the green indicates it' s all rain falling out of the cloud cover. still warm aloft, 36 atop mount washington. the temperatures in the valleys in the 30' s to around 40 as well, but cold air begins to build back in so even though we are warmer th
the project is still waiting on a few more votes including a wetlands permit from the department of environmental services. if that goes through, construction could begin early next year. shelley: deerfield police are searching for two men who took off when police tried to pull them over. police say they had active warrants for derek kelley and michael hilber. officers stopped kelley' s truck, and say when they tried to driving, dragging an officer for 15 to 20 feet. the officer wasn' t hurt,...
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river.it happened late this morning while 25-year-old jared bushell walked over frozen wetlands s the h hkeye wildlife area in oxford. oxford.cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore was there when emergency crews were on scene today and joins us live. we had temperatures well over freezing last week.experts say it's not safe to be on the ice right now. now. before ice got thick enough for the north liberty fire department to train, they were called to a rescue.chris kochanny, public education captain23:32:55 we got paged by the johnson county communications center for an ice rescue out at the hawkeye wildlife management area for a hunter than had fallen through the icickochanny says bushell
river.it happened late this morning while 25-year-old jared bushell walked over frozen wetlands s the h hkeye wildlife area in oxford. oxford.cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore was there when emergency crews were on scene today and joins us live. we had temperatures well over freezing last week.experts say it's not safe to be on the ice right now. now. before ice got thick enough for the north liberty fire department to train, they were called to a rescue.chris kochanny, public education...
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agricultural conservation and stormwater reuse, "b-minus" for water recycling and "f" for restoring wetlands and the delta. >> if your child brought home that card, you would be in trouble. >>> what do you think if it rains for several days, people conserving. you think it's raining you don't need to conserve? >> if they listen to you though -- [ laughter ] >> you're out there with buckets going, right here! >> my kids don't even listen to me and you want the public to listen to me? [ laughter ] >>> we have for the first time this year several days a series of days with wet weather in the forecast. not so much today. out the door right now, clear and cold. we have a temperature now in santa rosa at 32 degrees. when you factor in the wind it feels like it's 27 degrees. san francisco is at 46. otherwise we are not 30s across the board. the winds may be slight but again when you factor that wind in with an air temperature that's in the 30s and the 40s you get what we refer toes as a wind chill that makes -- what we prefer to as a wind chill that makes it feel like the 20s out the door. right no
agricultural conservation and stormwater reuse, "b-minus" for water recycling and "f" for restoring wetlands and the delta. >> if your child brought home that card, you would be in trouble. >>> what do you think if it rains for several days, people conserving. you think it's raining you don't need to conserve? >> if they listen to you though -- [ laughter ] >> you're out there with buckets going, right here! >> my kids don't even listen to me...
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it was the culmination of years of work to preserve some peninsula wetlands. kpix 5's don ford says it's a victory over development. >> reporter: it took only moments to rip open the final levee and let the high tide bay waters come crashing in. flooding bair island and starting the slow process of restoring the land back to being tidal marsh. it's been a long process. >> a lot of people came back that worked on this since the 1970s. >> reporter: 1970s since -- >> it has. >> reporter: friends of redwood creek audubon society and ducks unlimited are some of the folks who made this happen. >> pretty soon within a couple of weeks this whole area will be opened up to the public. >> reporter: the real winner is wildlife below and above the water. like famously endangered saltmarsh harvest mouse and the california ridgeway's rail who now have more space to live but it's not just about a couple of endangered species. crabs, fish and special plants all help to keep our environment healthy. >> it's about 3,000 acres. it's the largest undeveloped island in south san fra
it was the culmination of years of work to preserve some peninsula wetlands. kpix 5's don ford says it's a victory over development. >> reporter: it took only moments to rip open the final levee and let the high tide bay waters come crashing in. flooding bair island and starting the slow process of restoring the land back to being tidal marsh. it's been a long process. >> a lot of people came back that worked on this since the 1970s. >> reporter: 1970s since -- >> it...
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amens go on, then, and say to the wetlands at our feet. blades of grass. the beautiful uncut hair.he night that takes up its position. amen to the sun that advances through the risen dust, with or without us, whatever we believe. everywhere, now, in this nation of old sorrows and new, even trembling with the past, here at andersonville, we are suffering from what we have forgotten. tell us again, if you can, how to praise and how to grieve and how to witness. give us this day. forgive us our trespasses. the race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, but time and chance happen to them all. turn, you, to the stronghold. ye prisoners of hope. >> [applause] mr. sellars: thank you. the civil war was viewed by many as the second american revolution. in honor of those who chose to fight for freedom, the maneuver center of excellence brass quintet will play the american revolutionary war medically. medley.ally -- >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> [applause] although the prison site was open only a short time, its impact has been felt throughout generations. for a brief history, i am pleas
amens go on, then, and say to the wetlands at our feet. blades of grass. the beautiful uncut hair.he night that takes up its position. amen to the sun that advances through the risen dust, with or without us, whatever we believe. everywhere, now, in this nation of old sorrows and new, even trembling with the past, here at andersonville, we are suffering from what we have forgotten. tell us again, if you can, how to praise and how to grieve and how to witness. give us this day. forgive us our...
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yesterday, it received a wetlands permit from the state. includes renovating the balsams and building a ski resort. more than 950 acres of dixville notch wilderness will be protected. >> we recognize that dixville notch is a special place and its natural beauty and splendor are balsams resort. erin: project leaders are hoping to break ground this spring. suspected thief. he tumbled headfirst off an escalator while trying to flee police. a deputy in michigan gets a huge surprise after a wild chase. you won' t believe who was behind the wheel of the car he was pursuing. kevin: rainfall moving in this evening. what that sets up for christmas praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. bernie sanders passed more amendments in a republican congress than any other member. cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders. a consistent, principled, and effective leader. to believe in. sanders: i'm bernie sanders kevin: tuesday morning, december 22. we are looking at clouds continuing to thicken early. rainfall advancing and fro
yesterday, it received a wetlands permit from the state. includes renovating the balsams and building a ski resort. more than 950 acres of dixville notch wilderness will be protected. >> we recognize that dixville notch is a special place and its natural beauty and splendor are balsams resort. erin: project leaders are hoping to break ground this spring. suspected thief. he tumbled headfirst off an escalator while trying to flee police. a deputy in michigan gets a huge surprise after a...
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. >> the wetland functions and fish as well as cleaning our water. it's also provides flood protection from storms and waves. >> you can see it if you dry by. activist s have been working since the 1960s to acquire the islands. >>> will the fourth time be the charm for space ex. ceo announcing he's sending another rocket to space after the last take off failed. >> mission sequence start. lift off of the spacex rocket. >> looks like a picture perfect lift off but it exploded a few minutes later. spacex says it's taking another shot. the goal is to get supplies up to the international space station. >>> very interesting day. at some point it was pouring rain and burst of sunshine. >> thunderstorms this afternoon. it's been kind of wild for anyone out there commuting. it's like winter and late fall conditions should be out here. you can see the live sky camera network. it's windy from our camera looking toward san francisco. we're tracking more of those thunderstorms plus another chance of rain this weekend. we'll tell you about it in a few minutes. com
. >> the wetland functions and fish as well as cleaning our water. it's also provides flood protection from storms and waves. >> you can see it if you dry by. activist s have been working since the 1960s to acquire the islands. >>> will the fourth time be the charm for space ex. ceo announcing he's sending another rocket to space after the last take off failed. >> mission sequence start. lift off of the spacex rocket. >> looks like a picture perfect lift off but...
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the division has about 2300 acres of cranberry wetlands.n of egg john hancock has 300,000 acres across canada, the u.s., australia, walnuts are grown, wheat as well as corn. here is why it all matters. when you look at the average returns over the past decade for the john hancock egg portfolio, 14%. compare that to the s&p over the same period of time, 7.5%. matt: i used to work for john hancock, a little brokerage called tucker anthony. my grandfather owned a cranberry bog in buckeye, like ohio. pamela: this is your favorite topic. matt: what are the long-term expectations? obviously this is why people gravitate story-wise, that an insurance company would be running a huge cranberry business. what is the long-term outlook? do they want to stay in the business? in 2013 ist happen the market got flooded. there was so much production of cranberries that what used to be $40 a barrel for cranberries became eight dollars a barrel for cranberries, and many farmers got shaken up. they could not produce at those levels. now we see the prices coming
the division has about 2300 acres of cranberry wetlands.n of egg john hancock has 300,000 acres across canada, the u.s., australia, walnuts are grown, wheat as well as corn. here is why it all matters. when you look at the average returns over the past decade for the john hancock egg portfolio, 14%. compare that to the s&p over the same period of time, 7.5%. matt: i used to work for john hancock, a little brokerage called tucker anthony. my grandfather owned a cranberry bog in buckeye, like...
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it is pumped several times to run artificial wetland on a third floor roof top where plants, soil and beneficial bacteria filter impurities and absorb nutrients. what isn't eau evaporated goes into the watertable be beneath the building. toilets need minimal water and wavelet is come protested-- waste is composed on site. the paragraph garage accommodates only bikes, no cars. a grand windowed stairway also encurrentlys exercise. small steps towards a bigger goal of greener, healthier construction practices. >> it is a slow beast to turn but weave got to turn it. >> reporter: the challenge of life in a living building >>> the water system that i just described is functional, but not yet being used. here is the problem. the solar panels which will function as part of the water collection system haven't actually been certified as a water collection system. it has never been tried before. that's one of the regulatory challenges that they're dealing with here. it's not just technological issues. they're trying to train a whole city into this green technology as well >>> there's so much obv
it is pumped several times to run artificial wetland on a third floor roof top where plants, soil and beneficial bacteria filter impurities and absorb nutrients. what isn't eau evaporated goes into the watertable be beneath the building. toilets need minimal water and wavelet is come protested-- waste is composed on site. the paragraph garage accommodates only bikes, no cars. a grand windowed stairway also encurrentlys exercise. small steps towards a bigger goal of greener, healthier...
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convinced -- after hearing testimony that the institute concealed information they are building on wetlands. >> this is indisputable evidence of fraud, and the dep closing its eyes. >> that is needed beforeirrep outable arm is done. they had plans to move ahead and have received all necessary approvals and permissions from the agency zbrz it feels like another battle but we believe in what we are doing. >> now the fight over this stories piece of land continues. nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >>> turning to the eagles tonight, the birds have moved on from chip kelly but they have one game left this season and they take on the giants this sunday. pat shermer was chosen as the interim coach. jaime apody joins us with more. >> a strange position for pat shermer to be in this week having to coach a game that means nothing for either team and getting his guys ready to play and play to win despite the distractions going on this week but shermer it means everything because he say likely candidate for the vacant coaching job. he learned of kelly a firing when jeffrey lurie called him into
convinced -- after hearing testimony that the institute concealed information they are building on wetlands. >> this is indisputable evidence of fraud, and the dep closing its eyes. >> that is needed beforeirrep outable arm is done. they had plans to move ahead and have received all necessary approvals and permissions from the agency zbrz it feels like another battle but we believe in what we are doing. >> now the fight over this stories piece of land continues. nora muchanic,...