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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Afghanistan Sun.com http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/cat/9d3b36ac41649d93/ en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 21:17:41 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:17:41 -0400 30 Highway 101, which runs along America's west coast from Washington state through Oregon to California, offers access to some of the country's most stunning hiking ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214749727/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:02:12 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214749727/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 The foot-dragging on studying environmental impacts of coal trains is holding up a major rural economic-development opportunity in Cowlitz County, writes guest columnist Mike ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214749728/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:59:09 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214749728/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 hard to be authentic as an executive: there are many forces pushing you to be guarded, even deceptive; to pretend to be someone you're not, or to do things that you don't believe in. And then there's the complication that, even though authenticity has become such a popular word in business, and most people tout it as a desirable attribute...nobody really defines it. So let's ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214748783/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:55:18 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214748783/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 A woman was trapped when the car she was in left the road near Hamilton this morning. A police spokesman said the vehicle crashed into some trees at the intersection of Whatawhata Rd and Cemetery Rd shortly before 10.15am. The woman was trapped in the vehicle by a fence but emergency services managed to get her out. She was taken to Waikato Hospital with minor injuries.- APNZ By Matthew ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214749729/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:48:56 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214749729/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Mining company Barrick Gold Corp. was fined $15.8 million Friday by the Chilean government for allegedly violating environmental controls at its flagship ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214747678/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:47:21 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214747678/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Solutions Inc. (TSX-V:CST) (the "Corporation"), an innovator in the field of enzyme-enabled carbon capture technology, today announced that it granted a total of 750,000 stock options to certain of its directors and officers. Each stock option allows the holder thereof to acquire one common share of the Corporation for a price ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214747681/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:38:25 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214747681/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 $3.9 million was 5% lower than last year. The shrimp aquaculture market has had a difficult year in fiscal 2013. Early Mortality Syndrome in Asia has caused farm closures that continue to negatively impact Epicore sales. Expected sales from new territories were delayed because of protracted regulatory approval processes. Latin American pond sales are weaker in 2013 because of changes in ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214747680/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:38:24 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214747680/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Peter Kent and Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced today, as a result of the new Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS). "We are implementing a new system to improve outdoor air quality for all Canadians, in collaboration with the provinces and territories," said Minister Kent. "These new air quality standards are proof of our commitment to environmental ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214747679/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:38:24 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214747679/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Event will be held inside the foyer area of building, at the main level. SOURCE: Environment Canada For further information: For more information, please ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214747682/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:38:23 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214747682/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 A great blue wave has spread across the country in one of our greatest natural spectacles, as carpets of bluebells have come into flower. But the bluebells were some four or five weeks later this spring than last year, and the cold spring made their appearance more patchy than usual. Britain has around half the world's population of bluebells, and they are also a truly national plant, ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214746448/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:37:14 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214746448/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 I never imagined being 52. As I grew up catching lizards and newts, rummaging through hedges to find birds' nests, or prodding flattened hedgehogs with my scuffed Clarks lace-ups, the world was ripe with natural riches. Every scrap of wasteland revealed yet more gems: tadpoles, fox cubs and a confetti of butterflies. And when at the weekends the family Ford Anglia trundled off to the ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214746447/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:37:13 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214746447/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 gas in storage tanks at a time when the market ran into an acute shortage two months ago, triggering a doubling of wholesale prices.The revelations came after claims the UK was within six hours of running out of gas completely on 22 March and will feed rising public and political anger over soaring power bills and previous allegations of market manipulation.The National Grid, which keeps data on ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214744995/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:26:06 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214744995/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Environmental groups and activists slammed the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) this week for partnering with a coalition of Big Energy companies and pro-fracking groups, saying there is "nothing sustainable about shale oil or shale ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214745119/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:23:37 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214745119/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fleet Composite Squadron 6 conducts boat operations off coast of Naval Station Norfolk, VA. (Credit: U.S. Navy) Yesterday Terry McAuliffe, Virginia's Democratic gubernatorial candidate, ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214745040/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:19:24 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214745040/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 , will address delegates attending the opening ceremony of the 2013 Joint Scientific Congress of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, Canadian Geophysical Union and the Canadian Water Resources ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214745120/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:17:33 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214745120/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 "Sutherland" peashrub has a multi-stem form that works well in a hedge. IPTC: "Sutherland" peashrub has a multi-stem form that works well in a hedge. CREDIT Provided by CSU--> (Provided by Colorado State University) When selecting trees, some homeowners think the sky's the limit. But they eventually discover this isn't the case when their English oaks invade ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214745121/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:55:42 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214745121/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 - Development groups and corruption watchdogs are applauding landmark new standards adopted Wednesday by an international initiative focused on ensuring greater transparency among oil and mining companies operating particularly in developing ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214743776/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:15:28 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214743776/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 New York in the early hours of Friday, greeted with a combination of curiosity, puzzlement, and not a little suspicion.Which is hardly surprising, as it's not been plain cycling so far. Residents of the West Village think the docking stations will destroy the area's historic character. In Brooklyn, treasured parking spots have been usurped. Tabloid columnists fear the city's ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214743777/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:13:59 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214743777/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Canadian scientists have discovered microbial life in the north Arctic that can survive temperatures as low as minus 13 degrees F, which is similar to temperatures found on the surface of Mars. ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214742270/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:12:09 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214742270/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Chile's environmental regulator has stopped construction and imposed sanctions on Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8.5-billion Pascua-Lama project, citing "serious violations" of its environmental permit.The $16-million fine is the maximum allowable under Chilean law. It was applied Friday because the world's largest gold mining company acknowledged that it failed to keep its ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214742271/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:31 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214742271/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 For anyone who loves to eat chocolate, drink lots of lovely espresso coffee or quaff plentiful amounts of red wine, there's much comfort to be sought from scientific studies.You can pick the studies saying you'll live long and prosper from your chosen potions and ignore the caveats or contradictory warnings. You might also forget to check back to see if any follow-up studies were done ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214742272/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:33 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214742272/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 /enpproperty--> China will never pursue temporary economic growth at the expense of environmental degradation, President Xi Jinping vowed on Friday. "Those who made rash decisions regardless of the ecological environment, resulting in serious consequences, must be brought to account, and should be held accountable for a lifetime," he said. "Only by implementing the strictest ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214742273/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:58:15 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214742273/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Monday, May 27, 2013 at MaRS Discovery District. Media are invited to attend a press conference and test drive Revelo Bikes Inc.'s LIFEbike, a lightweight, compact, chainless electric bike that allows commuters to combine the environmental benefits of cycling with the convenience and comfort of a scooter. The company will use the crowdfunding site, Indiegogo, to raise funds for its ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214740160/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:36:31 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214740160/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 "Big Ride" on parliament just before the mayoral election . It seemed as if cycle campaigning was finally taking off south of the border and cyclists' voices were being heard, while here in Scotland the cycling and walking budget was actually declining despite the government's target of 10% of journeys being undertaken on a bike by 2020.So when David Brennan, a helmet-camera ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214739176/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:51:16 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214739176/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 A few years ago, Mario Degaiza worked in construction in City, where he learned Spanish and, for a while, was excited by the hustle and the bustle of urban life. But the 36-year-old Embera Indian says he is far happier now he has returned to his home village of Marraganti and the tropical forest that surrounds it."The forest is our mother," he says while tucking into a bowl of rice and ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214739175/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:51:14 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214739175/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Decades of poaching and logging in China and elsewhere have ravaged the Siberian tiger population, with only about 500 left in the wild worldwide. Photograph: Tim ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214739174/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:51:13 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214739174/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Lord Lawson, former chancellor of the exchequer and now chairman of climate sceptic thinktank, the Global Warming Policy Foundation. Photograph: Martin Argles Earlier this week, Martin Wolf of the Financial ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214739173/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:51:11 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214739173/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 By: Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh Email: mk68008@gmail.com Governments, civil society and the private sector should ensure and strengthen the contributions of forests, trees and agroforestry systems to food security and nutrition, said participants in the ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214739177/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:32:00 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214739177/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 energy has outpaced the rise in incomes substantially over the last decade, leaving millions struggling to pay back huge arrears on their energy bills. In the last 12 months alone, prices have risen by an average of almost 100.However, thanks to efforts of pioneering councils such ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214738332/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:56:28 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214738332/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 /enpproperty--> BEIJING - President Xi Jinping on Friday pledged that China will not sacrifice the environment for temporary economic growth. China will have to carefully balance economic development and environmental protection, Xi said, at a study session with members of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee. "We have to understand that to ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214737527/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:59:20 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214737527/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe, Aleksander Grad, the nuclear director of Polish utility PGE, sat behind his huge desk in his likewise huge office in Warsaw. What was he doing? Keeping two minutes of silence to remember the hundreds of thousands of people who suffered from the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe? Contemplating how his own nuclear plans could lead to a similar ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214737528/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:42:57 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214737528/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 iPhone . A friend challenged him to use the camera feature, and Hirsch decided to spend the next year photographing the bur oak that was such a feature of his daily commute.The result ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214736720/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:08:38 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214736720/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Using his iPhone 4S, Mark Hirsch photographed a tree in Platteville, Wisconsin, every day from 24 March 2012 until 23 March 2013, capturing a year-long snapshot of life in and around the ancient ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214736719/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:08:37 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214736719/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 /enpproperty--> The head of the environment department in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province apologized to the policeman who was hospitalized with pneumonia after saving a teenager's life from a polluted river. "I am very sorry for this. And the best way to express apologies is to protect the environment," said Su Zhongjie, the director of the environment protection department in ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214736721/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:04:29 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214736721/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 the report of a large scale annual cull on the Abbeystead grouse moor was something new to me. The targets were not raptors, but lesser black backed gulls. I am afraid one cant resist reflecting on some basic prejudices. Gulls in general seem to be birds that a percentage of the public find it hard to love, accusing them of all sorts of vandalism from pecking toddlers to stealing packed lunches. ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214736062/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:13:53 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214736062/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 he warned this month that climate change is "the greatest risk we have ever faced" . Action must be taken now, the Prince said, because the risk of doing nothing is "too great."It is therefore a little ironic to look at the latest results from a study by the monitoring organisation Media Matters for America and find that the goings-on of the British royal family - but not ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214736063/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:13:51 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214736063/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 An Enviroment Canada meteorologist monitors weather at the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax on Thursday, May 19, 2011. (Andrew Vaughan / THE CANADIAN ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214736064/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:11:42 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214736064/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 The Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD) has revealed that it has cited more than 1,000 violations in the first three months of 2013. The top three most common violations cited by EAD at industrial and developmental projects were: inefficient recordkeeping and staff training; the transfer of hazardous materials and their storage and handling on sites and; safety and emergency response protocols in ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214735278/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:19:09 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214735278/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 A meeting next week will consider the effects of a proposed 5,200-acre development project north of Elverta on nearby wetlands. A meeting next week will consider the effects of a proposed 5,200-acre development project north of Elverta on nearby wetlands. Placer Vineyards, which would include 14,000 homes, 165 acres of retail and other developments, will be the subject of a public meeting next ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214735279/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:05:02 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214735279/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 George Monbiot's dream of a wilder Britain would replace entire areas of sheep farming with natural ecosystems and restore species that have long since ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214733280/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:06:25 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214733280/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 A small plane crashed near the Gregg County Regional Airport Thursday night.Sgt. David Roberts, with the Rusk County Sheriff’s Office, said the crash occurred about 6:30 p.m. on County Road 2156D and Farm-to-Market Road 2011, near the county line.The crash site was near the Elderville-Lakeport Volunteer Fire Department, which arrived within ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214731201/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:16:38 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214731201/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 BY LINDA STEWART - 24 May 2013 Environment Minister Alex Attwood has been accused of presiding over a "broken planning system" after a damning report by Unesco criticised the handling of a planned 100m golf resort development that threatens the setting of the Giant's ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214730693/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:44:07 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214730693/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- New Hampshire forest officials say an invasive beetle that destroys ash trees has been found in about 5 percent of trees surveyed in central Concord. Officials discovered the beetle earlier this year in Concord and Bow. Agencies have been testing ash trees within a six-mile radius. Gov. Maggie Hassan has declared this Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week. The state has put a ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214724327/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:21:47 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214724327/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 HSBC has ordered an audit of its relations with logging companies after campaigners exposed its links to clients responsible for the destruction of rainforests in ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214724297/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:15:11 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214724297/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Honesty is flowering all around the dark pile of leaves. Hellebores, fading from burgundy to antique pink, are creating a screen. Under the leaves a hedgehog is sleeping out the daytime, here in the same place that it spent the winter. This is its hibernaculum made from leaves that I heaped on this border last autumn. Perhaps thanks to my feeding it in November, it has survived the lengthy ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214722844/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:13:03 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214722844/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Scientists say they've found bacteria growing in the Canadian arctic at temperatures below freezing, nearly as cold as the surface of Mars. Growing at just 5 degrees Fahrenheit, the coldest temperature ever reported for bacterial growth, the bacterium offers clues about some of the necessary preconditions for microbial life on other worlds, such as Saturn's moon Enceladus and Mars, ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214722846/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:42:16 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214722846/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 horsemeat scandal as more caterers have turned away from processed meats and started making meals from scratch, according to the company. Chief executive Charles Wilson said: "We are the biggest meat supplier to the catering industry in the country and since the scandal we have seen quite a lot of the caterers turning back to making their own burgers and lasagnes. So, we've moved from ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214721259/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:56:34 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214721259/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Jeanne Bell, CEO of CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, talks to the Pittsburgh Business Times about the state of the nonprofit industry. If you talk to the executive director at any nonprofit, they will tell you there is no such thing as too much funding. The recession, federal and state funding cuts, and now the sequester, have all an impact. Nonprofits are finding it more difficult than ever to ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214722845/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:51:44 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214722845/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 . "While we are confident in the technology, process and buy-in are key. That's why our emphasis is putting the right leadership and business plan in place. We have a responsibility not only to the shareholders but to the citizens of Old Massett and Haida Gwaii to get it right", said ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214721261/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:47:24 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214721261/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Tara Singh, whose previous role as public affairs manager at British-Gas owner Centrica involved frequent contact with the Conservative Party, took up her newly-created role at Number 10 this week.She is responsible for briefing the prime minister on a day-to-day basis on issues relating to energy and climate change.This is a crucial role as the government works furiously to complete the Energy ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214721262/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:46:47 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214721262/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 BOSTON - A group of environmental activists led by California billionaire Thomas Steyer that spent nearly $900,000 during the U.S Senate primary in plans to return to the state to work against Republican nominee Gabriel Gomez.Chris LeHane, a spokesman for the NextGen Committee, said in a memo to Steyer's Massachusetts supporters on Thursday that the group planned to be a "politically ... http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214721263/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:34:41 -0400 http://www.afghanistansun.com/index.php/sid/214721263/scat/9d3b36ac41649d93