PCB dredging stops for now Oct 29, 2009
A key issue is resuspension, which occurs when dredges scoop out PCB-laden muck ... GE assembled a flotilla of 11 dredges, 17 tugboats, 20 barges and more than 400 rail cars as well as skiffs, cranes and other machinery. (Albany Times Union)
Thermometer For The Earth Oct 17, 2009
One testing process even requires the use of a bulldozer, which dredges up large tracts of land to be sampled and analyzed in a laboratory. Testing can be much simpler with Prof. (Science Daily)
Kulongoski worried Calif. gold miners may head for Oregon Oct 16, 2009
-- Gov. Ted Kulongoski wants to head off recreational miners who are headed for "them thar hills" in Oregon after California stopped prospectors from using suction dredges to glean flecks of gold from salmon rivers. The governor sent letters Thursday to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar asking them to impose what is known as a mineral withdrawal on federal lands surrounding the Kalmiopsis, Wild Rogue and Copper Salmon wilderness areas on the Rogue... (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Reality show standbys return for fall Sep 17, 2009
On The CW, "Top Model" is stocked with models who are under 5' 7" for the first time as Tyra Banks tries to make a point about how short girls are real people, too. Really, though, they're just disposable playthings for Tyra and company's often bizarre challenges and manic judging. "Survivor" returns to the South Pacific for its 19th season, stranding 20 strangers on beaches in Samoa for the chance to win $1 million. This will be the CBS show's third season in HD, giving even more life to the... (MSNBC -- Television)
Officials are considering a dredging project as a possible solution. Sep 15, 2009
News : Harbor dredges up sand plan : Half Moon Bay Review, California ... Harbor dredges up sand plan. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
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Bill is believable when he dredges up painful memories of the Civil War, and he;s charming when his gentlemanly, old southern upbringing surfaces. These moments are few and far between, but it;s enough to make me wonder what he sees in Sookie. (Multichannel News)
Seattle dredges up memories for Bannister Aug 28, 2009
The Official Site of the Kansas City Royals. Kansas City (49-78) at Seattle (66-62), 9:10 p.m. CT. (MLB.com -- Kansas City Royals)
Recession spurs a modern-day gold rush Aug 25, 2009
And yet, here they all are, investing $1,500 to $5,000 for the suction dredges that vacuum up gravel, for the sluices that separate the gravel from the black sand, and, not least, for the big plastic pans that, after the machines have done the heavy work, reveal the glimmers of color that set hearts to racing and render reason irrelevant. "You didn't hear it from me," Stroud went on a moment later, "but a guy in Columbia said downstream he took 14 ounces out in 48 hours. And we're going to jump... (MSNBC -- Business)
Recession Sparks New California Gold Rush Aug 25, 2009
And yet, here they all are, investing $1,500 to $5,000 for the suction dredges that vacuum up gravel, for the sluices that separate the gravel from the black sand, and, not least, for the big plastic pans that, after the machines have done the heavy work, reveal the glimmers of color that set hearts to racing and render reason irrelevant ... Large dredges can churn through so much river bottom that environmentalists fret for the salmon. (CBS News -- US)
Industrial businesses say Cobb River Line plan will hurt them Aug 25, 2009
One of Clint Stamps sand dredges is at bottom left on the river. High above his head, a pipe spews river water into a trough. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
A hobby that pays: Recession spurs a mini, modern gold rush Aug 18, 2009
"I was in Nome, Alaska, where you used to see five or six people using dredges on the beach," says Brandon Johnson, director of operations for the GPAA. "Now you're seeing 18, 19 of them people are selling the gold they find and using it to pay the bills.". Back at the Cotton Patch, however, John Burns talks about what interests him in prospecting. (USA Today -- Money)
Hudson dredging resumes -- slowly Aug 12, 2009
Three dredges returned to the task of scooping up PCB-tainted river bottom, down from the 11 working when chemical levels spiked above safety standards on Aug. 5 ... Resuming work gradually will allow EPA and GE to watch how PCB levels change as more dredges are added ... GE has assembled 11 dredges, 17 tugboats, 20 barges and more than 400 rail cars as well as skiffs, cranes and other machinery. (Albany Times Union)
OR judge request for another month for salmon plan Aug 11, 2009
The California Department of Fish and Game has stopped issuing permits for gold miners to use suction dredges in rivers until it develops new rules to protect salmon. The moratorium announced Tuesday stems from an injunction out of Alameda County Superior Court barring the department from spending state general funds to issue the permits after it missed a June 2008 deadline to develop new rules protecting threatened and endangered salmon. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Currents blamed in PCB spike Aug 5, 2009
EPA is overseeing dredging work by General Electric Co. that started in a six-mile stretch around Fort Edward, where 11 large dredges attached to barges are scooping up PCB-contaminated silt from the bottom. Dredging resumed late Monday after testing Saturday found elevated PCB levels at 514 parts of PCB per trillion, when EPA stopped dredging PCB "hot spots" around Rogers Island at Fort Edward. (Albany Times Union)
Scientists, Fishermen Work To Preserve Long Island Sound Oysters Aug 2, 2009
Bloom was dragging a pair of boomed dredges along the bottom ... From Bloom's point of view, running his dredges from a 90-year-old, wooden sailboat converted to diesel power, not much has changed in a century. (FOX61, CT)
Rose Bay cleanup nearly complete Jul 26, 2009
"It will be interesting to see those dredges out in the bay because it's something a lot of people thought would never occur," Parker said. Rose Bay was once a productive estuary, providing vital nursery grounds for fish and shellfish. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Columnist: Our clams are in peril Jul 16, 2009
At maximum speed a clam can only move about 10 feet a day so it can't dodge dredges and cranes or relocate when its habitat becomes unsuitable. There are other less obvious perils. (Cassopolis Vigilant, MI)
Will Cloud Computing Kill the Data Center? Jun 26, 2009
Even moving virtual machines dredges up several issues, including bandwidth, latency and availability. I think enterprises will ultimately move a significant portion of their applications suites or equivalent applications into the cloud, but it s a long ways off, he added. (Datamation)
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AP FILE - In this May 15, 2009 file photo, dredges begin to remove PCB-laden sediment from the upper Hudson. Related Quotes. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
How long will our tables teem with fishy delicacies? Jun 16, 2009
Other species are inedible, but are ensnared unintentionally in dredges and trawl nets two ways of fishing that also damage habitat. And some seafood farms pollute waters and spread disease. (Honolulu Advertiser)
URBAN HISTORY Foster City: a story of filling the bay Jun 16, 2009
Foster dredges the wetlands for six years to form 230 acres of lagoons and pumps 18 million cubic yards of mud and sand onto the island, raising it slightly above sea level. 1960 - To finance the development of Foster City, Foster persuades state Sen. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Gingrich, another comical choice for mouth of GOP Jun 16, 2009
skooter wrote on Jun 15, 2009 3:29 PM:" Ah Mtmademan - it's all hate if it disagrees with you, right? So, I guess here's more "hate" as you call it.Every party has scandals - because people at some level and by some nature tend to be very fallible - no matter their political affiliation. So I don't understand how the democrats have less standards that the republicans - since both behave equally badly at times. feel free to google republican scandals for a refresher - there as many allegations,... (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Second river dredge site could aid new development May 30, 2009
Water falls from the bucket of an excavator Friday as a crew from Newt Marine in Dubuque, Iowa, mechanically dredges the main navigation channel of the Mississippi River near the East End Boat Harbor. Melissa Carlo/Winona Daily News. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Author shares love of flock and feather May 9, 2009
1959: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredges channel between Gastineau Channel and Fritz Cove. By 1971, it's silted in, as it was 90 years before. (Juneau Empire)
Good as gold: Signs of a new gold rush in the US Apr 10, 2009
While many prospectors go with pans and sort out the sediment and gravel looking for gold, others are using suction dredges to suck up the rivers, sort it and dump the leftover gravel back in. Critics say that this kills marine life and generally harms the rivers. (BBC News -- Business)
Murray flows lowest in a century Apr 8, 2009
"The lower lakes are a worry to all of us. We've had this river on dredges to keep the mouth open since 2002. The sea is now higher than Lake Alexandrina It is something most of us need to be aware of, the dire straits at the bottom of the system," he said. The soil beneath Lake Albert is turning to sulphuric acid and, although the level of the lake is holding at half a metre below sea level now, further falls could poison the water. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Leaf Hillman: Taxpayers help miners hurt fish habitat Mar 6, 2009
Instead of mules, this new wave of miners ride in SUVs towing behind them large machines called suction dredges. These weekend warriors mine for fun, using large suction pumps connected to a hose up to 8 inches in diameter. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
'Uninformed' Bee Mar 5, 2009
I would also like to see you print a picture of those giant dredges. Please seek the truth before you print your view. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Letters to the editor (Feb. 25) Feb 25, 2009
Pippi wrote on Feb 25, 2009 2:14 AM:" Dredging?? Just when I thought Oregon couldn't get anymore backward, a local politician proves me wrong.And what a fine metaphor that word provides -- as the GT 'dredges up' antiquated views toward nature and ecology. Thank goodness she's no longer in the legislature. ". Member ID. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Baird visits Gaza with two other U.S. lawmakers Feb 21, 2009
Atrucker wrote on Feb 19, 2009 8:54 PM:" B.B is way out of his leauge , to even show up in the gaza strip, not his play ground . We need silt moved and dredges running in Cowlitz county not B. F . Eygpt, where he does not help the people that elected him . Like I said before this guy needs his butt kicked to get his attention. The Cowlitz may come through your front door this spring . ". vikingtwin5 wrote on Feb 19, 2009 9:18 PM:" It's the fanatics firing the rockets, most of the Palestinians... (Longview Daily News, WA)
