Reports from Silver Springs, Maryland say that a gunman, James J. Lee, is in custody after a standoff on Wednesday at the Discovery Channel headquarters.
At an afternoon news conference, Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger confirmed that after four hours, the gunman was shot, wounded and in custody. It was later reported the gunman is now dead.
Police say the gunman was holding three hostages, and all three hostages are safe and out of the building.
“He came in with explosive devices strapped to his person…”
After 85 days and nearly 184 million gallons of oil, BP announced on Thursday that it had successfully capped a leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico.
At approximately 3:25 p.m. EDT, the oil stopped flowing when the last of three valves in the 75-ton cap was closed.
BP then began the next step in the oil containment phase with a well integrity test that was estimated to last between 6 and 48 hours. As of 7 p.m. EDT Friday, the company said the test is ongoing and active monitoring continues…
As autumn progresses and winter approaches, people want to crank up their central heat to stay warm. Then, when their electric or gas bill comes in it’s too expensive to pay for. There are ways that you can stay warm without even touching the central heat. Wearing clothing that covers your whole body is ideal. [...]
Over 500 scientists say that global warming is a hoax and have gone as far as saying it’s a religion. They say that the earth will fix itself as it has done for millions of years. Former Vice-President Al Gore has traveled America raising awareness for global warming and yet where is the actual proof that it even exists? There are two main arguments to the thought of global warming…
A group by the name of Global Green USA has really taken a HUGE stand on re-building New Orleans greener. The Holy Cross Project, with lead funding partner The Home Depot Foundation…
Where are all the Green Jobs? I wonder how many people are asking the same thing. Sixty billion dollars from the stimulus package has been said to create green jobs, and yet there aren’t any. Sixty billion dollars could have been used for a better reason; for instance, you take 360,000 small businesses and give [...]
A smart way to power cities or communities is using wind power. Wind power provides electricity from the wind by using what are called wind turbines. These wind turbines are placed in fields to capture the wind. They are expensive, but in the long run you are saving millions of dollars. Wind power is safe [...]
Almost everyone has a hot water heater, a unit which is connected to the main water line of your home or business and dispenses heated water to faucets. Traditional installation requires an electric or natural/propane gas connection to energize the heating elements…
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