Environment

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Illustration Wind Power by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

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Figure 1.4 from the draft version of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report

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Towboats with fully loaded barges move through a canal near St. Louis that allows barge operators to circumvent an impassable section of the Mississippi River. Barge operators along a key stretch of the river braced Monday for months of restricted shipping while crews blast rock formations impeding navigation. (Coast Guard via Associated Press)

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This artist rendering shows the twin spacecraft Ebb and Flow orbiting the moon. The duo found evidence that the moon’s interior is more battered than previously thought and the crust is thinner than expected. Ebb and Flow crashed into the moon’s surface Monday, ending their mission. (NASA via Associated Press)

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Libertarian Party Vice Chairman R. Lee Wrights said “killing zones” have been created in the wake of the establishment of gun-free school zones. (Libertarian Party)

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Washington hung tough against Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers in a 102-96 loss Friday at Verizon Center. The next night, the Wizards suffered their worst loss of the season, 102-72 against the Miami Heat to drop to 3-18. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this July 18, 2012, file photo, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talks about the drought during a press briefing at the White House in Washington. The fear that federal crop insurance subsidies are becoming fertile ground for big spending cuts in negotiations over the so-called fiscal cliff has rural lawmakers and their leaders shopping for a compromise on a farm bill to protect them. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

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**FILE** Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson gestures during an interview April 17, 2012, with The Associated Press at the agency's Washington headquarters. (Associated Press)

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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, right, talks with officials at a staging area following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)