Reblogged from CNN Security Clearance: By Carol Cratty FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged the law enforcement agency uses drone aircraft in the United States for surveillance in certain difficult cases. Mueller told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that drones are used by the FBI in a “very, very minimal way and very seldom.” He […]
Reblogged from Science & Space: The near record-breaking Midwestern drought of 2012 shriveled corn crops and toasted pasture land. But it did have one positive side effect. The drought significantly reduced the size of the seasonal Gulf of Mexico dead zone. Less rain led to less fertilizer runoff—the dead zone is fed by a buildup […]
A court in Nigeria on Tuesday acquitted eight of 15 Russian sailors who had been arrested near the West African country’s coast in October 2012 on arms smuggling charges. The sailors were the crew of the MV Myre Seadiver vessel owned by Moscow-based security firm Moran Security Group. Nigerian authorities detained the Myre Seadiver ship […]
While some in the state may disagree with her politics on national issues, few can say Murkowski ignores the state’s northern issues. Almost weekly, a release comes out of her office touting her calls for more U.S. Coast Guard resources, funding for studies of infrastructure needs, and her thoughts from her latest trip to the […]
HALIFAX — The Canadian government is planning to introduce new rules to make drilling and production companies more accountable in the event of offshore spills. Federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver, speaking at a news conference Tuesday in Halifax, said Ottawa will introduce legislation this fall to raise the liability cap for companies operating in […]
TAMPA, Florida — Today the Tampa Port Authority (TPA) Board of Commissioners approved a new agreement to homeport Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL) ships at the Port of Tampa through 2012. The agreement will entail CCL’s long-term commitment to the Tampa cruise markets and how it will strengthen the marketing initiative between the cruise line and […]
It is time for the global maritime industry to push development of Trans Arctic Shipping Routes (TASR) and port facilities along Alaska’s northern coast. Not only for shipping goods from the Pacific to Atlantic and vice versa, but specifically to facilitate development of specialized ports for LNG exports from Alaska to global markets. via Infrastructure […]
