Posts tagged "house"

Using Landscape Lighting To Great Effect

Getting your garden to look just the way you want it to is not only not easy, but it is an on-going battle against weeds, pests and disease, so once you have lovely garden, the next stage is how to show it off it in all lighting and weather conditions. This article is about just that: how to use landscape lighting to great effect.

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Obama Hosts Science Fair Winners at White House

President Barack Obama kicked off a national science and engineering festival with a White House event [Monday] that honored dozens of students for their achievements in science competitions around the country.

White House Lifts Ban On Offshore Drilling

The Obama administration announced this week that companies able to meet new safety standards will be allowed to drill in the Gulf of Mexico, ending a six-month moratorium that had been scheduled to end next month.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the new rules imposed after the BP spill — the worst environmental disaster in the country’s history — have strengthened safety measures and reduced the risk of another catastrophic blowout.

“Operators who play by the rules and clear the higher bar can be allowed to resume” drilling, Salazar said at a Washington news conference. He added: “The oil and gas industry will be operating under tighter rules, stronger oversight, and in a regulatory environment that will remain dynamic as we continue to build on the reforms we have already implemented.”

Solar Power to Return to the White House

Coinciding with its push for more renewable energy development, the executive branch of the US federal government has decided to install solar panels on the White House. This is a quarter century after President Reagan took down the previous solar panels installed by his predecessor, President Carter. The Obama Administration will install new solar panels as a way of promoting its clean energy program.

Solar Power to Return to the White House

Coinciding with its push for more renewable energy development, the executive branch of the US federal government has decided to install solar panels on the White House. This is a quarter century after President Reagan took down the previous solar panels installed by his predecessor, President Carter. The Obama Administration will install new solar panels as a way of promoting its clean energy program.