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Alberta Court Ruling May Trigger Rise in Orphaned Wells

Edit Rigzone 21 May 2016
Lawyers in Canada's energy capital Calgary warned that a judge's decision to grant lenders priority over environmental clean-up costs in oil and gas bankruptcies could lead to a surge in orphaned wells in Alberta ... ....

Prince William to continue testing wells near coal ash ponds

Edit Richmond Times Dispatch 21 May 2016
Prince William County has ordered additional water tests at two houses near Dominion Virginia Power’s coal ash ponds despite a report from a county-hired contractor that concluded the ponds “do not represent a potential source in connection with lead or other constituents identified in the private well samples” taken earlier by the state....

Thinking Anew – A sense of wonder

Edit The Irish Times 21 May 2016
A collection of short stories by HG Wells published in 1911 includes The Door in the Wall, considered by critics to be his finest short story ... Wells, a scientist by training, was fascinated by the contrast between the two and recognised the importance of both ... As Wells indicates in that short story, there is an instinct in all of us to explore what lies behind the doors of our unknowing and we should never give up on that....

WPAFB ordered to take drinking well “off-line”

Edit Journal News 21 May 2016
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency told Wright-Patterson to take a drinking water well that serves Area A off line Friday because of high levels of a chemical used as a fire fighting agent, according to the agency ... ....

Blockchain App Platform Lisk Expands Its Team and Hires Well-Established PR Agency `Transform PR'

Edit PR Newswire 21 May 2016
AACHEN, Germany, May 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- As Lisk prepares for the main network launch in the coming days, the company has added two new developers to its team. The platform has also hired the services of Transform PR to handle its public relations during the launch and ... ....

Bison herd holding up well as Fort Mac wildfires rage nearby, Syncrude says

Edit CBC 21 May 2016
A vicious wildfire nicknamed "the beast" hasn't caused too much trouble for nearly 200 beasts that roam a reclaimed oilsands mine north of Fort McMurray ... ....

In well-danced Smuin Ballet premiere, theme of Helen Pickett's 'Oasis' was muddy

Edit Contra Costa Times 21 May 2016
At the May 6 Smuin Ballet premiere of Helen Pickett's 'Oasis' in San Francisco, the movement, costumes, video projections and lightning flashes sent an unclear message. In fact, Jeff Beal's big, lush musical score stole the thunder. The program -- which also features works by Jirí Kylián and Val Caniparoli -- repeats at various area venues through June 11 ... ....

Slavery extended to Indians as well as Africans

Edit my SA 21 May 2016
There was “a thriving market” for Indian slaves in the Americas ... ....

Kolhapur Municipal Corporation to push rainwater harvesting

Edit The Times of India 21 May 2016
Kolhapur. The scarcity situation in the city, coupled with improper water management, has forced the civic body to adopt rainwater harvesting in a bid to conserve water ... "Strict norms will be prepared to prevent deterioration of the city's wells. These wells will be reclaimed with the help of various organisations. Many firms have also agreed to provide technical assistance in removing silt from these wells and reclaim borewells ... ....

“Jazz Up” Your Summer with Walk Midland (City of Midland, MI)

Edit Public Technologies 21 May 2016
Walks are free of charge and take place on Mondays at City Forest (meet at the trail head); Tuesdays at Stratford Park (meet near the beach volleyball courts); Wednesdays at Chippewa Nature Center (meet at the pavilion); Thursdays at MidMichigan Heath Wellness Trail (take Orchard Drive to McCandless; meet at the corner of McCandless Drive ......

Rakitic: I hope Modric plays well, as long as Madrid lose

Edit FourFourTwo 21 May 2016
Rakitic said he always hoped that Croatia team-mate and friend Modric played well for Madrid - so long as they lost ... Rakitic also had words of encouragement for Alen Halilovic after a promising season on loan with Sporting Gijon - which he said should bode well for the youngster's career with Barcelona....

Sanders supporters have secured protest permits for the Democratic National Convention

Edit Business Insider 21 May 2016
U.S ... See Also. Supporters of Sen ... The Sanders backers, who are not officially associated with the campaign, got a four-day permit for rallies at FDR Park, which is located next to the convention venue, the Wells Fargo Center ... Backers of Sanders have also obtained permits for three separate rallies at Thomas Paine Plaza, which is located farther from the Wells Fargo Center, according to the Wall Street Journal ... ....

Diljit Dosanjh stuns in his well-chiseled, bare-chested avatar

Edit Indian Express 21 May 2016
Right off the bat, Sardaarji 2’s trailer gest you into the edge-of-the-seat mode. The ghost-buster Jaggi from the blockbuster prequel Sardaarji turns into a Safal Kisaan and then interestingly, an Ice-cream seller in the streets of Sydney! With the principal character of Jaggi played by the megastar Diljit Dosanjh, who stuns in his well-chiseled and bare-chested avatar ... Watch the trailer here....
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