Category: waste
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Early Warning System
<a href="http://www.brownfieldnetwork.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=BFE9A24B-FC5C-B089-81D67AC90C042638" >President signs drought warning system</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>President Bush has signed a bill instituting the National Integrated Drought Information System, or NADIS, an early warning system that can help reduce the impact of drought. The legislation was introduced by U.S. Senator Ben Campbell of Nebraska.</blockquote><br />n<br />nAn early warning system for drought. I'll have…
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Fraud
<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/18/AR2006071801467.html">Aid to Ranchers Was Diverted For Big Profits</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>When a drought left pastures in a handful of Plains states parched in 2003, ranchers turned to the federal government for help. Officials at the U.S. Department of Agriculture quickly responded with what they considered an innovative plan.<br />n<br />nThey decided to dip into massive…