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3 shot at Rosemary Anderson HS in Portland

Source: KOIN-TV

Shooting may be gang related and did not take place inside the school

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — Three student-age people were shot outside a North Portland school in what police said may be a gang-related shooting.

The shooter was never inside Rosemary Anderson High School, PPB Sgt. Pete Simpson told the media in an impromptu press conference, and the shooting took place outside on Killingsworth Court. The school is located at 717 North Killingsworth Court

Two males and one female were shot, Simpson said, and they ran into the school after being shot. He did not have any word on their condition, but said they were conscious and breathing when they were taken to the hospital.

The gang task force is at the school, and administration at the school is being briefed.

Read more: http://koin.com/2014/12/12/shooting-at-rosemary-anderson-high-school-in-portland/

U.S. tapping rich new energy source (and it's not oil)

U.S. oil production may be booming, but America is also hitting another gusher in expanding the nation's energy supplies: wind.

Late next month, the U.S. Department of Interior will auction off more than 742,000 acres in the waters off Massachusetts for the development of commercial wind energy. Twelve companies have qualified to take part in the January 29 auction for the Massachusetts Wind Energy Area, located about 12 nautical miles off the Massachusetts coast.

The Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) says that, if fully developed, the area could support between 4 and 5 gigawatts of commercial wind energy. That would generate enough electricity to power more than 1.4 million homes.

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Bay State officials have high economic hopes for the project. "This offshore wind energy area not only has the capacity to generate enough electricity to power half the homes in Massachusetts," noted Governor Deval Patrick, "but it will create local jobs and a renewable and home-grown source of power."

More: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-tapping-ample-new-energy-source-and-its-not-oil/

Halliburton lays off 1,000 employees in Eastern Hemisphere

HOUSTON — Oil field giant Halliburton said Thursday it is laying off about 1,000 employees across multiple regions in the Eastern Hemisphere, effective immediately, a day after a company executive said it expects a $75 million restructuring charge in the fourth quarter.

The announcement comes as oil prices have plummeted in recent months. U.S. benchmark crude West Texas Intermediate fell below $60 for the first time in five years on Thursday.

“The decision to eliminate jobs is never easy,” Halliburton spokeswoman Emily Mir said in an emailed statement. “Our talented workforce is the foundation of everything we accomplish, and we place the highest value on the commitment and hard work that our employees dedicate to building our company. Yet, we believe these job eliminations are necessary in order to work through this market environment.”

Mir added the layoffs were unrelated to Halliburton’s proposed $35 billion acquisition of Houston-based oil field services firm Baker Hughes.

More: http://fuelfix.com/blog/2014/12/11/halliburton-lays-off-1000-employees-in-eastern-hemisphere/

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Shale gas pipeline developer threatens to seize land

The developer of a $750 million natural gas pipeline from Pennsylvania into New York has threatened to seize land from reluctant landowners through eminent domain.

A letter obtained by the Albany Times Union (http://bit.ly/12SNKHQ ) tells landowners who have refused to sell rights of way for the Constitution Pipeline that they have until Wednesday to accept offered prices. After that, developers will take them to court to force such sales for possibly less money.

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Project opponents filed a complaint against the letters with New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. His office declined comment but confirmed receipt of the complaint.

Lawyer Daniel Estrin of the White Plains-based Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic said the letter is meant to "bully landowners ... into waiving their property rights."

http://www.whec.com/news/stories/S3642125.shtml

Burial ground nominated for recognition

QUEENSBURY -- The Old Quaker Burial Ground at the southwest corner of Bay and Quaker roads in Queensbury has been nominated to be listed on the state and national registers of historic places, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday.

The burial ground, which the town owns, contains the graves of Abraham Wing and about 80 other Quakers who were among the earliest permanent settlers in Queensbury.

“It’s a very important historic site for us,” said Queensbury Historian Marilyn VanDyke.

The state and national registers are official lists of buildings, structures, landscapes, objects and sites significant to history, architecture, culture and archeology.

“The burial ground that is preserved, because it’s in the property of the town of Queensbury, will be further preserved by this designation,” VanDyke said. “It will be protected from incursion by roadways and other things that might hit that corner out there

http://poststar.com/news/local/burial-ground-nominated-for-recognition/article_05070784-7cab-11e4-8432-8f6828ef2e44.html


Residents and officials gathered at the corner of Quaker and Bay roads in Queensbury in 2012 for an event to mark the town's 250th anniversary celebration. The site is a former Quaker burial ground and has been nominated for the state and national historic registers.