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Elephant Wrangling on the Energy Beat [6]

More than one observer has compared covering energy to the folk tale about the blind men who try to describe an elephant, and end up shouting at each other because they’ve each grasped a different part of the beast and believe their portion represents the whole thing. Freelancer Jennifer Weeks reports.

"Navajo Plans to Block Access for Uranium Transport" [9]

"FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. --  A uranium mining company seeking a mineral lease on state land in northwestern Arizona could have a hard time transporting the ore off-site because of the Navajo Nation's objections to an industry that left a legacy of death and disease among tribal members."

Source: AP [10], 05/28/2013

"American Helps Deploy Drones To Nab Rhino Poachers in Africa" [11]

"WASHINGTON -- The exact location of the anti-poaching operation is secret, as is the number of rangers who will be on duty. Also confidential: where the drones will fly as they search out poachers intent on slaying rhinos for their horns – one killed every 11 hours in South Africa alone."

Source: McClatchy [12], 05/28/2013

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