Senate Finance Committee to Vote on Public Option, Health Care Reform Fight Heats Up - ABC News
The Roving Giraffe - says that it appears that Obama has his work cut-out to get this through the senate, unless he can persuade the people wanting to keep the money from private healthcare rolling in, that people matter more than profit. G {Ian} " SHARE THIS AND SUPPORT THE BILL "
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Saturday, 19 September 2009
Fwd: Gold on the Move: Here's Your Chance to Profit!
I receive a number of these articles on a regular basis and usually l ignore them, but this time what seems so implausible could just come true. With borrowing comes debt and with debt comes the burden of debt, this brings a culture of increasing debt by borrowing. This is called the vicious circle of debt as the more you borrow the more you have to borrow to repay the indebtedness.
So what happens to a country borrowing more to stay a float ,well simply that they drown in a sea of debt, as the more they print money the more it devalues the currency until one day it is worthless { The clue is in the word as in utilisation as such Worth Less} but what follows is Britain as they are so heavily linked to America.
So l ask reading this article is this the end of the beginning or the " Beginning of the End " what do you all think ?
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— How You Can Protect Yourself AND Profit! If you listened closely last week, you could almost hear an audible groan from central bankers as the long battle between gold and the dollar ended in a gold victory. The yellow metal broke out to the upside through a months-long downtrend. Now, the best-laid plans of Wall Street and the shadowy power players of the global economy may be coming unraveled. Take a look at this chart ...
After such a breakout, another, shorter consolidation is likely. That could be your last chance to get onboard before the gold profit train leaves the station. Gold isn't the only commodity that is looking like a good investment. The U.S. dollar is sliding lower, its once-solid support giving way like rotting timbers. Anything that is priced in dollars — hard assets of all stripes — has the potential to outperform in the months ahead. The time has come for big gains in gold, silver, sugar, grains, energy and more as the big commodity bull market moves into its next phase. And if you've got the guts to take YOUR shot at the brass ring, it could be time for you to start making some serious gains. What's driving this next wave higher in commodity prices? Fundamentals forces are lining up that should push the dollar lower and commodities — especially precious metals — much higher. I believe we're headed for a currency crisis. It will be ugly and I hate it — I HATE what the chuckleheads in Washington are doing to our currency. But give me five minutes to make my case for the coming "dollar apocalypse." Being forewarned can A) preserve your wealth and B) potentially help you profit handsomely. Here's what you need to know ... Washington Is Debasing the U.S. Dollar. The U.S. Treasury is running its printing presses at warp speed. It's adding debt to the burden of every American man, woman and child at a frightening pace. According to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, "Our $56 trillion in unfunded obligations amount to $483,000 per household. That's 10 times the median household income — so it's as if everyone had a second or third mortgage on a house equal to 10 times their income but no house they can lay claim to." The U.S. deficit for this year alone is $1.8 trillion. The Peterson Foundation points out that a deficit that large is adding debt at a clip of $3.4 million a minute, $200 million an hour or $5 billion a day. All that debt has to be paid back eventually, and paid back with dollars. When you create more of something, you cheapen its value. In a nutshell, that's one reason why the U.S. dollar is breaking support and heading lower. The Dollar Is Losing Its Status as Global Reserve Currency. With Uncle Sam spending money like his wallet is on fire, our trading partners in China, Russia, the Middle East, and around the world are getting steamed. Now, they're ready to do something about it. They're ready to dump the dollar. The move away from the dollar won't be quick. There are trillions and trillions of dollars worth of investments that have to be reallocated. But once started, this juggernaut is hard to stop. It's already started in China! Recently, Cheng Siwei, a leading Chinese policy maker, said that his country's leaders were "dismayed" by America flooding the banking system with money. "If they keep printing money to buy bonds, it will lead to inflation," Cheng said. "So we'll diversify incremental reserves into euros, yen and other currencies." Russia jumped on the anti-dollar bandwagon. At a meeting in Yekaterinburg, Russia, the BRIC nations — Brazil, Russia, India and China — suggested shifting their currency holdings from the dollar into International Monetary Fund "Special Drawing Rights," or SDRs. The IMF recently announced that around $2 billion in SDRs recently transferred to Russia. But Russia is still behind China, which announced its intention to purchase up to $50 billion in SDRs from the IMF. India is going to purchase SDRs, too! SDRs on their own can't function as a global reserve currency. But combined with a basket of hard assets — gold, silver, copper and oil, for example — they could be a BIG step in that direction. The U.N. is the latest to get in on the act. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development laid the blame for the financial crisis at the dollar's feet, and proposed replacing the dollar with an artificial currency. This is the first time a major multinational institution has suggested dumping the U.S. dollar as the world's reserve currency. Meanwhile, China, Russia and others are buying gold on every dip. This is probably part of their plan for a long-term shift away from the dollar. But it also puts a floor under the price of gold ... and means the easiest path for the yellow metal should be higher. Demand Is Surging Again! After a lull this summer, investor demand is picking up again. Gold holdings in 10 monitored gold-backed exchange-traded funds increased by 4.871 metric tonnes (156,615 ounces) in the week from September 4 to September 11. The amount of gold in ETFs globally has surged to more than 66.7 million ounces. The World Gold Council reports that only about a half of 1 percent of total worldwide funds under management are currently invested in gold and, if that were to double to 1 percent, there would be insufficient gold in the vaults of central banks to accommodate the increase in demand. Also, recent news reports reveal that China is exhorting its citizens to buy gold and silver bullion. This could have a dramatic effect on the markets! The Time to Act Is Now! Technically speaking, $1,035 is near-term overhead resistance in gold. If and when gold closes above that, we'll probably see a bunch of new cash flow into gold funds and short covering bidding prices even higher. By the time gold closes above $1,035, you'll be chasing the yellow metal — a tough spot in such a fast and furious market. The smart thing to do is to get long BEFORE gold goes above that trigger level! Now for the good news. You can protect yourself — and potentially pile up some hefty profits — with futures and futures options. I'm talking about trades in the U.S. dollar ... gold ... silver ... wheat ... corn ... soybeans ... oil ... natural gas ... and more! A swooning dollar should send gold to $1,300, oil to $90, and wheat, soybeans and other commodities much, much higher.
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Have you seen the big move in gold this week? One group that's making the most of it is The Secret Order of Jurojin. This group of elite traders is not just riding the gold rally, they're playing the big surge in other hard assets as well. I wanted to make sure you saw the latest update on their market outlook — see for yourself. 
Thursday, 17 September 2009
Vivisectors vs. Vivisectors in a New Lawsuit
Vivisectors vs. Vivisectors in a New Lawsuit: "
The Roving Giraffe supports the law that will not allow any business to use the creations that God gave us for experimental research for making money, no wonder " The Root of all Evil is the Love of Money " just look at the word BUSINESS or is it buSINess not many will understand but that do are people that will follow me? G
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Wrap your mind around this one: InVivo Therapeutics Corp. is suing Oregon Health and Science University (notorious for its torturous animal experiments), but not as a group opposed to animal research -- rather as a business that hired OHSU to perform animal research. InVivo alleges that OHSU provided improper, substandard care to the monkeys in the study, but of course, InVivo is the company that happily ordered the monkeys paralyzed through the severing of their spinal cords in the first place, so there is no good guy in this lawsuit.
And really, let's be honest -- this isn't about the welfare of the animals for InVivo. It's about money lost. It's about business. The monkeys were and are merely tools, resources: 'The firm alleged in a recent lawsuit that it was forced to abandon its medical study earlier this year because more than a third of the monkeys provided by an Oregon research facility suffered illnesses or injuries early in the research period.' And those animals and the research on them had already cost InVivo a pretty penny. The Boston Globe article begins,
Some of the rhesus monkeys that served as laboratory animals for InVivo Therapeutics Corp.’s research into spinal cord injuries have to suffer in the name of medical science.
But the Cambridge company was not expecting the monkeys to suffer more than necessary.
This sort of language always makes me angry. The monkeys (who are a 'who,' not a 'that,' by the way) did not have to suffer -- because they did not have to be experimented on in the first place -- and none of their suffering was 'necessary,' not even the planned suffering. And it may make for good PR to pretend that this lawsuit is about InVivo's concern for animal suffering, but it isn't. InVivo is in the business of animal suffering. It paid OHSU for the express purpose of creating animal suffering. This is about money.
But whatever the primary motivations of InVivo, what does it say about OHSU that even fellow animal-research-happy institutions can convincingly argue that it's a cruel hellhole for animals?
You can read the details at the Boston Globe article here. While there, feel free to roll your eyes at all the talk of the Animal Welfare Act and what it requires and what the punishments are for violations -- what little it requires is a joke, what little it requires is almost never really provided, and the absence of what little it requires is hardly ever or substantially punished.
Please don't support the cruel and unnecessary institution of animal research; do support the alternatives.
And if the strong ethical arguments in cases such as these don't convince you, also consider the science, including, with relation to this specific story, for example, the following: 'Spinal Cord Injury Research Hampered by Animal Models, Says New Study: Scientists Say Difficulty Lies in Extrapolating Animal Data to Humans.'
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Photo courtesy the Empty Cages Gallery and Animals Voice
The Roving Giraffe supports the law that will not allow any business to use the creations that God gave us for experimental research for making money, no wonder " The Root of all Evil is the Love of Money " just look at the word BUSINESS or is it buSINess not many will understand but that do are people that will follow me? G
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Sunday, 13 September 2009
Solar Tree Keeps Gadgets Juiced | Solar Feeds News and Commentary Blog Network
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The Roving Giraffe says that this a great gadget making use of creation to provide in our everyday lives, will post more of the same soon. G
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HomeSunPower: Solar Power News: Buy, Sell, or Hold: First Solar and the Power Revolution http://bit.ly/28yjZF
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Eco Tech: Swedish scientists develop lightweight batteries from algae
Eco Tech: Swedish scientists develop lightweight batteries from algae: "
The Giraffe says this just shows that when looking at a preparation that is man-made that the creator provides us with the answer ,a little God moving in mysterious ways, don`t you think ? G
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Eco Factor: High-performance batteries made from algae.
Of all the materials that have been used to make batteries, algae seems the most uncommon, but scientists over at Uppsala University in Sweden have created a lightweight, flexible battery from algae that blooms globally.
Studying Caldophora algae’s potential use as a thickening agent for pharmaceutical uses, they accidentally discovered that the unique nanostructure made it ideal for energy storage. They coated algae cellulose with a conducting polymer to achieve a decent charge time and storage capacity.
The researchers believe that the work can revolutionize energy storage with inexpensive and environmentally friendly batteries.
Via: Discovery
The Giraffe says this just shows that when looking at a preparation that is man-made that the creator provides us with the answer ,a little God moving in mysterious ways, don`t you think ? G
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Eco Tech: IAUS debuts dual-axis solar tracker for cost-effective renewable energy
Eco Tech: IAUS debuts dual-axis solar tracker for cost-effective renewable energy: "
A great piece of technology extremely well thought out and pricing has been looked at as well to enable it to be available to the masses and not the few rich. G
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Eco Factor: Unique thin-film solar panels mounted on dual-axis trackers automatically align toward the sun.
Researchers predict that every hour the sun radiates more free energy than the entire human population uses in a year. Still, with all that technology at our disposal, less than 1% of the energy used worldwide comes from solar power.
International Automated Systems (IAUS) has developed what could be a breakthrough in solar technology. The company has designed unique thin-film solar panels that can be manufactured at a fraction of the cost of today’s PV solar panels.
When mounted on a dual-axis automatic sun tracking system, the panels can be used to generate electricity at competitive prices.
A great piece of technology extremely well thought out and pricing has been looked at as well to enable it to be available to the masses and not the few rich. G
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Saturday, 12 September 2009
New report shows China maintains momentum in its clean revolution
New report shows China maintains momentum in its clean revolution: "
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The Roving Giraffe says that anything we can do to reduce China's impact on this worlds carbon use will be greatly received by all of us, l am sure G
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Despite economic downturn, China’s domestic markets continue to scale-up low carbon technology
A new report by The Climate Group shows that in an incredibly short space of time China has taken the lead in the race to develop and commercialize a range of low carbon technologies.
On the back of ambitious government policies and a new breed of entrepreneurs, Chinese businesses are amongst the top producers of electric vehicles, wind turbines, solar panels and energy efficient appliances. Even with this growth, the opportunities for Chinese and foreign companies are huge. A successful agreement in Copenhagen later this year will open the door to further collaboration and growth.
Building on The Climate Group’s 2008 report, the new report, China’s Clean Revolution II: China’s opportunity for a low carbon future is a synthesis of the latest information on China’s progress towards a low carbon economy and aims to keep a-pace with a rapidly evolving green agenda in China, as well as expanding to cover new industries including geothermal power.
In the last year, the global economic turndown has hurt China’s exports of renewable and low-carbon technologies and created a new impetus to expand its domestic markets. The Chinese government’s 4 trillion Yuan (US$ 585 billion) stimulus package put a strong emphasis on clean development and is backed by many new laws and policies focused on increasing the uptake of low carbon technologies.
The report examines four key areas of China’s low carbon economy: low carbon vehicles, energy efficiency in industry, renewable energy and low carbon buildings and urban design. In each of these areas Chinese businesses, supported by the Chinese government, are demonstrating solid progress*:
• Thirteen Chinese cities have signed up to a government scheme to purchase 13,000 electric vehicles (EVs) this year in total. The aim is to manufacture half a million EVs in China in 2011;
• The energy intensity of the Chinese economy has fallen by over 60% since 1980, and the government has set a goal of reducing it by a further 20% between 2005 and 2010;
• Internationally, mainland China supplies 30% of the world’s solar PV technology (Greater China, including Taiwan, 40%); domestically, China is the largest wind power generator in Asia and fourth in the world;
• China’s energy conservation goals include a 50% energy conservation standard for all new buildings and a 65% standard for new buildings in some major cities by 2010.
Liu Yanhua, Vice Minister of China’s Ministry of Science and Technology of China says, “Along with the penetration of efforts on energy-saving and emissions reduction in addressing climate change, China has made remarkable progress: China’s installed wind power capacity is doubling annually; China has produced nearly 40% of the world’s solar PV products; China has the world’s largest raw material resource for bio-fuel; and China’s auto industry is working to lead the world’s new energy automotive industry.”
The report also acknowledges the barriers that exist to China realizing its low carbon economy. China is struggling hard to catch up with international peers and to move from lower-end to higher-end technology, but technological and political gaps still exist. Creative, market-based financing mechanisms are also required. It is estimated that China will need to invest 1.8 trillion Yuan (US$ 263 billion) a year to meet its energy conservation and emissions reduction goals.
Changhua Wu, Greater China Director at The Climate Group says, “It’s a 70-30 situation. We have 70% of the solutions today, but they are not all proven technologies and none are at the scale we need. 30% of the solutions will be found in the future. Therefore we still need foreign investment to drive the revolution.”
As both a major emitter and provider of the solutions to climate change, China’s role at the heart of the international climate negotiations is essential to their success and their ability to accelerate the transition to a prosperous low carbon global economy.
Speaking from the launch event in Beijing, former UK Prime Minister and partner of The Climate Group’s Breaking the Climate Deadlock initiative, Tony Blair says, “To beat climate change, we all can and must do more. As well as extending the technologies we already have, we need to speed up the development of important new ones, like carbon capture and storage, large scale solar power and smart grids that will all be essential after 2020. A new global climate agreement will set a route map for this to happen and for our journey to a prosperous low carbon 21st century. As one of the world’s major economic powers, China will have to be at the forefront of this journey. This report shows that it can be.”
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* China’s Clean Revolution II draws on a wide range of sources, including government reports, independent academic analysis, news reports, interviews and informal conversations. While every effort has been made to present a balanced account with information corroborated where possible, some evidence – in particular the most recent information – is inevitably circumstantial.
The Roving Giraffe says that anything we can do to reduce China's impact on this worlds carbon use will be greatly received by all of us, l am sure G
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Australia: Eastern states’ emissions down 4 per cent this winter
Australia: Eastern states’ emissions down 4 per cent this winter: "
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Greenhouse gas emissions from energy use fell by more than three million tonnes or 4 per cent across Australia’s eastern states this winter compared with the previous winter, according to a new report released today by The Climate Group. This is the equivalent of taking almost 3 million cars off the road over winter.
Total emissions for the season were 74.69 million tonnes. Emissions were down across all states included in the report with South Australia recording the largest relative fall in winter emissions of more than 8 per cent compared with 2008.
The Climate Group’s Greenhouse Indicator Winter Report tracks the main sources of greenhouse emissions (those produced by coal, natural gas and petroleum) in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia.
Emissions fell across all three major sources of energy in all four states: overall coal emissions were down 4.4 per cent, gas emissions were down 5.7 per cent and petroleum emissions dropped 2.7 per cent.
The drop in emissions was because of a fall in demand for both electricity and petroleum across the four states of 3.4 per cent and 2.7 per cent respectively compared with winter 2008, rather than from significant changes in the way states generated their electricity. On average across the four states the overall share of electricity generation from coal, gas and renewables remained the same as in winter 2008, although there were some differences in individual states.
“The extraordinarily warm winter is likely to be the major contributing factor to the drop in greenhouse emissions,” said Rupert Posner, Australia Director of The Climate Group.
This winter has been one of the warmest ever recorded in Australia with average temperatures at least one degree higher than the long-term average across all four states: Victoria was 1.0 degree higher, New South Wales 1.48 degrees higher, Queensland 1.52 degrees higher and South Australia 1.76 higher than the long term average. The average maximum daily temperatures were also the highest ever recorded in Australia in each of the four states during winter. Greenhouse emissions traditionally peak in winter and summer due to increased heating and air conditioning use. A milder weather means people did not use their heaters as much.
“While this winter’s reductions in greenhouse emissions are good news there is an unfortunate irony as this is because of unseasonably warm winter. Reducing demand is an important step in cutting our greenhouse emissions but we also need to change the way we produce energy.
“Significantly slowed economic growth rates are likely to have eased pressure on emissions growth,” said Posner.
The Roving Giraffe says a little bit of good news in the darkness of our everyday lives.
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Thursday, 10 September 2009
How Many Solar Panels Would It Take to Power The Entire World? [Data]
How Many Solar Panels Would It Take to Power The Entire World? [Data]: "
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After seeing how many nukes would it take to obliterate humanity instantly, I wanted some good news. Like, how many solar panels would it take to power the entire world? The entire surface of Africa, maybe? Actually, it's surprisingly less.
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Just 496,905 square kilometers. That's really nothing compared to the total world area: Less than the surface of Spain (504,030 square kilometers) covered with solar panels, distributed across deserts and areas with almost 24/7 sun, all year around.
The Roving Giraffe - says take a look and share this good news as the writer says great statistics G
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California Wildfires
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A wildfire in the mountains north of Los Angeles nearly doubled in size overnight and continues to threaten a broadcasting antenna complex and thousands of homes. Spokeswoman Dianne Cahir said the fire had burned 134 square miles of brush and trees by early Monday. At least 18 homes have burned and 12,000 are threatened in a 20-mile stretch from Pasadena to Acton. Two firefighters died when their vehicle rolled down a mountain.
In the Sierra foothills town of Auburn, more than 60 structures -- many of them homes -- were destroyed in a fast-moving fire, officials said. CalFire spokesman Daniel Berlant said Sunday it is unclear how many of the burned structures were homes and how many were industrial buildings, and it was likely to remain uncertain until daylight. The fire broke out at about 2:40 p.m. Sunday and had burned some 275 acres. (21 images)
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A wildfire in the mountains north of Los Angeles nearly doubled in size overnight and continues to threaten a broadcasting antenna complex and thousands of homes. Spokeswoman Dianne Cahir said the fire had burned 134 square miles of brush and trees by early Monday. At least 18 homes have burned and 12,000 are threatened in a 20-mile stretch from Pasadena to Acton. Two firefighters died when their vehicle rolled down a mountain.
In the Sierra foothills town of Auburn, more than 60 structures -- many of them homes -- were destroyed in a fast-moving fire, officials said. CalFire spokesman Daniel Berlant said Sunday it is unclear how many of the burned structures were homes and how many were industrial buildings, and it was likely to remain uncertain until daylight. The fire broke out at about 2:40 p.m. Sunday and had burned some 275 acres. (21 images)
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A United States Forest Service air tanker drops fire retardant next to a line of fire as the Station fire burns in the hills above a home in Acton, Calif. on Sunday, Aug. 30. AP / Dan Steinberg
A helicopter drops water on hot spots while fighting the Station Fire Aug. 30, in Acton, Calif. The out of control Station Fire has burned more than 35,000 acres and is burning towards homes from Pasadena to the Antelope Valley. Getty Images / Justin Sullivan
A Los Angeles County fire fighter sprays water on burning trees as he fights the Station Fire Aug. 30, in Acton, Calif. The out of control Station Fire has burned more than 35,000 acres and is burning towards homes from Pasadena to the Antelope Valley. Getty Images / Justin Sullivan
Los Angeles County fire fighters mop up hot spots as they fight the Station Fire Aug. 30, in Acton, Calif.Getty Images / Justin Sullivan
Los Angeles County fire fighters mop up hot spots as they fight the Station Fire Aug. 30, in Acton, Calif. Getty Images / Justin Sullivan
A Los Angeles County fire fighter monitors hot spots as he fights the Station Fire Aug. 30, in Acton, Calif. Getty Images / Justin Sullivan
Spot fires glow after the Station Fire burned through Aug. 30, in Acton, Calif. Getty Images / Justin Sullivan
Los Angeles County fire fighters Kevin Klar, right, Eric Tucker, center, and homeowner Henrik Hairapetian, who stayed behind to protect his home, are illuminated by the glow of the Station Fire as it scorches a hillside on Bristow Drive in the La Canada Flintridge foothills on Aug. 29, above Los Angeles, Calif. Getty Images / Kevork Djansezian
Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies and residents help evacuate horses as the Station fire burns in the hills above Acton, Calif. on Sunday, Aug. 30. AP / Dan Steinberg
Residents help Roberto Bombalier evacuate a 2-year-old horse on foot as the Station fire burning in the Angeles National Forest above Acton, Calif. on Sunday, Aug. 30. The horse had not been trained for trailer travel yet. AP / Jason Redmond
A woman carries personal belongings while evacuating her home as the Station Fire burns through the Angeles National Forest towards her home Aug. 30, in Acton, Calif. Getty Images / Justin Sullivan
A Fire Chief from El Dorado County in Northern California waits as flames from the Station Fire blows over Aliso Canyon Road near Acton, Calif., Sunday, Aug. 30. AP / Mike Meadows
The remains of burned cars and structures are seen after a fire hit the area on Friday, Aug. 28, in Soledad, Calif. Hundreds of residents near Soledad remain evacuated as firefighters battle a blaze that's also threatening Pinnacles National Monument. AP / The Californian / Richard Green
In this photo taken from Monterey Park, smoke billows from a fire in the foothills above La Canada Flintridge, Calif. in the San Gabriel Valley Sunday Aug. 30. AP / Nick Ut
Marla Gordon with her daughter Chaniah Gordon, 12, take a first look at their home which was destroyed in in the Auburn fire on Sunday, Aug. 30. The Sacramento Bee / Bryan Patrick
A firefighter works on the blaze at the the Auburn fire on Cedar Mist Lane in Auburn, Calif. on Sunday, Aug. The Sacramento Bee / Bryan Patrick
Ema Lujan carries a hose to help firefighters save what's left of her Harley Davidson business destroyed in the Auburn fire in Auburn, Calif. The Sacramento Bee / Bryan Patrick
A resident walks along homes burned in the Auburn fire on Aug. 30 in Auburn, Calif. The Sacramento Bee / Bryan Patrick
Rachel Varquez, left, who's house burned down on Creekside Place is comforted by neighbor Coleen Beldner in Auburn, Calif. on Sunday. The Sacramento Bee / Bryan Patrick
Lyle Swesey sits in a lawn chair across the street from his burned down home on Creekside Place in Auburn, Calif., Sunday Aug. 30, as a helicopter drops water on hots spots. The Sacramento Bee / Bryan Patrick
Marla Gordon holds her daughters as they looked at their burned down home on Oak Mist Lane in Auburn, Calif. The Sacramento Bee / Bryan Patrick
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