Environment

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SMITH & WESSON MODEL 500 - A comparison of the Smith & Wesson Model 500 (above) and its .44 magnum sibling, the Model 629 (below). The difference in size between the .44 magnum and the .500 magnum cartridges is also shown.

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SMITH & WESSON 460XVR REVOLVER - Smith & Wesson's Model 460XVR has the highest muzzle velocity of any production revolver on earth. The Model 460XVR is so revolutionary that it required an entirely new designation...XVR, X-treme Velocity Revolver.

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The 2015 BASS770 is born of an abiding passion for genuine 1960’s and 1970's era muscle cars. The rare seductive power of those legendary beauties, brought on by their unique fastback signature, enraptures and enthralls to this day

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy confers with an aide as she prepares to address the Natural Resources Committee session during the National Governors Association Winter Meeting in Washington, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ** FILE **

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A family member of one of the victims stands at the main entrance of the coal mine, in the village of Dubrave, near Tuzla, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015. Officials fear a landslide in an open-pit coal mine in Bosnia has killed at least four people. (AP Photo/Amel Emric) ** FILE **

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A woman wearing a mask to protect herself from pollutants walks on a pedestrian bridge as buildings at Beijing's Central Business District (Associated Press)

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"The lowest-hanging fruit in terms of addressing climate change is forests and land use," said Michael Jenkins, president of the Washington-based nonprofit Forest Trends, referring to the vast amounts of carbon absorbed by the world's forests. This is just one example of benefits that conservation can provide, including small-town farming, agriculture and local economic growth. (Forest Trends)

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As of Dec. 31 the Energy Department had given final approval to five liquefied natural gas export proposals. It has given conditional approval to four others — including the proposed Dominion Cove facility in Lusby, Maryland — pending environmental studies and other federal reviews. (Associated Press)

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Serena Williams (right) has returned to Indian Wells, California, where in 2001 she was taunted when she won a semifinal match against sister Venus when and injury forced Venus to withdraw. (Associated Press)

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A blanket of smoke filters the setting sun as young ragpickers search for reusable material at a garbage dump in New Delhi. India and a host of other countries are demanding payments as part of the Paris Agreement to reduce their levels of pollution. (Associated Press/File)

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy, right, standing with Secretary of State John Kerry, speaks at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, during a signing ceremony to launch a joint air quality program at select U.S. diplomatic missions overseas. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

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Galileo attempting to defend his belief in the heliocentric solar system before the Inquisition in Rome, 1633. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration. (North Wind Picture Archives via AP Images)

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Galileo attempting to defend his belief in the heliocentric solar system before the Inquisition in Rome, 1633. Hand colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration. (North Wind Picture Archives via AP Images)

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Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton heads to New Hampshire for a meeting with Scott Brown and a breakfast hour appearance at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics on Friday. (Associated Press)

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Head Mason Joe Alonso talks about repairs of the stonework at the Washington National Cathedral on scaffolding 65 feet above the nave floor. The Cathedral has finished the first phase of restoration work needed after an earthquake in 2011. (Associated Press photographs)