Category Archives: Environment

Stimulus money creates green jobs in South Bronx

Text and photo by Ted Regencia In the borough where the unemployment rate hovers around 12.3 percent—the highest in the state–“green-collar” jobs in heating, cooling, and window retrofitting are still experiencing modest growth. That’s due in large part to 2010 … Continue reading

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Hurricane Irene: The Aftermath In The Bronx

August 28, 2011 By Ted Regencia NEW YORK — Hurricane Irene packed a much weaker punch when it hit New York early Sunday morning of August 28, prompting Mayor Mike Bloomberg to declare that the city “certainly dodged a bullet.” … Continue reading

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Ex-Warner Bros. employee is 3rd Pinoy fatality in Missouri

The Filipino Channel-Balitang America May 30, 2011 By Ted Regencia (Joplin story also featured as a banner headline of The Philippine News) CHICAGO — It’s been a week since the deadly tornado hit Joplin, Missouri and authorities are reporting that … Continue reading

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Pinoys share their story of survival in Joplin

The Filipino Channel-Balitang America May 26, 2011 Text and video by Ted Regencia To see the entire report, please visit ABS-CBNNews.com. See the Filipino version here JOPLIN, Mo. – Even as the tight-knit Filipino community in Joplin continues to mourn … Continue reading

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Two Filipinas killed in Midwest tornado

The Filipino Channel-Balitang America May 25, 2011 Text and video by Ted Regencia Please see the Filipino version here JOPLIN, Mo. – Two Filipinas have been confirmed dead following the  weekend tornado that has killed at least 123 people and … Continue reading

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Tornado kills over a hundred; leaves massive devastation in Midwest town

Web Exclusive May 23, 2011 Text and photo by Ted Regencia JOPLIN, Mo. — It’s the single deadliest tornado to hit one town in the United States since 1953, according to the National Weather Service. At least 116 people were reported … Continue reading

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Towns near Mississippi still facing more threats of flood devastation

Xinhua English May 02, 2011 Text and photo by Ted Regencia CAIRO, Ill. — “We’re like a bowl set in a big tub of water. Water is all around us,” former Cairo Mayor James Wilson told Xinhua, as he described … Continue reading

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Chicago observes Earth Hour 2011

Xinhua English March 27, 2011 Text and photo by Ted Regencia To read the full story, please visit Xinhua English

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