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[Ogle Earth] Google Earth journalism arrives: It now looks like we can start talking about Google Earth journalism. An excellent piece of investigative journalism by the New York Times about the world's largest gold mine, Freeport's Grasberg mine in Indonesian Irian Jaya, begins thus:

 [Code Red* Women for the Troops] What about that Google Earth?: He implored congress to ban Google Earth before terrorists used it to target soldiers, judges, congress, media people or anyone they hated and wanted dead! Now, the military is warning the President about the very real dangers Savage was first to note!

[World Prout Assembly] Gold's other price: Questionable moves: Months of investigation by The New York Times found a level of contacts and financial support to the military not fully disclosed by Freeport-McMoRan, despite years of requests by shareholders concerned about potential violations of U.S. laws and the relations between the company and a military whose human rights record is so blighted that the United States severed ties for a dozen years until November.

[Lucsirois.com] Luc’s Blog » Google Earth”¦out of this world!: It combines satellite imagery, maps (current within a few months I believe) and Google searches to display absolutely any spot on the globe you’d like to see up close. Simply type in the location and watch our very own planet Earth rotate and zoom in right before your eyes!

 [Gearthblog.com] Google Earth Blog: Hurricane Katrina Archives: The New York Times has written an article (you can see it at CNET here or at the New York Times) which talks about the way the Google Earth forums has responded with these images and helped hurricane victims and potential victims check on the damaged areas in Google Earth. Here's another story by Forbes.

 [Bbs.keyhole.com] Google Earth Community: all the places in Shakespeare's plays: Google Earth Blog - All about Google Earth news, features, business, technology, and tips

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