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| California Moves on Bill to Curb Sprawl and Emissions |
(Fri, 29 Aug 2008)
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A proposed law encourages housing close to job sites, rail lines and bus stops in order to shorten the time people spend in their cars.
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| As Arctic Sea Ice Melts, Experts Expect New Low |
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008)
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The coverage of sea ice in the Arctic could break the record low from last September, scientists said.
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Category: Global Warming |
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| Xcel to Disclose Global Warming Risks |
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008)
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The New York attorney general announced an agreement that would require Xcel Energy, a builder of coal-fired plants, to disclose to investors the financial risks of global warming.
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Category: Global Warming |
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| Indonesia Expands Wildlife Haven |
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008)
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The government announced it would expand a national park on the island of Sumatra, which hosts endangered elephants and tigers.
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Category: Indonesia |
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| The Fix: Carbon Footprint: Saving at Home |
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008)
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Reducing your home’s carbon footprint can be worth it, for the environment and the pocketbook.
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Category: Energy Efficiency |
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| Green Roofs Offer More Than Color for the Skyline |
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008)
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The use of vegetation and rock to absorb rainwater on roofs is part of a growing effort to reduce greenhouse gases, rainwater runoff and electricity demand in New York.
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Category: Environment |
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| The Energy Challenge: Wind Energy Bumps Into Power Grid’s Limits |
(Wed, 27 Aug 2008)
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Clean energy’s dirty secret is that while generating it is getting easier, moving it to market is not.
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| Serving Architects, Consultants in Everything Green Become Mainstays |
(Wed, 27 Aug 2008)
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A growing cadre of consultants are specializing in helping developers and architects gain approval from the U.S. Green Building Council through its LEED certification program.
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Category: United States Green Building Council |
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| California County’s Resolve Against Drilling Fades |
(Wed, 27 Aug 2008)
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In Santa Barbara County, where an oil spill devastated the coastline in 1969, the opposition against offshore drilling may be softening.
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Category: Offshore Exploration and Installations |
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| Talking Directly, and Kindly, to Believers in the Eco Life |
(Tue, 26 Aug 2008)
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A trailblazer in the field of eco-advice columnists, Umbra Fisk serves as a sensible big sister to the growing tribe of the environmentally aware.
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Category: Sustainable Living |
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| U.S. Officials Will Review Pollution in Waterway |
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008)
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The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to develop a plan that could lead to Newtown Creek’s being named a federal Superfund site.
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Category: Hazardous and Toxic Substances |
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| Air Storage Is Explored for Energy |
(Tue, 26 Aug 2008)
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A New Jersey company will announce a plan to use wind turbines to produce compressed air that can be stored underground or in tanks and released later to power generators during peak hours.
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Category: Wind |
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| E.P.A. Sued by 12 States to Regulate Oil Refineries |
(Tue, 26 Aug 2008)
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Twelve states are suing the Environmental Protection Agency for violating the federal Clean Air Act by refusing to control greenhouse gas emissions at oil refineries.
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Category: Clean Air Act |
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| Drilling Boom Revives Hopes for Natural Gas |
(Mon, 25 Aug 2008)
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New technology is pushing down prices and reversing conventional wisdom that U.S. fields were in decline.
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Category: Energy Department |
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| Vote in Alaska Puts Question: Gold or Fish? |
(Fri, 29 Aug 2008)
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Those interested in protecting the Pacific salmon population say proposed mineral mining may endanger them.
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Category: Fishing, Commercial |
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| At Conference on the Risks to Earth, Few Are Optimistic |
(Sun, 24 Aug 2008)
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The goal of the conference is to foster “a science without secrets and without borders,” mixing disciplines and cultures, in the hopes of propelling breakthroughs.
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Category: Science and Technology |
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| Maine Conservationists Reach Milestone in Plan to Buy 3 Dams |
(Fri, 22 Aug 2008)
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A planned removal of two of the three dams, and the building of a fish run around the third, will serve the goal of helping to restore the struggling Atlantic salmon population.
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Category: Maine |
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| Dot Earth: Making Climate Forecasting More Useful |
(Wed, 20 Aug 2008)
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Eight organizations called Wednesday for Congress and the next president to spend more on climate science.
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| Court Rejects E.P.A. Limits on Emissions Rules |
(Wed, 20 Aug 2008)
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The federal appeals court ruling is the most recent in a series of judicial setbacks to the Bush administration’s efforts to reshape federal policies under the Clean Air Act.
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Category: Clean Air Act |
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| Bloomberg Offers Windmill Power Plan |
(Wed, 20 Aug 2008)
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is seeking to put wind turbines on New York City’s bridges and skyscrapers and in its waters as part of a push to develop renewable energy.
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Category: Wind |
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| Out of Commission Above Water, but Not Below It |
(Wed, 20 Aug 2008)
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The U.S.S. Oriskany was sunk by the Navy in May 2006 under a pilot program to convert decommissioned vessels into artificial reefs.
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Category: Oceans |
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| In Rural New York, Windmills Can Bring Whiff of Corruption |
(Mon, 18 Aug 2008)
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The wind industry has arrived in force in upstate New York, but some residents say the companies have brought with them an epidemic of corruption and intimidation.
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Category: Energy and Power |
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| More than Halfway Through the Games, a Rarity for Beijing: A Breath of Fresh Air |
(Mon, 18 Aug 2008)
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The weekend brought two of the clearest summer days in recent memory in Beijing, a city where air quality often ranks among the worst in the world.
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Category: Beijing (China) |
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| A Push to Increase Icebreakers in the Arctic |
(Sun, 24 Aug 2008)
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A growing array of military leaders, Arctic experts and lawmakers say the United States is losing its ability to patrol and safeguard Arctic waters.
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Category: Arctic Regions |
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| House to Rethink Drilling, Pelosi Says |
(Mon, 18 Aug 2008)
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The decision came after growing anxiety among Democrats that Republicans were scoring politically with their call for a vote on offshore drilling.
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Category: Offshore Exploration and Installations |
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| Champion Cyclist and Now Champion Guzzler of Austin Water |
(Mon, 18 Aug 2008)
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Lance Armstrong’s household has been revealed as one of the biggest individual users of water in a city definitely short on rain.
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Category: Armstrong, Lance |
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| Rapid Growth Found in Oxygen-Starved Ocean ‘Dead Zones’ |
(Sat, 16 Aug 2008)
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Researchers report that the coastal seafloor of many of the world’s oceans can barely sustain marine life due to human activity.
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Category: Oceans |
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| Two Large Solar Plants Planned in California |
(Fri, 15 Aug 2008)
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Two California companies plan to build solar power plants 10 times larger than the largest now in service, creating the first utility-scale use of technology mostly confined to rooftops.
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Category: Solar Energy |
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| Plug-In Hybrid From G.M. Is Nearly Ready for Testing |
(Fri, 15 Aug 2008)
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General Motors said that it had “essentially finished” designing its first plug-in hybrid car and would have production-ready prototypes within 10 days.
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Category: General Motors Corp|GM|NYSE |
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| Bumps on the Road to a Greener City |
(Thu, 14 Aug 2008)
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Enterprising attempts at living green in the city can sometimes lead to messy or frustrating blowback.
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Category: Energy Efficiency |
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| Changes in Environmental Reviews Are Sought |
(Tue, 12 Aug 2008)
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The Bush administration is proposing to let federal agencies decide for themselves whether construction projects might harm endangered animals and plants, according to a draft of rule changes.
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Category: Law and Legislation |
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| Scientist at Work: Diana Beresford-Kroeger: Advocating an Unusual Role for Trees |
(Thu, 14 Aug 2008)
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Diana Beresford-Kroeger brings together Western medicine and botany to advocate for the planting of trees with beneficial properties.
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Category: Trees and Shrubs |
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| Handle With Care |
(Fri, 22 Aug 2008)
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At what point should we consider the long-term ramifications of technological developments?
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Category: Ethics |
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