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Global Warming Legislation Necessary Despite Economic Downturn, Activists Say

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A federal cap-and-trade bill is the best way to protect America's economic interests and environmental health, according to corporate leaders and environmental activists with the U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP).

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BIO Thanks Senators for Supporting a Sound Scientific Review in Renewable Fuel Standard Rule

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News source: Business Wire The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should implement new rules for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in a timely manner that is consistent with the goals of achieving energy security and...

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Top companies urge Congress to go green

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Starbucks, others to lobby for climate legislation By ANDREA JAMES P-I REPORTER A group of companies including Starbucks, Nike and Sun Microsystems has banded together to urge Congress to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and...

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Ritter among governors to sign pact to cut emissions

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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter on Wednesday joined 12 leaders of other states in signing a declaration pledging cooperation to reduce greenhouse gases. The document from the Governors' Global Climate Summit...

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Did Greenhouse Gases Cause the Earth's Greatest Mass Extinction?

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Scientists now suspect that the earth's greatest mass extinction wasn't caused by an asteroid strike or any other single cataclysmic event. In 1980, scientists Luis Alvarez and his son, Walter, proposed a new explanation for...

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New Energy Economy: Part 2, Exploring the Tough Questions

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Part 1 looked at some of the climate actions Obama should take in his first hundred days. This post looks at some of the tough questions that are posed by the climate and energy dilemmas. To lead America into a post-carbon...

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Kulongoski signs greenhouse gas statement

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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski was one of 13 governors who signed a declaration calling on states and provinces to cooperate in developing strategies to reduce greenhouse gases. The statement was signed...

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Why the universe may be teeming with aliens

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WANTED: Rocky planet outside of our solar system. Until recently, it meant finding a planet in the "Goldilocks zone" - orbiting its star at just the right distance to keep surface water liquid rather than being boiled off or...

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US and Canadian Climate Legislation by State and Province

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Both the Canadian and the US federal government are currently pushing climate-change laws through their respective legislatures, but legislation in both countries is neither comprehensive nor certain to pass. In the absence of...

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Rodale Institute Fights Global Warming with Farms

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Rodale Institute NOVEMBER 19, 2008 CEO Tim LaSalle calls organic farming "The Brightest Hope for Our Planet" Timothy J. LaSalle took over as CEO of the Rodale Institute with a mission: to tell the world that a practical...

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