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As I Lei Dying
Hawaii climate conference ends, scant progress made |
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01 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 6:50 AM on 01 Feb 2008 The U.S.-led climate talks in Honolulu, Hawaii, ended yesterday without much fanfare and without much progress achieved. By most accounts, it was a closed-door, bureaucratic nothing-fest wherein delegates from the 17 biggest-polluting countries spoke about the need to act, but no one actually did. The United States finally agreed to take part in forming climate-change plans with the rest of the ... |
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| Topics: climate, international politics, news, United States (all these topics) |
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Doing the Waive
All four Republican prez candidates express support for California's EPA waiver |
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31 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 5:16 AM on 31 Jan 2008 Last night's Republican debate spawned at least one memorable surprise: all four GOP candidates appeared to express support for California in its battle with the U.S. EPA to get a waiver it needs to implement its greenhouse-gas emissions standards for vehicles. The Bush administration denied the waiver in December, arguing that recent changes to federal fuel-efficienc ... |
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| Topics: California, elections, news, politics, presidential race 08, United States (all these topics) |
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Nowhere to Run
California's chinook salmon population near |
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30 Jan 2008 |
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| "unprecedented collapse" Posted at 6:48 AM on 30 Jan 2008 The number of chinook salmon returning from the Pacific Ocean to California's Sacramento River is near record lows and points to an "unprecedented collapse," according to fisheries managers. In 2007, only about 90,000 adult chinook returned to the Sacramento River, down from about 277,000 in 2006 and a high of over 800,000 in 2002. Even more troubling, juvenil ... |
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| Topics: fishing, news, United States, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Out of the Trying Plan, Into the Ire
Bush admin unveils new plan for Tongass forest in Alaska, ticks off enviros |
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28 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 5:02 AM on 28 Jan 2008 The Bush administration unveiled a new management plan on Friday for the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, which encompasses nearly 17 million acres of coastal rainforest. The Tongass is the largest national forest in the U.S., a rallying point for enviros who want to protect all remaining roadless areas in national forests. The new plan, to be in ef ... |
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| Topics: deforestation, national forests, news, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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Killing Me Swiftly
Rule change eases restrictions on wolf kills in northern Rockies |
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24 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 12:05 PM on 24 Jan 2008 Photo: iStockphoto The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced it is altering a rule that will make it easier to kill gray wolves in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. Gray wolves in the area are still protected under the federal Endangered Species Act, though the FWS intends to delist them this spring and hand management over to the states. The rule change allows states and tri ... |
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| Topics: endangered species, news, United States, US Fish and Wildlife Service, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Use the Forethought, Nuke
Nuclear power plants in U.S. Southeast may face shutdowns due to drought |
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24 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:08 AM on 24 Jan 2008 Nuclear reactors across the U.S. Southeast could be forced to slow production or shut down in the near future due to the effects of continuing drought in the region. Nuclear power plants require massive amounts of water to cool steam that turns the generators; the water usually arrives via large intake pipes from nearby rivers and lakes. However, with water levels ... |
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| Topics: news, nuclear power, United States, water crisis (all these topics) |
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State of Denial
EPA staff supported California auto-emissions waiver, documents show |
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24 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 4:48 AM on 24 Jan 2008 As suspected, U.S. EPA employees last year told agency Administrator Stephen Johnson that California had "compelling and extraordinary conditions" that would justify a federal waiver allowing the state to limit greenhouse-gas emissions from autos, according to EPA documents reviewed by Senate staffers this week. Nonetheless, Johnson denied the state that waiver in Dec ... |
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| Topics: jackassery, news, politics, United States, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Under pressure
E.U. considers pollution charges on imports from U.S. and other climate scofflaws |
Patrick Mazza |
23 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: business, climate, economy, European Union, international politics, politics, state politics, United States (all these topics) |
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Papua ooh mau mau
The real story behind the world's favorite scolding of the U.S. |
David Roberts |
22 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Bali 07, climate, international politics, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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The Sonar Also Rises
Judge temporarily drops two restrictions on Navy's use of sonar, retains others |
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18 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:58 AM on 18 Jan 2008 Earlier this week, President Bush exempted the U.S. Navy from parts of an environmental law so it could continue to use mid-frequency sonar off the California coast. Mid-frequency sonar has been linked to deafness, beachings, and other injuries of marine mammals. Responding to Bush's move, the federal judge who earlier this month ordered the Navy to adopt restric ... |
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| Topics: litigation, news, oceans, United States, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Playing Mined Games
Green groups seek to overturn mine exemption from ESA reviews |
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17 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 8:53 AM on 17 Jan 2008 Four green groups and two state agencies have filed a petition with federal wildlife and mining agencies seeking to change the long-standing policy of exempting mountaintop-removal mining from specific Endangered Species Act reviews. In 1996, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decided that mountaintop-removal mining wouldn't unduly imperil threatened species if mines followed othe ... |
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| Topics: litigation, mining, news, United States (all these topics) |
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Dangerous Mines
U.S. House passes mine-safety legislation; Bush threatens veto |
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17 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 6:18 AM on 17 Jan 2008 The U.S. House of Representatives passed new mine-safety legislation yesterday aimed at improving dangerous working conditions such as those that may have contributed to the Crandall Canyon Mine collapse that killed six workers and three rescue personnel last year. The bill allows independent investigations when accidents kill more than one miner, grants the Mine Safety and Health Adm ... |
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| Topics: legislation, mining, news, politics, United States, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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Assault and battery
Chinese workers pay for our cadmium-battery habit |
Tom Philpott |
16 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: business, China, climate, consumerism, environmental justice, greenhouse-gas emissions, toxics, United States (all these topics) |
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The Beep Blue Sea
Bush exempts Navy from environmental law in ongoing sonar saga |
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16 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:59 AM on 16 Jan 2008 President Bush fired another salvo in the ongoing fight pitting the U.S. Navy's use of mid-frequency sonar against whales and other marine mammals that can be harmed by it. Bush yesterday exempted the Navy from parts of the Coastal Zone Management Act that a federal judge recently found the Navy was violating when it used the powerful sonar off the California coast. That judge had o ... |
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| Topics: news, oceans, politics, United States, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Lox and Plan and the Whole Dam Thing
Deal reached to remove Klamath River dams for salmon; obstacles remain |
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16 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 6:15 AM on 16 Jan 2008 The Klamath River near the California-Oregon border has been a hotspot in the clash over endangered salmon runs and the irrigation needs of area farmers, but a formal deal reached yesterday suggests a way out of the long-standing disagreements. The plan -- agreed to by a diverse group of stakeholders in the region including Indian tribes, government agenci ... |
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| Topics: dams, fishing, news, United States, wildlife (all these topics) |
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The Third Party From the Left
U.S. Green Party holds its first presidential debate of the season |
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15 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 8:46 AM on 15 Jan 2008 The Green Party held its first presidential debate of the campaign season last weekend in San Francisco. The five candidates answered a series of questions about the Iraq war, the farm bill, health care, and more at the three-hour event. Ego and rancor weren't on display at the Green debate the way they have been at some of the other party debates. In fact, the candi ... |
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| Topics: news, politics, presidential race 08, United States (all these topics) |
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Cars and Effect
Automakers unveil greener vehicles at Detroit auto show |
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14 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 9:07 AM on 14 Jan 2008 At press previews of the 2008 North American International Auto Show that opens next weekend in Detroit, automakers announced plans to roll out greener vehicles as well as other greenish initiatives. On the hybrid front, market leader Toyota has said it will offer a plug-in hybrid to government and corporate customers by 2010; the plug-in will run on lithium-ion batteries instead of the nick ... |
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| Topics: business, hybrids, news, United States (all these topics) |
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You've Got Jail
Forest Service official threatened with jail time over fish-killing fire retardant |
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14 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 6:17 AM on 14 Jan 2008 Mark Rey, the undersecretary of agriculture in charge of the U.S. Forest Service, has been threatened with jail time or house arrest for his agency's attempts to continue using a flame retardant on forest fires that's toxic to fish. In 2002, fire retardant was dropped on a blaze in central Oregon, killing about 20,000 fish. Soon after, green group Forest Service Em ... |
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| Topics: litigation, national forests, news, United States, US Forest Service (all these topics) |
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Get Smart
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10 Jan 2008 |
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| "smart grid" technology could save U.S. $120 billion, study says Posted at 6:21 AM on 10 Jan 2008 A yearlong study by the Department of Energy has concluded that when consumers are given the means to closely track and adjust their energy usage, power use declines by an average of 10 percent. In addition, the study found that households' electricity usage during peak times fell by up to 15 percent. The study estimated that "smart grid" technology, if used nat ... |
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Hydra Crimes and Misdemeanors
Bush admin backs off appeal of nixed forest-management rules, to release new ones |
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09 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:12 AM on 09 Jan 2008 The Bush administration has backed off of an appeal of a March 2007 ruling that overturned controversial management rules for national forests. The struck-down rules allowed national forest managers to approve logging, mining, cell-phone towers, and other commercial projects without undergoing environmental reviews and were found to violate the Endange ... |
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| Topics: litigation, national forests, news, United States, US Forest Service (all these topics) |
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Border in the Court
U.S. Supreme Court refuses Canadian company's pollution suit appeal |
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08 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 5:42 AM on 08 Jan 2008 The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from a Canadian mining company in a cross-border pollution case, in effect sustaining an earlier appeals court ruling holding the company liable for pollution under U.S. law. Just 10 miles north of the U.S. border in British Columbia, the mining company Teck Cominco has been operating a smelter that from 1892 until 1994 du ... |
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| Topics: business, Canada, international politics, litigation, news, toxics, United States (all these topics) |
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Gnashing my teeth over globalization
Can economic democracy make the global economy more sustainable? |
Jon Rynn |
07 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: air pollution, business, China, climate, coal, economy, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, United States (all these topics) |
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I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl
Super Bowl to plant trees and make other greenish efforts |
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07 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 6:50 AM on 07 Jan 2008 Photo: iStockphoto The National Football League has announced that it will plant trees and take other measures to offset some of the environmental impacts of the most hyped sporting event of the year. This year's Super Bowl will be held in Phoenix, Ariz., on Feb. 3. As part of the greening effort, the organizers have said they're planting 9,000 trees in the state, though o ... |
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| Topics: business, green living, news, United States (all these topics) |
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Hey, You Got Your Naval Pierced
Judge orders restrictions on U.S. Navy's use of sonar off California coast |
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04 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 6:01 AM on 04 Jan 2008 A federal judge yesterday ordered the U.S. Navy to adopt specific restrictions on its use of sonar in order to protect whales and other marine mammals off the California coast. Mid-frequency sonar has been accused of causing a wide range of problems when it's used within proximity of marine mammals, such as temporary deafness, beachings, and various other i ... |
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| Topics: litigation, news, oceans, United States, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Knock Some Census Into 'Em
U.S. population will be 303.15 million at start of 2008 |
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28 Dec 2007 |
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| Posted at 1:28 PM on 28 Dec 2007 The U.S. population will hit 303.15 million on Jan. 1, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In 2008, the country will add one person every 13 seconds. My my, and it seems like just over a year ago we were announcing that the country's population had hit the 300 million mark. Where does the time and space go? source: Reuters see also, in Grist: U.S. fertility rate now high enough ... |
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| Topics: news, population, United States (all these topics) |
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