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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Eco-friendly Practices</title>
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		<title>McDonald&#8217;s swaps red background for green in logo to promote more eco-friendly image in Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Macpherson Lane</dc:creator>
		
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McDonald&#8217;s makes its logo more &#8216;green&#8217; in Europe

BERLIN — McDonald&#8217;s is going green — swapping its traditional red backdrop for a deep hunter green — to promote a more eco-friendly image in Europe.
About 100 German McDonald&#8217;s restaurants will make the change by the end of 2009, the company said in a statement Monday. Some franchises .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mcdonalds-swaps-red-background-for-green-in-logo-to-promote-more-eco-friendly-image-in-europe-234677/">McDonald&#8217;s swaps red background for green in logo to promote more eco-friendly image in Europe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In nation&#8217;s forests, push to develop bio-energy raises fears of wood demand exceeding supply</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Flesher</dc:creator>
		
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Bio-fuel growth raises concerns about forests

PARK FALLS, Wis. — The quest for alternative energy is raising fears that too much logging debris such as limbs and bark will be removed from the nation&#8217;s forests.
Such material is increasingly in demand for bio-energy projects.
A number of ventures in the Upper Midwest would use forest biomass. They include .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-nations-forests-push-to-develop-bio-energy-raises-fears-of-wood-demand-exceeding-supply-234495/">In nation&#8217;s forests, push to develop bio-energy raises fears of wood demand exceeding supply</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Poll: People embrace protecting the environment, but don&#8217;t always walk the walk</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>H. Josef Hebert</dc:creator>
		
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Poll: Sometimes it isn&#8217;t easy being green
WASHINGTON — Sometimes it&#8217;s easier to think green than be green. A survey released Tuesday suggests people have largely embraced recycling bottles and cans, and are inclined to turn down thermostats to save energy. But it also indicated that some paths toward a greener Earth aren&#8217;t as easily taken .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/poll-people-embrace-protecting-the-environment-but-dont-always-walk-the-walk-231253/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Poll: People embrace protecting the environment, but don&#8217;t always walk the walk</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nissan, FedEx, others form group to develop course for $124B investment in electric cars</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Thomas</dc:creator>
		
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Group urges gov&#8217;t to invest in electric cars

WASHINGTON — A group of automakers, utilities and battery makers is urging the federal government to make a major investment in electric transportation.
A group led by Nissan Motor Co., Fedex Corp., and others are outlining a $124 billion plan over eight years that could make electricity the major ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nissan-fedex-others-form-group-to-develop-course-for-124b-investment-in-electric-cars-230619/">Read : Nissan, FedEx, others form group to develop course for $124B investment in electric cars</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New Greenpeace chief brings experience fighting poverty, racism to environmental campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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New Greenpeace chief has fought apartheid, poverty

JOHANNESBURG — A South African who battled apartheid as a teen, then went on to lead global campaigns to end poverty and protect human rights took over Monday as the new international head of the environmental group Greenpeace.
Kumi Naidoo, Greenpeace International&#8217;s new executive director, said climate change makes his .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-greenpeace-chief-brings-experience-fighting-poverty-racism-to-environmental-campaign-230403/">New Greenpeace chief brings experience fighting poverty, racism to environmental campaign</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>N. Dakota flaring less natural gas as pipelines, plants come on line; but can it keep up?</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/n-dakota-flaring-less-natural-gas-as-pipelines-plants-come-on-line-but-can-it-keep-up-230071/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
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North Dakota flaring less natural gas _ for now

BISMARCK, N.D. — The burning glow over North Dakota&#8217;s oil patch is slowly dimming as companies work to capture and sell natural gas instead of flaring it.
Though the flares atop the oil fields have lessened in recent months, it&#8217;s still tough to stomach for those in North .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/n-dakota-flaring-less-natural-gas-as-pipelines-plants-come-on-line-but-can-it-keep-up-230071/">N. Dakota flaring less natural gas as pipelines, plants come on line; but can it keep up?</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indonesia deports Greenpeace activists for joining protest against forest destruction</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/indonesia-deports-greenpeace-activists-for-joining-protest-against-forest-destruction-229396/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Indonesia deports Greenpeace activists
PEKANBARU, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities say they are deporting 11 foreign Greenpeace activists for joining a protest against forest destruction.

Immigration official Jumanter Lubis said Saturday the activists violated their tourist visas and are being sent home.
The environmental activists from Spain, Brazil, Germany, Thailand and the Philippines sought to draw attention to the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indonesia-deports-greenpeace-activists-for-joining-protest-against-forest-destruction-229396/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Indonesia deports Greenpeace activists for joining protest against forest destruction</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Arch makes deal for vast SE Mont. coal tracts, putting pressure on state to lease its reserves</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Brown</dc:creator>
		
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Arch signs deal for southeast Montana coal tracts

BILLINGS, Mont. — Arch Coal Inc. has signed a lease agreement to mine the vast Otter Creek coal field in southeastern Montana — ramping up pressure on Gov. Brian Schweitzer and other state officials to lease adjacent coal tracts controlled by the state.
If developed, the 731 million tons ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/arch-makes-deal-for-vast-se-mont-coal-tracts-putting-pressure-on-state-to-lease-its-reserves-228794/" title="Arch makes deal for vast SE Mont. coal tracts, putting pressure on state to lease its reserves">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lose the loo: British gardeners encouraged to go green by relieving themselves outdoors</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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British gardeners told: go green, pee outdoors

LONDON — A British heritage charity is encouraging employees to help the environment by eschewing indoor toilets and relieving themselves outdoors.
The experiment applies to male gardening staff at Wimpole Hall, a stately home about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of London.
The National Trust, which runs the property, says the .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lose-the-loo-british-gardeners-encouraged-to-go-green-by-relieving-themselves-outdoors-228708/">Lose the loo: British gardeners encouraged to go green by relieving themselves outdoors</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Carmike piles on plush for moviegoers, seeks environmental certification at new theater</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Poovey</dc:creator>
		
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New movie theater mixes plush with enviro-friendly

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — With plush lounge chairs, gourmet appetizers, a VIP auditorium and the latest digital and 3-D equipment, Chattanooga&#8217;s newest movie theater complex doesn&#8217;t need toilets that flush rain water to sell tickets.
Carmike Cinemas Inc. and the RiverCity Co. went beyond creature comforts and high-tech gadgetry to build .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/carmike-piles-on-plush-for-moviegoers-seeks-environmental-certification-at-new-theater-228444/">Source &nbsp;: Carmike piles on plush for moviegoers, seeks environmental certification at new theater</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Environmentalists sue to stop huge resort project on sprawling California ranch</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacob Adelman</dc:creator>
		
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Environmentalists sue over huge Calif. development

LOS ANGELES — A coalition of environmentalists filed a lawsuit Thursday to stop the development of a 5,000-acre resort community on the sprawling Tejon Ranch property some 60 miles north of Los Angeles.
The lawsuit filed in Kern County Superior Court argues that county officials ignored its potential impact on the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/environmentalists-sue-to-stop-huge-resort-project-on-sprawling-california-ranch-228299/" title="Environmentalists sue to stop huge resort project on sprawling California ranch">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Environmental group&#8217;s report says greenhouse gas emissions fall slightly in Texas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mcfarland</dc:creator>
		
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Report: Texas greenhouse gas emissions down

DALLAS — While Texas maintains a firm grip on the dubious title of the nation&#8217;s most prolific industrial polluter, an environmental group&#8217;s report Thursday found that wind power and other cleaner energy sources have helped cut emissions linked to global warming in the state.
Environment Texas analyzed the most recent U.S. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/environmental-groups-report-says-greenhouse-gas-emissions-fall-slightly-in-texas-228272/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Environmental group&#8217;s report says greenhouse gas emissions fall slightly in Texas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado to receive federal grant for clean-tech export to China, Mexico</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Colo. receives federal grant for clean-tech export

DENVER — Colorado will receive a $363,135 federal grant to promote clean-technology exports to China and Mexico.
State officials announced the grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce Thursday.
The Colorado International Trade Office will receive the federal matching funds over the next three years to support the export of clean .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colorado-to-receive-federal-grant-for-clean-tech-export-to-china-mexico-227097/">Source &nbsp;: Colorado to receive federal grant for clean-tech export to China, Mexico</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Regulators want tougher energy conservation goals for Florida&#8217;s major electric utilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Weak Fla. power conservation goals rejected

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Public Service Commission on Tuesday rejected proposed energy conservation goals that environmentalists had called too weak.
Commissioners said a proposal drawn by their own staff fell short of what&#8217;s needed to prod Floridians into saving more energy. The panel asked staffers to return with a new ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/regulators-want-tougher-energy-conservation-goals-for-floridas-major-electric-utilities-225111/">Regulators want tougher energy conservation goals for Florida&#8217;s major electric utilities</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch town opposes carbon storage project; technology could help reduce greenhouse gases</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aoife White</dc:creator>
		
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Carbon storage? Not under my house!
BARENDRECHT, Netherlands — The people of this small Dutch town are not against pumping tons of carbon dioxide into the ground to fight global warming.

They just wish it wasn&#8217;t right beneath their houses. &#8220;Who wants to live in Barendrecht if one of these CO2 things is built?&#8221; said retiree Marianne .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-town-opposes-carbon-storage-project-technology-could-help-reduce-greenhouse-gases-224531/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Dutch town opposes carbon storage project; technology could help reduce greenhouse gases</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. governor signs $11B water bond measure championing new dams, kicks off voter campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Calif. governor pushes $11B water bond plan, dams

FRIANT, Calif — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a far-reaching water bond intended to rebuild California&#8217;s crumbling water system and fund new dams to save up the precious resource for dry years.
Yet at a time when several Western states are preparing to tear down dams rather than build ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-governor-signs-11b-water-bond-measure-championing-new-dams-kicks-off-voter-campaign-224102/" title="Calif. governor signs $11B water bond measure championing new dams, kicks off voter campaign">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>T-Mobile Exec Mallahan concedes Seattle mayor race; environmentalist McGinn wins</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Manuel Valdes</dc:creator>
		
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Mallahan concedes Seattle mayor race; McGinn wins

SEATTLE — Cell phone executive Joe Mallahan conceded defeat Monday in the race for Seattle mayor, handing environmental attorney Mike McGinn a victory in the state&#8217;s biggest city.
Mallahan conceded after the latest batch of results from King County showed McGinn had more than doubled his lead, to nearly 5,000 ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/t-mobile-exec-mallahan-concedes-seattle-mayor-race-environmentalist-mcginn-wins-223881/" title="T-Mobile Exec Mallahan concedes Seattle mayor race; environmentalist McGinn wins">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>G-20 finance officials pledge to keep emergency support for economies until recovery assured</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
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G-20 officials: Too early to end stimulus
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Finance officials from rich and developing countries have pledged to maintain emergency support for their economies until global recovery is assured.

Saturday&#8217;s statement from the Group of 20 countries in Scotland says that economic and financial conditions have improved.
But the statement stresses that recovery is &#8220;uneven .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/g-20-finance-officials-pledge-to-keep-emergency-support-for-economies-until-recovery-assured-221795/">G-20 finance officials pledge to keep emergency support for economies until recovery assured</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Diamond watchdog gives Zimbabwe time to clean up lawless field</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Diamond watchdog gives Zimbabwe time to comply

JOHANNESBURG — Investigators for the world&#8217;s diamond control body say the gems were mined by virtual slaves who had been told to dig or die, and were smuggled out by soldiers who rape and beat civilians.
Yet the Kimberley Process, the diamond body, said those gems don&#8217;t qualify as &#8220;blood .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/diamond-watchdog-gives-zimbabwe-time-to-clean-up-lawless-field-220342/" title="Diamond watchdog gives Zimbabwe time to clean up lawless field">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican environmentalists outraged over ruling on Cancun beach restoration</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Stevenson</dc:creator>
		
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Mexican environmentalists denounce beach ruling

MEXICO CITY — Environmentalists expressed outrage Thursday after a Mexican judge upheld a requirement that they post a $1.1 million bond to pursue a suit against a project to rebuild Cancun beaches with tons of sand extracted from the Caribbean.
Nonprofit groups said the ruling will make it hard or impossible for ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-environmentalists-outraged-over-ruling-on-cancun-beach-restoration-219881/" title="Mexican environmentalists outraged over ruling on Cancun beach restoration">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Under settlement, EPA will impose new standards on emissions at PVC plants</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cain Burdeau</dc:creator>
		
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EPA to impose standards on PVC plant emissions

NEW ORLEANS — The Environmental Protection Agency will set new nationwide emission standards for makers of polyvinyl chloride, commonly known as the plastic PVC, under a settlement with environmental groups announced Thursday.
EPA has agreed to set emission standards by July 29, 2011, for PVC manufacturers as part of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/under-settlement-epa-will-impose-new-standards-on-emissions-at-pvc-plants-219679/" title="Under settlement, EPA will impose new standards on emissions at PVC plants">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Attorneys for feds, environmental groups, argue for roadless rule in 10th Circuit briefs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Feds, environmental groups argue for roadless rule

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Attorneys for the federal government and environmentalists argue that a federal appeals court should uphold a ban on new roads in national forests known as the &#8220;roadless rule.&#8221;
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and environmental groups laid out their arguments in documents filed Monday in the 10th ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/attorneys-for-feds-environmental-groups-argue-for-roadless-rule-in-10th-circuit-briefs-218022/">Attorneys for feds, environmental groups, argue for roadless rule in 10th Circuit briefs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NC regulators deny enviromentalists&#8217; request to revoke Duke&#8217;s permit for coal-fired generators</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
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NC regulators will not revoke Duke Energy permit

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina regulators have denied a request by environmental groups to revoke Duke Energy Corp.&#8217;s permit for coal-fired generators at its new power plant in the western part of the state.
The state Utilities Commission said Wednesday that a motion filed by the North Carolina Waste ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nc-regulators-deny-enviromentalists-request-to-revoke-dukes-permit-for-coal-fired-generators-217901/">NC regulators deny enviromentalists&#8217; request to revoke Duke&#8217;s permit for coal-fired generators</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Walt Disney Co. investing $7M to protect forests and help reduce greenhouse gases</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Disney Co. spending $7M on conservation projects

WASHINGTON — Seeking to help fight climate change, the Walt Disney Co. says it will spend $7 million in partnership with three conservation groups to protect tens of thousands of acres of forest lands in the Congo basin, the Amazon basin and in two regions of the United States.
The .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/walt-disney-co-investing-7m-to-protect-forests-and-help-reduce-greenhouse-gases-216758/">Walt Disney Co. investing $7M to protect forests and help reduce greenhouse gases</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>USDA: Vermont slaughterhouse closed for inhumane treatment cited 3 times earlier this year</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Vt. slaughterhouse closed for inhumane treatment

MONTPELIER, Vt. — A Vermont slaughterhouse ordered closed Friday after video showed calves kicked, shocked and cut while conscious had its operating license suspended three times earlier this year for similar conduct.
U.S. Department of Agriculture records show Bushway Packing Inc. of Grand Isle was shut down for a day in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/usda-vermont-slaughterhouse-closed-for-inhumane-treatment-cited-3-times-earlier-this-year-215916/">Original article on  : USDA: Vermont slaughterhouse closed for inhumane treatment cited 3 times earlier this year</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mining officials say new stream buffer rule for surface mine waste should be ready by 2011</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/mining-officials-say-new-stream-buffer-rule-for-surface-mine-waste-should-be-ready-by-2011-215434/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Mining stream buffer rule could be ready by 2011

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Obama administration says reversing a last-minute Bush-era surface mining regulation criticized as too friendly to coal companies is going to take at least another year.
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement plans to start the process of replacing the regulation by mid-November .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mining-officials-say-new-stream-buffer-rule-for-surface-mine-waste-should-be-ready-by-2011-215434/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Mining officials say new stream buffer rule for surface mine waste should be ready by 2011</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US Energy Department gives Honolulu $3.8 million for energy efficiency, conservation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Honolulu gets $3.8 million to become more green

HONOLULU — The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Honolulu a $3.8 million energy efficiency and conservation block grant.
Such grants are used to help communities improve their energy efficiency, reduce energy use and fossil fuel emissions, and create green jobs.
Activities eligible for grants funding include home and business ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-energy-department-gives-honolulu-38-million-for-energy-efficiency-conservation-215034/" title="US Energy Department gives Honolulu $3.8 million for energy efficiency, conservation">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Environmental groups ask federal courts to block Georgia nuclear plant expansion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Green groups appeal Ga. nuclear plant expansion

ATLANTA — Environmental groups are asking the federal courts to block to plans to build two nuclear reactors at an east Georgia power plant.
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy said Thursday it is asking a federal judge to review an early-site permit granted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/environmental-groups-ask-federal-courts-to-block-georgia-nuclear-plant-expansion-212750/">Environmental groups ask federal courts to block Georgia nuclear plant expansion</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Environmental group seeks order to keep new Colorado coal power plant idle</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Group tries to keep Colorado coal plant idle

DENVER — An environmental group wants a judge to prevent Xcel Energy from firing up a new coal-fired plant in southern Colorado until a court case determines whether pollution levels will be too high.
WildEarth Guardians filed a motion Wednesday in federal court seeking a preliminary injunction to keep ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/environmental-group-seeks-order-to-keep-new-colorado-coal-power-plant-idle-212744/">Environmental group seeks order to keep new Colorado coal power plant idle</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Environmentalists staging nationwide protests in battle to end mountaintop removal mining</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Mountaintop removal mining protests going national

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Activists with Mountain Justice, Rainforest Action Network and other groups planned protests at Environmental Protection Agency headquarters and across the country Friday to demand the end of mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia.
An online map showed more than two dozen planned events from California to Maine, including demonstrations .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/environmentalists-staging-nationwide-protests-in-battle-to-end-mountaintop-removal-mining-212675/">Environmentalists staging nationwide protests in battle to end mountaintop removal mining</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Show me the money: EU divided at summit over how much climate aid to give poor nations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
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BRUSSELS — The European Union fought Thursday to live up to its self-proclaimed leadership on combating climate change, with the 27 EU leaders at odds over how much to offer poorer nations to join the global battle.
EU nations failed to agree on a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/show-me-the-money-eu-divided-at-summit-over-how-much-climate-aid-to-give-poor-nations-211237/">Original article on  : Show me the money: EU divided at summit over how much climate aid to give poor nations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Show the money: EU divided at summit over how much climate aid to hand developing countries</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
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EU leaders to focus on climate aid during summit
BRUSSELS — With the European Union pressed to make a firm climate aid offer to poor nations, Hungary and Poland demanded Thursday that richer states pay a larger share to entice more governments aboard a new global climate change pact.
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt — ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/show-the-money-eu-divided-at-summit-over-how-much-climate-aid-to-hand-developing-countries-211211/">Show the money: EU divided at summit over how much climate aid to hand developing countries</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>How many irate Ohio customers does it take to screw in a light bulb? FirstEnergy finds out</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Majors</dc:creator>
		
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Ohio utility responds to irate consumers&#8217; issues

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Consumers would no longer have to participate in an Ohio utility&#8217;s program that effectively forced them to buy overpriced energy-efficient light bulbs, under a revamped proposal the company presented to state regulators Wednesday.
Akron-based FirstEnergy said Wednesday it will make the program voluntary, but all details of .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/how-many-irate-ohio-customers-does-it-take-to-screw-in-a-light-bulb-firstenergy-finds-out-210467/">How many irate Ohio customers does it take to screw in a light bulb? FirstEnergy finds out</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Golf already &#8220;World Car&#8221; and tops in fuel mileage</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann M. Job</dc:creator>
		
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Iconic VW Golf revised for sixth generation

The sixth-generation Volkswagen Golf, heralded by European automotive media as World Car of the Year, finally comes to U.S. showrooms this fall and instantly is the most fuel-efficient, non-hybrid compact car for 2010.
The top fuel mileage rating for the 2010 Golf is 30 miles per gallon in city driving ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2010-golf-already-world-car-and-tops-in-fuel-mileage-210118/">Read more : 2010 Golf already &#8220;World Car&#8221; and tops in fuel mileage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chesapeake nixes drilling in NYC watershed, cites opposition from environmentalists</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Chesapeake won&#8217;t drill in NYC watershed
ALBANY, N.Y. — Chesapeake Energy, one of the nation&#8217;s largest natural gas producers, said Wednesday it won&#8217;t drill in the New York City watershed in upstate New York because of opposition from politicians and environmental groups.

The announcement came hours before the first of four public hearings on the state Department .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chesapeake-nixes-drilling-in-nyc-watershed-cites-opposition-from-environmentalists-210088/">Chesapeake nixes drilling in NYC watershed, cites opposition from environmentalists</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Western lawmakers find little consensus at energy symposium in Jackson, Wyoming</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Neary</dc:creator>
		
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Western lawmakers wrap up Wyoming energy symposium

JACKSON, Wyo. — Lawmakers from around the West couldn&#8217;t reach consensus on how to address coal-fired power plant emissions as they closed a three-day symposium on energy issues Tuesday.
But about 75 representatives from 13 states did seem to agree that the nation needs a better system for locating and ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/western-lawmakers-find-little-consensus-at-energy-symposium-in-jackson-wyoming-209818/">Western lawmakers find little consensus at energy symposium in Jackson, Wyoming</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Consumer Reports: Asian cars and trucks dominate in reliability but some Fords score well</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Asians top auto reliability; Ford cars score well

DETROIT — Asian automakers are still building the most reliable cars and trucks, with eight of the top 10 brands from Japanese and Korean companies, according to an annual survey by Consumer Reports.
But several models from Ford Motor Co. are now consistently scoring above Honda and Toyota, the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/consumer-reports-asian-cars-and-trucks-dominate-in-reliability-but-some-fords-score-well-208720/">Source &nbsp;: Consumer Reports: Asian cars and trucks dominate in reliability but some Fords score well</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Senators tussle over cost of climate bill; Obama calls it a path to a &#8216;new energy future&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>H. Josef Hebert</dc:creator>
		
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Senators: action on climate, clean energy urgent
WASHINGTON — Senators tussled over the cost of climate legislation Tuesday with the leading author of the bill maintaining that while energy prices will increase, inaction on global warming would cause even worse economic and security problems.
&#8220;Are there some costs? Yes sir, there are some costs,&#8221; said .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senators-tussle-over-cost-of-climate-bill-obama-calls-it-a-path-to-a-new-energy-future-208700/">Original article &nbsp;: Senators tussle over cost of climate bill; Obama calls it a path to a &#8216;new energy future&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kerry: Climate legislation will create jobs despite higher energy prices; action essential</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>H. Josef Hebert</dc:creator>
		
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Kerry: US leadership at stake in climate debate

WASHINGTON — Senators tussled over the cost of climate legislation Tuesday with the leading author of the bill maintaining that while energy prices will increase, inaction on global warming would cause even worse economic and security problems.
&#8220;Are there some costs? Yes sir, there are some costs,&#8221; said Sen. ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kerry-climate-legislation-will-create-jobs-despite-higher-energy-prices-action-essential-208474/">Kerry: Climate legislation will create jobs despite higher energy prices; action essential</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Honda raises full year profit forecast, avoids loss for first half despite industry slump</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuri Kageyama</dc:creator>
		
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Honda raises forecast, avoids loss for first half

TOKYO — Japanese government incentives for green cars and strong sales in China helped Honda Motor Co. avoid red ink for the first half and raise its full year profit forecast.
Japan&#8217;s No. 2 automaker said Tuesday it now expects a net profit for the fiscal year ending March .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/honda-raises-full-year-profit-forecast-avoids-loss-for-first-half-despite-industry-slump-208228/">Honda raises full year profit forecast, avoids loss for first half despite industry slump</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Honda raises full year profit forecast despite quarterly earnings drop, strong yen</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuri Kageyama</dc:creator>
		
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Honda raises forecast, quarterly earnings drop

TOKYO — Honda Motor Co. raised its full year profit forecast despite quarterly earnings diving more than half, with &#8220;green&#8221; car incentives in Japan and growth in China expected to further boost vehicle sales.
Net profit for the July-September quarter fell 56 percent from a year earlier to 54.0 billion yen ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/honda-raises-full-year-profit-forecast-despite-quarterly-earnings-drop-strong-yen-208172/" title="Honda raises full year profit forecast despite quarterly earnings drop, strong yen">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Western states stress energy cooperation, eye climate change bills at forum in Wyoming</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Neary</dc:creator>
		
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Western states stress cooperation at energy forum

JACKSON, Wyo. — State lawmakers from around the West are gathering in the northern Wyoming resort town of Jackson over the next few days to figure out how to get better coordinated on energy issues. Many are also interested in showing a united front as Congress considers bills that .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/western-states-stress-energy-cooperation-eye-climate-change-bills-at-forum-in-wyoming-207322/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Western states stress energy cooperation, eye climate change bills at forum in Wyoming</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sandia National Labs&#8217; effort to make a better LED aims at a brighter, more efficient world</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Major Holmes</dc:creator>
		
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Sandia labs wants to improve the world&#8217;s lighting

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories scientist Jerry Simmons envisions a future of brighter, more efficient lights, with people even being able to tune the color of light in a room to suit a mood or the time of day.
What he has in mind is definitely not Thomas .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sandia-national-labs-effort-to-make-a-better-led-aims-at-a-brighter-more-efficient-world-207273/" title="Sandia National Labs&#8217; effort to make a better LED aims at a brighter, more efficient world">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Biden to discuss plans for former GM plant in Delaware to manufacture plug-in hybrids</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/biden-to-discuss-plans-for-former-gm-plant-in-delaware-to-manufacture-plug-in-hybrids-206677/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Thomas</dc:creator>
		
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Biden to discuss future of former GM plant in Del.

WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden is expected to announce Tuesday that a California luxury automaker will build plug-in hybrid electric vehicles at a former General Motors plant in Delaware.
The White House said Sunday that Biden, a former senator from Delaware, will make a major announcement ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/biden-to-discuss-plans-for-former-gm-plant-in-delaware-to-manufacture-plug-in-hybrids-206677/">Biden to discuss plans for former GM plant in Delaware to manufacture plug-in hybrids</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nuclear energy to play pivotal role in Senate&#8217;s debate over climate legislation.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>H. Josef Hebert</dc:creator>
		
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Nuclear energy becomes pivotal in climate debate

WASHINGTON — Nuclear energy, once vilified by environmentalists and facing a dim future, has become a pivotal bargaining chip as Senate Democrats hunt for Republican votes to pass climate legislation.
The industry&#8217;s long-standing campaign to rebrand itself as green is gaining footing as part of the effort to curtail greenhouse .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nuclear-energy-to-play-pivotal-role-in-senates-debate-over-climate-legislation-206301/">Nuclear energy to play pivotal role in Senate&#8217;s debate over climate legislation.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cash for Clunkers trade-ins piling up; auto recyclers want more time to dispose of vehicles</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Thomas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Trade-ins from the Cash for Clunkers program are piling up and auto recyclers are seeking more time to meet the deadline for disposing of all those vehicles.

At some places, Ford Explorers, Chevy Blazers, Chrysler Town &#038; Country minivans and other popular clunkers are parked bumper to bumper on several acres, many marked &#8220;C4C&#8221; .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cash-for-clunkers-trade-ins-piling-up-auto-recyclers-want-more-time-to-dispose-of-vehicles-205866/">Cash for Clunkers trade-ins piling up; auto recyclers want more time to dispose of vehicles</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Auto recyclers seeking extension of deadline to recycle and crush clunkers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Thomas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Cash for Clunkers may be history for car shoppers, but the program&#8217;s largesse lives on in recycling yards around the country.

A torrent of traded-in clunkers have arrived at auto recyclers in the past two months and are still waiting to be drained of fluids, stripped of valuable parts and eventually flattened for scrap.
At .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/auto-recyclers-seeking-extension-of-deadline-to-recycle-and-crush-clunkers-205564/">Auto recyclers seeking extension of deadline to recycle and crush clunkers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New NY company to roll out electric cars in 2010, employ 250 workers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new New York company hopes to complete financing of a Syracuse plant to make electric cars by the end of this year and start rolling out plug-in hatchbacks in late 2010.

Bannon Automotive, with a nearly $7 million state package of grants and tax incentives, says it chose the central New York .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-ny-company-to-roll-out-electric-cars-in-2010-employ-250-workers-205419/">New NY company to roll out electric cars in 2010, employ 250 workers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sources: Fisker Automotive to build plug-in electric luxury cars at abandoned GM plant in Del.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall Chase</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DOVER, Del. — Fisker Automotive, a California-based startup manufacturer of luxury electric vehicles, plans to build plug-in electric cars at a former General Motors assembly plant in Delaware, people with knowledge of the situation said Friday.

Henrik Fisker, the company&#8217;s co-founder and chief executive, said Tuesday that an announcement about the location of a manufacturing facility ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sources-fisker-automotive-to-build-plug-in-electric-luxury-cars-at-abandoned-gm-plant-in-del-205238/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Sources: Fisker Automotive to build plug-in electric luxury cars at abandoned GM plant in Del.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>South Carolina&#8217;s Graham says dealing with warming, new energy must go together in new bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, S.C. — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., drawing fire from energy industry group after saying he would seek bipartisan consensus on energy and global warming, said Friday reducing pollution and energy independence go together.

The lawmaker told reporters he wants a bill to do both.
An energy industry group, the American Energy Alliance, started running radio .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-carolinas-graham-says-dealing-with-warming-new-energy-must-go-together-in-new-bill-205231/">South Carolina&#8217;s Graham says dealing with warming, new energy must go together in new bill</a>.]]></description>
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