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Book Shelf, Book 2- The Winds Of Change: Climate, Weather, And The Destruction Of Civilization [1]

Climate change scientist paints a stark and vivid picture

THE WINDS OF CHANGE: CLIMATE, WEATHER AND THE DESTRUCTION OF CIVILIZATIONS By Eugene Linden
Simon & Schuster, $26
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [2]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Consumer [5]
Disasters [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Studies [8]
Food [9]
Forests [10]
Health [11]
Government [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
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National (U.S.) [15]
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Public [16]
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Black Carbon: A Key Cause Of Warming Not Well Recognized [17]

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Backgrounders [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [7]
Pollution [19]
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National (U.S.) [15]
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Public [16]
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Cash for Clunkers Legislation Rolls Closer [20]

Two competing bills before Congress would pay people to scrap old, inefficient vehicles. But some say the proposed legislation is not as green as it looks and other factors need to be taken into consideration.
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TipSheet [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [5]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Waste [23]
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National (U.S.) [15]
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Public [16]
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Developing Credibility Is Key In Local Nuclear-Plant Coverage [24]

By TOM HENRY

America has 103 nuclear plants.

Chances are, especially if you work east of the Mississippi River, there's one in your circulation area or one close enough to pose a risk.
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [7]
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National (U.S.) [15]
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Public [16]
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WA State Secret Deal on Coal-Plant Emissions Raises Ire [25]

Seattle Times lets the cat out of the bag with an April 7, 2009, story describing the secret agreement between the administration of Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire and Canada-based TransAlta.
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WatchDog TipSheet [26]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Northwest (OR WA) [27]
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Public [16]
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Covering Coal Country: Overcoming The Obstacles To Reporting In Rural America [28]

By AL CROSS

Many if not most environmental stories have their roots in rural places. Those are the places where extractive industries do almost all their extracting, where America ultimately puts much of its solid waste, where farm fields get the fertilizers that create dead zones in the sea.
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Energy & Fuel [7]
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National (U.S.) [15]
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Public [16]
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Energy Dept. Maps, Lists Efficiency Aid for U.S. Cities [29]

The Energy Department is listing state and local grant allocations from the stimulus bill on its website. Find out what your area of coverage is slated to receive in aid.
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TipSheet [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [7]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Government [12]
Technology [30]
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National (U.S.) [15]
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Public [16]
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Consent Decree Forces Regs on Selected Gas and Diesel Engines [31]

Restrictions would be placed on many types of stationary diesel and gas-fired engines under a proposed EPA rule.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [32]
Chemicals [33]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [19]
Government [12]
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National (U.S.) [15]
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Public [16]
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New Science Reports on Climate Change and Energy [34]

Watch for the National Academies to release more climate change and energy reports this month, on alternative liquid transportation fuels, energy efficiency, renewables and economic impacts of greenhouse gas mitigation.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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EPA Considers Raising Ethanol Content of Gasoline [35]

On March 6 a coalition of major ethanol producers (Growth Energy) formally requested that EPA raise the cap on the amount of ethanol that can be blended into US gasoline. EPA has 270 days to respond.
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TipSheet [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [7]
Government [12]
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National (U.S.) [15]
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Public [16]
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