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"World Bank: Ditch Fossil Fuel Subsidies To Address Climate Change" [1]

"Leaked World Bank documents propose that rich countries should eliminate the $50bn a year they give in fossil fuel subsidies, in order to financially help poor countries address climate change.

The documents, due to be presented to the G20 finance ministers in November, also suggest that countries redirect "climate aid" money already pledged, towards the propping up ailing carbon markets.

Source: Guardian [2], 09/22/2011

Interior's New Wild Horse Chief Confronts Growing Herds, Costs [3]

Joan Guilfoyle, the new head of Interior's wild horse and burro program, faces a dilemma. The 38,000 animals roaming 34 million western acres are breeding rapidly. If she moves to fast to cull them, she faces the wrath of conservationists; if she moves too slowly, she faces the wrath of ranchers.

Source: Greenwire [4], 09/22/2011

"$44 Million Settles Cosco Busan Oil Spill in Bay" [5]

"San Francisco -- The shipping companies responsible for the 2007 Cosco Busan oil spill, which polluted San Francisco Bay and killed thousands of birds and fish, have agreed to pay $44.4 million to restore habitat and reimburse the agencies that responded to the disaster, state and federal officials announced Monday."

Source: San Francisco Chronicle [6], 09/22/2011

TVA Public Relations Staff Edited Engineer's Report on Failed Coal-Ash Dam [9]

Dam inspections began before the Dec. 2008 spill incident of 5.4 million cubic yards of coal-ash slurry in Tennessee. Afterward, the initial draft engineer's report of the pre-spill inspection noted several eroded areas needed to be fixed "immediately;" the word was subsequently struck from the report.

Tackling Tomorrow's Energy Challenges Today: A Southeastern Symposium at Duke University [10]

The Southeastern United States is faced with several energy transitions in the coming years. This day-long symposium in Durham, NC will discuss these issues, identify crucial information gaps, and plot future directions for research and outreach.

International Conference on Payments for Ecosystem Services and Their Institutional Dimensions in Berlin, Germany [11]

The international conference focuses on the institutional frameworks and governance structures of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes in both developing and industrialized countries.

Conference on the Assessment of Future Energy Systems (CAFES) in Calgary [12]

Join global experts in energy systems thinking and top scientists, industry leaders and policy makers to identify the opportunities, challenges and integrated solutions for Canada and North America of the next energy system transformation. Special registration and accommodation rates available until October 7th.

White House, Under Attack for Secrecy, Issues Transparency Report [13]

Under fire from all sides for excessive secrecy, the Obama administration has just issued a status report touting its "open government" achievements. One assessment of the report came from the Federation of American Scientists' long-time secrecy watchdog, Steven Aftergood.

Indiana GOPer Reintroduces Federal Shield Law [14]

Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) has reintroduced a bill that would establish a limited federal protection for journalists when prosecutor and courts seek to compel them to disclose their confidential sources. A similar measure died on the Senate floor at the end of the last Congress.

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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/world-bank-ditch-fossil-fuel-subsidies-address-climate-change [2] http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/sep/21/world-bank-fossil-fuel-subsidies [3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/interiors-new-wild-horse-chief-confronts-growing-herds-costs [4] http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/09/20/20greenwire-interiors-new-wild-horse-chief-confronts-growi-35228.html [5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/44-million-settles-cosco-busan-oil-spill-bay [6] http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/20/MNRS1L6M29.DTL [7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/white-house-stiffens-resolve-environment-threatens-veto [8] http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/09/white-house-stiffens-resolve-on-environment-threatens-veto.php [9] https://www.sej.org/publications/disasters/tva-public-relations-staff-edited-engineers-report-failed-coal-ash-dam [10] https://www.sej.org/calendar/tackling-tomorrows-energy-challenges-today-southeastern-symposium-duke-university [11] https://www.sej.org/calendar/international-conference-payments-ecosystem-services-and-their-institutional-dimensions-ber [12] https://www.sej.org/calendar/conference-assessment-energy-future-systems-cafes-calgary [13] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/white-house-under-attack-secrecy-issues-transparency-report [14] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/indiana-goper-reintroduces-federal-shield-law [15] https://www.sej.org/search_results [16] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4176 [17] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4173 [18] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4174 [19] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4175 [20] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4178 [21] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4179 [22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4180 [23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4181 [24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=5003