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House Energy Chair Upton Denies Human Role In Climate Change (VIDEO) [1]

Which has a stronger influence on human thinking -- power, money, ideology, or science? House Energy Chairman Fred Upton's recent denial that humans are causing climate change casts science as the weakling in the ring. His switch comes even as new documents reveal that the Bush White House overruled EPA science findings on climate -- even though former EPA head Stephen Johnson testified under oath to the contrary.

Source: Huffington Post [2], 02/09/2011

Canada OKs Shipment of 16 Scrap Nuclear Generators Via Great Lakes [3]

"Bruce Power has been given the go-ahead to transport 16 decommissioned steam generators from southwestern Ontario to Sweden for recycling."

Source: Canadian Press [4], 02/08/2011

"USDA Partially Deregulating Biotech Sugar Beets" [5]

"U.S. agricultural regulators on Friday said despite a court ban, they would allow commercial planting of genetically modified sugar beets under closely controlled conditions while they complete a full environmental impact statement."

Source: Reuters [6], 02/08/2011

"Conservationists Push Action On Protected Turtles" [7]

"Conservation groups served notice on Friday that they would file suit accusing the federal government of failing to protect leatherback sea turtles along the U.S. West Coast as required under the Endangered Species Act."

Source: Reuters [8], 02/08/2011

"U.N. Food Agency Issues Warning on China Drought" [9]

"Governments in the Asia-Pacific region face the risk of unprecedented numbers of people displaced by floods, storms and other impacts of climate change, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a report on Monday."

Source: Reuters [10], 02/08/2011

Australia: "Mothballs Warning Sounded by Experts" [11]

"A team of pediatricians has called for a ban on naphthalene, used in mothballs, after the death of a baby and catastrophic brain injuries to two others."

Source: Sydney Morning Herald [12], 02/08/2011

Salazar, Chu Announce New $50.5 Million Plan for Offshore Wind [13]

"The Obama administration announced Monday that it could begin leasing sites off the coasts of Virginia and three other states for wind energy development by the end of the year."

Source: Norfolk Virginian-Pilot [14], 02/08/2011

"Milwaukee, Chicago Areas May Face Water Shortages: Report" [15]

"The Great Lakes region, the world's largest freshwater system, could face local water shortages in the Chicago and Milwaukee areas due to increased demand and environmental changes, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Monday."

Source: Reuters [16], 02/08/2011

"Asia-Pacific At Risk From Climate Migration: Report" [17]

Source: Reuters [10], 02/08/2011

"Colorado Has More Ailing Dams, Less Money To Fix Them" [18]

Colorado does not have enough money to fix more than 50 unsafe and potentially deadly dams. But keeping reservoir levels low to prevent disastrous failure deprives the state of water it badly needs right now.

Source: Denver Post [19], 02/08/2011

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