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"Red Tape Behind Green Living" [1]

"Tax credits for making your home more energy efficient got a lot of early buzz. The promise of up to 1500-dollars back for insulation and windows or efficient furnaces led to a flurry of advertising." But something might be stopping people from taking advantage of the tax credits.

Source: Environment Report [2], 10/06/2009

"Tuna's Plight Is a Problem the World Must Solve" [3]

"Too many boats and technology that is too good mean that nations must cooperate to preserve tuna and other fish stocks."

Source: Christian Science Monitor [4], 10/07/2009

"Study: Endangered AK Beluga Whale Group Declining" [5]

"A government study found that a group of endangered beluga whales in Alaska is declining, raising concern that bolstered protection for the animals is not coming quickly enough."

Source: AP [6], 10/07/2009

"Boxer Loses Key Committee Staffer, Cap-And-Trade Expert" [7]

"The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is hemorrhaging staff as it faces a critical test in the coming weeks to pass a comprehensive global warming bill."

Source: ClimateWire [8], 10/07/2009

"Climate Agency Sees China’s Efforts Paying Dividends" [9]

An International Energy Agency report says that "China will be able to slow the growth of its emissions much faster than commonly assumed because of its rising investment in wind and nuclear energy and its newfound emphasis on energy efficiency."

Source: NYTimes [10], 10/07/2009

"Where's the Next Boom? Maybe in `Cleantech'" [11]

"Silicon Valley investors are pointing to something called cleantech -- alternative energy, more efficient power distribution and new ways to store electricity, all with minimal impact to the environment -- as a candidate for the next boom."

Source: AP [12], 10/07/2009

"Supreme Court's Regulatory Takings Case Draws Widespread Interest" [13]

"More than half of the nation's state attorneys general and two dozen interest groups have weighed in on a high-profile regulatory takings case that the Supreme Court will hear in December."

Source: Greenwire [14], 10/07/2009

"Interior Sends Polar Bear Habitat Designation to White House" [15]

"The Interior Department moved closer to establishing habitat protections for the polar bear yesterday by sending its proposed rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review."

Source: Greenwire [16], 10/07/2009

Lobbyists Target Hundreds of Billions in Transportation Spending [17]

Congress must once again approve a 6-year plan for transportation funding. Lobbyists on all sides of the issues have already spent about $45 million in just the first half of 2009, according to the Center for Public Integrity.

CRS Publishes Cost-Benefit Analysis of House Climate Bill [18]

A report prepared by the Congressional Research Service is likely to be one key focus of an upcoming Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing.

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