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"Fuel Barges Running Afoul on the Columbia River" [3]

Fuel barges on the Columbia River are having more accidents, although none so far has resulted in a known spill. The Coast Guard refuses to disclose information about the incidents, citing investigations which it has not completed in periods of up to 16 months.
Source: Portland Oregonian [4], 07/23/2009

Grist Grades Senate Websites on Climate Transparency; Flunks Some [7]

The online environmental magazine Grist combed the Web sites of 99 senators and graded them on how well they explained the Senators' positions on climate change and energy. "The results aren’t pretty. We found a distinct lack of information among Democrats and Republicans alike, senators with and without strong environmental voting records, and from all regions of the country," Grist told parents.
Source: Grist [8], 07/23/2009

"Blood in the Water" on Health and Climate [9]

Democrats trying to move two huge legislative initiaties -- on climate change and health care -- may be forced to choose which gets top priority. Meanwhile, Republicans focus on using both issues to damage Democrats politically. Are Democrats biting off more than they can chew?
Source: ClimateWire [10], 07/23/2009

"Climate Bill A Farm Income Boost, USDA Estimates" [11]

"U.S. farmers and foresters could earn more money from carbon contracts than they pay in higher costs from legislation to control greenhouse gases, the Agriculture Department estimated on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters [12], 07/23/2009

"Feed-in Tariffs for Solar Continue To Spread" [13]

Policies that allow small producers of alternative energy to sell it to utilities at or above market rates art catching on in the U.S. They could help revolutionize energy production.
Source: NYTimes [14], 07/23/2009

"Sending a City's Garbage up in Flames" [15]

"Back in the 1980s and 90s, dozens of communities across the US built incinerators to get rid of their trash. Many of them financed the massive furnaces with bonds they're just now paying off. And now that those debts are off their books, some cities are re-thinking whether burning trash makes environmental and economic sense."
Source: Environment Report [16], 07/22/2009

"Mountaintop Mining Legacy: Destroying Appalachian Streams" [17]

"The environmental damage caused by mountaintop removal mining across Appalachia has been well documented. But scientists are now beginning to understand that the mining operations’ most lasting damage may be caused by the massive amounts of debris dumped into valley streams."
Source: YaleE360 [18], 07/22/2009

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