Amazon May Be Key To Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions
"If the U.S. adopts a cap-and-trade program, companies facing carbon controls could meet part of their obligations by preserving Earth's largest tropical forest."
Source: LA Times, 02/22/2010
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"U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dies on Ski Trip"
"Sam Hamilton, the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, died Saturday after suffering chest pains at a ski resort in Colorado, officials announced."
Source: ENS, 02/22/2010
"USDA's Vilsack Backs Revival Of Biodiesel Credit"
"Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack urged Congress on Thursday to reinstate the $1 a gallon biodiesel tax credit, calling it "an important credit" and "a support mechanism" for renewable fuels."
Source: Reuters, 02/22/2010
"Senate Weighs Final Push To Move Climate Bill"
"A last-ditch attempt at passing a climate change bill begins in the Senate this week with senators mindful that time is running short and that approaches to the legislation still vary widely, according to sources."
Source: Reuters, 02/22/2010
"Top Scientists Affirm Consensus on Global Warming"
"A panel of eminent U.S. and European scientists has confirmed the widespread scientific consensus that the Earth's climate is warming due to human activities, but said they and their colleagues should have responded more quickly and effectively to news of an error in a major climate report and hacked researcher e-mails."
Source: ENS, 02/22/2010
"Government Outlines Great Lakes Fixup Plan"
"The Obama administration has developed a five-year blueprint for rescuing the Great Lakes, a sprawling ecosystem plagued by toxic contamination, shrinking wildlife habitat and invasive species."
Source: AP, 02/22/2010
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"Conflicts on PCBs' Removal"
"General Electric Co. and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency offered different lessons Wednesday on the first year of PCB Hudson River dredging -- starting with how much PCBs were removed."
Source: Albany Times-Union, 02/19/2010
"Miller Calls for Fed Probe on Cancer Chemical in Marine Water"
"A North Carolina congressman said Thursday that he wants an investigation into reports that levels of a cancer-causing chemical in tap water at a Marine Corps base were downplayed and then omitted from official documents."
Source: AP, 02/19/2010
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