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March 09, 2010

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/business/energy-environment/

Two years ago, this gritty mining city hosted a brief 21st-century gold rush. Long famous for coal, Puertollano discovered another energy source it had overlooked: the relentless, scorching sun.

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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/biz/6903639.htm

The head of the EPA on Monday pushed back against lawmakers' attempts to halt the EPA's regulation of greenhouse gases from power plants, refiners and other industrial facilities.

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http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/something-for-every

With 90 percent of its water diverted for agricultural and urban use, scientists and managers have to get creative about how they go about habitat restoration on the Colorado River.

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http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/87074042.html

Responding to criticism that the Environmental Protection Agency delayed action on regulating the chemical bisphenol A, Administrator Lisa Jackson said Monday that her agency is planning to "finalize an action plan on BPA in the very near future."

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http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/counting-outsourced-greenhou

One of the stickiest points in international climate change negotiations is how to account for CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions produced to make goods that are then sold for export. Should the producing country or the consuming country be held accountable for those emissions?

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http://www.centredaily.com/2010/03/08/1838840/sarkozy-urges-global

Poor countries need nuclear power, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday, urging rich lenders to help pay for a global nuclear expansion in the interests of fighting climate change and feeding the growing world hunger for energy.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100309/wl_asia_afp/unclimatewar

Wealthy and developing nations should be able to seal an agreement this year on deforestation, unlocking a key part of the next treaty on global warming, Indonesian negotiators said Monday.

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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/james-hansen-keen-on-n

Renewable energy won't save the planet so it's time to go nuclear, according to one of world's most high-profile climate scientists.

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http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100308-715555.html

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Monday it has reached settlements with environmental groups over greenhouse-gas emissions associated with its operations, allowing planned expansions at three of its California stores to proceed.

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http://www.wickedlocal.com/belmont/town_info/government/x122440040

The chairman of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee announced his request that the GAO commence a thorough review of nuclear reactor safety regulations and oversight, as well as the NRC’s process of granting licenses for nuclear power plants.

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