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National and International News
Obama may act faster on carbon dioxide emissions (By Jim Tankersley, The Baltimore Sun, 1/4/09) Oregon looks at taxing mileage instead of gasoline (By Ryan Kost, Yahoo News, 1/3/09) Tennessee sludge contains elevated levels of arsenic (By Jim Kavanagh, CNN.com, 1/3/09) A New Year's resolution -- Our view: The consequences of global climate change are too great to afford delay - the incoming president should move quickly for clean energy and carbon reforms (The Baltimore Sun, Sun Editorials, 1/2/09) The big melt: 2 trillion tons of ice since 2003 (By John M. Broder, The New York Times, 1/2/09)
Climate
scientists: it's time for 'Plan B': Poll of international experts by The
Independent reveals consensus that CO2 cuts have failed - and their growing
support for technological intervention (By Steve Connor, and Chris Green,
The [UK] Independent, 1/2/09) Report: Toyota developing solar powered green car (By Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press, 1/1/09) A Surge in Bicyclists Appears to Be Waiting (By Jan Ellen Spiegel, The New York Times, 12/31/08) Revealed: The cement that eats carbon dioxide (By Alok Jha, The [UK] Guardian, 12/31/08) |