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National and International News
Gore, others urge CEOs to back climate change deal (The Associated Press as reported on Yahoo News, By John Heilprin, 5/24/09) New Study: Global Temperatures to Rise 9 Degrees by 2100 (Reuters, 5/22/09) Climate Change Bill Heads For House Vote (By Richard Harris, All Things Considered - National Public Radio, 5/22/09) U.S. House Committee OKs Climate Emissions Cuts: 83% by 2050 (Environmental News Service, 5/22/09) World's first battery fuelled by air: The world's first battery fuelled by air - with 10 times the storage capacity of conventional cells - has been unveiled. (The [UK] Telegraph, 5/20/09) Obama unveils mpg rule, gets broad support: Change driven by 30 percent cut in CO2; will cost $1,300 per vehicle (By msnbc.com staff and news service reports, MSNBC.com, 5/19/09) Automakers, Obama announce mileage, pollution plan (By Ken Thomas, The Associated Press as reported in The Baltimore Sun, 5/19/09) U.S. to Issue Tougher Fuel Standards for Automobiles (By John M. Broder, The New York Times, 5/18/09) Report Weighs Fallout of Canada's Oil Sands (By Jad Mouawad, The New York Times, 5/18/09) National Geographic surveys countries' transit use: guess who comes in last (By Kaid Benfield, Natural Resources Defense Council, 5/18/09) |