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100-degree days scorch Texas, other states (The Associated Press as
reported by Salon.com, 7/11/11)
Australia
Carbon Tax Plan Introduced (By Julia Gillard, The Huffington Post - Green
Blog, 7/10/11)
Word
Choice Matters for Energy Policy (By Kate Galbraith, The New York Times -
Green Column, 7/10/11)
Pollinators
Worth $250B Scientist Claims (By Carmen Marie Fabio, The Canadian Press as reported by The Huffington Post
- Green Blog, 7/9/11)
Angry at
Exxon, Montana creates own spill center: Governor cites lack of
'straight answers' and restricted access to command post (By Matthew Brown, MSNBC.com News Services,
7/8/11)
EPA
rule seeks to curb long-distance air pollution: Power plants would have to reduce sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide
emissions (By
Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 7/8/11)
Michigan
Woman Faces 93 Days in Jail for Planting a Vegetable Garden (By Colleen
Vanderlinden, Treehugger.com, 7/8/11)
Yellowstone
river oil spill throws spotlight on ExxonMobil and regulators: Oil executives
criticised for conflicting accounts of breach and regulators accused of failing
to ensure safe operation (By Suzanne
Goldenberg, The [UK] Guardian - Environment, 7/7/11)
EPA
Unveils New Standards For Coal-Fired Power Plants (By Lucia Graves, The
Huffington Post - Green Blog, 7/7/11)
Climate
change will increase threat of war, Chris Huhne to warn: UK climate
secretary to tell defence experts that conflict caused by climate change risks
reversing the progress of civilization (By Fiona
Harvey, The [UK] Guardian, 7/6/11)
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