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2 energy propositions flawed, critics say
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16.9.2008 |
SFGate: Top Stories |
| In eco-conscious California, ballot measures that support alternative energy should be the political equivalent of apple pie - impossible to oppose. But two propositions on the November ballot that would radically change California's energy future have left a... ... |
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[newstrust :: Farm Bill]
[demo :: Wind]
[demo :: Oil and Gas]
[demo :: Solar]
[newstrust :: Green Power]
[irge304 :: Green Power]
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Congress to debate end of offshore drilling ban
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16.9.2008 |
SFGate: Top Stories |
| Congress opens a historic debate this week over lifting the federal moratorium on offshore drilling, which for nearly three decades has blocked oil and gas development along most of the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. In a strange election-year twist, House... ... |
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[demo :: Oil and Gas]
[irge304 :: Oil Exploration]
[newstrust :: Green Power]
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The Energy Challenge: States Aim to Cut Gases by Making Polluters Pay
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16.9.2008 |
NY Times: National |
Ten states are about to undertake the nation’s most serious effort yet to tackle climate change, but there are worries that it may fail to reduce pollution.
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[newstrust :: Green Power]
[irge304 :: Green Power]
[demo :: Oil and Gas]
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Ike remnants blamed for Midwest deaths, blackouts
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16.9.2008 |
SFGate: Top Stories |
| Residents of the Midwest faced blackouts affecting more than 2 million homes and businesses and flooded homes Monday after a weekend of devastating weather caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ike. The violent weather in the Midwest, the latest in a brutal... ... |
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[irge304 :: Hurricanes]
[irge304 :: Storms]
[newstrust :: Green Power]
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Campaign Stops: It's the Economy; at Least in Montana it Is
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16.9.2008 |
NY Times: Editorials |
Why my red state may go blue in November.
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[newstrust :: Cars]
[irge304 :: Cars]
[demo :: Housing]
[newstrust :: McCain Candidacy]
[newstrust :: Jobs]
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Organic Ingredients, Once Marginalized, Find Way Into Mainstream
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15.9.2008 |
Truthout.com |
| First of Two Parts
Innovations in designing green chemicals are emerging in nearly every U.S. industry, from plastics and pesticides to toys and nail polish.
At first, the experimental shampoo looked like a putrid salad dressing. Its oil and its water just couldn't get along. read more  |
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[demo :: Organic Agriculture]
[newstrust :: Hazardous Waste]
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No Jobs Makes Mean Streets
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15.9.2008 |
Truthout.com |
| As urban economies collapse, gun violence rises.
When Anthony Haydin woke up on June 30, he did not imagine his street would be the scene of one of Chicago's most deadly shootings. Three people had been shot in an apartment right across the street from his. Police said the victims had been murdered in a "gang-and-drug related shooting."
On July 13, just hours after guns claimed the lives of three more people in separate incidents, the Rev. read more  |
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[newstrust :: Unemployment]
[newstrust :: Jobs]
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Is California better off with Arnold?
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15.9.2008 |
LA Times: Opinion |
Bill Bradley says Schwarzenegger can claim an impressive list of accomplishments despite the state s budget mess. Bill Boyarsky says the governor hasn t displayed the leadership of past Sacramento greats where it matters most: the budget.
Today's question: Is California today better or worse off since Schwarzenegger became governor in 2003? Was Gray Davis' recall a mistake? Does the proposed recall of Schwarzenegger by the prison guards union have any merit or pose a threat to his administration? All week, Bill Bradley and Bill Boyarsky discuss California under Arnold Schwarzenegger. |
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[demo :: Climate change]
[newstrust :: Climate change]
[newstrust :: Legal Strategies]
[newstrust :: Green Power]
[irge304 :: Green Power]
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Remnants of Ike batter Midwest, forcing thousands to evacuate, extending summer of floods
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15.9.2008 |
Star Tribune: Latest |
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[irge304 :: Hurricanes]
[irge304 :: Storms]
[newstrust :: Green Power]
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Berkeley council to vote on solar tax district
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15.9.2008 |
SFGate: Top Stories |
| Berkeley is expected to make a major leap forward Tuesday in its first-in-the-nation plan to allow homeowners to pay for solar energy systems through their property taxes. The City Council is slated to approve a new tax district that residents could join... ... |
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[demo :: Climate change]
[demo :: Oil and Gas]
[demo :: Solar]
[newstrust :: Climate change]
[newstrust :: Emissions]
[newstrust :: Strategies]
[newstrust :: Green Power]
[newstrust :: Building]
[irge304 :: Green Power]
[irge304 :: Building]
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Houston battered, thousands in shelters after Ike
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15.9.2008 |
SFGate: Top Stories |
| With glass from shattered skyscrapers littering the streets, the nation's fourth largest city didn't open for business as usual Monday, and thousands of people faced long stays in crowded shelters because their homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane... ... |
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[demo :: Oil and Gas]
[irge304 :: Hurricanes]
[newstrust :: Green Power]
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Floyd Norris: Live Blogging: Lehman, Merrill and the Markets
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15.9.2008 |
NY Times: Business |
Floyd Norris is following events on Wall Street after a weekend that saw the humbling of financial giants.
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[newstrust :: administration]
[demo :: Wind]
[demo :: Oil and Gas]
[newstrust :: China]
[newstrust :: India]
[newstrust :: Globalize Economy]
[newstrust :: subprime]
[newstrust :: global finance]
[newstrust :: Green Power]
[irge304 :: Green Power]
[demo :: Housing]
[newstrust :: McCain Candidacy]
[newstrust :: Third World Poverty]
[newstrust :: Health]
[newstrust :: Housing]
[newstrust :: Jobs]
[newstrust :: Recession]
[newstrust :: Financial Markets]
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Death Toll From Ike Rises To At Least 30
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15.9.2008 |
WCCO: National |
| Losing its devastating punch as a major hurricane, Ike nevertheless drubbed the Midwest with powerful winds and floodwaters that are being blamed for at least 28 deaths in eight states. |
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[newstrust :: Green Power]
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Rescue crews bring nearly 2,000 people to safety in flooded Texas towns after Ike's wrath
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15.9.2008 |
Star Tribune: Latest |
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[demo :: Oil and Gas]
[irge304 :: Hurricanes]
[newstrust :: Green Power]
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Remnants of Ike batter Midwest, leaving 15 dead and forcing thousands to evacuate
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15.9.2008 |
Star Tribune: Nation |
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[irge304 :: Hurricanes]
[irge304 :: Storms]
[newstrust :: Green Power]
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Rescue crews bring nearly 2,000 people to safety in flooded Texas towns after Ike's wrath
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15.9.2008 |
Star Tribune: Nation |
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[demo :: Oil and Gas]
[irge304 :: Hurricanes]
[newstrust :: Green Power]
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Texans mired in Hurricane Ike's aftermath
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15.9.2008 |
LA Times: Nation |
Power has been cut to nearly 4 million people, and may be a month away from full restoration.
Weary residents of the Texas coast foraged Sunday for water, ice, generators and gasoline as rescuers continued to save people trapped by widespread floodwaters a day after Hurricane Ike flooded roads, destroyed homes and businesses, and knocked out power to nearly 4 million people. |
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[demo :: Oil and Gas]
[irge304 :: Hurricanes]
[newstrust :: Green Power]
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Massive effort rescues nearly 2,000 in Texas
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15.9.2008 |
Boston Globe: Latest |
| HOUSTON - State officials mounted the largest rescue operation in Texas history yesterday, taking nearly 2,000 people by boat and helicopter out of flood-ravaged towns on the Texas coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. At the same time, millions of others coped without electricity and faced shortages of food, water, and gasoline. |
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[demo :: Oil and Gas]
[irge304 :: Hurricanes]
[irge304 :: Storms]
[newstrust :: Green Power]
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Björn Lomborg: Half-baked thinking won't solve climate change now
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15.9.2008 |
The Guardian -- World Latest |
| Björn Lomborg: Solving climate change will be the most expensive public policy decision ever. Half-baked thinking won't fix it now |
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[chvartak :: Wind]
[subbu :: Climate change]
[subbu :: Global warming]
[subbu :: Emissions]
[subbu :: Greenhouse Gases]
[subbu :: Generic]
[subbu :: Strategies]
[Genecampaign :: Climate change]
[Genecampaign :: Global warming]
[Genecampaign :: Emissions]
[Genecampaign :: Greenhouse Gases]
[Genecampaign :: Generic]
[Genecampaign :: Strategies]
[demo :: Climate change]
[demo :: Greenhouse Gases]
[demo :: Generic]
[demo :: Wind]
[subbu :: Wind]
[thinthu :: Wind]
[sivakumar :: Wind]
[sivakumar :: Renewables]
[servelots :: Wind]
[venkatkanchi :: Wind]
[venkatkanchi :: Renewables]
[berkan :: Renewables]
[berkan :: Wind]
[newstrust :: Climate change]
[newstrust :: Global warming]
[newstrust :: Emissions]
[newstrust :: Greenhouse Gases]
[newstrust :: Generic]
[newstrust :: Strategies]
[newstrust :: Green Power]
[irge304 :: Green Power]
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Maine candidates respond to AP questions
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15.9.2008 |
Boston Globe: Maine |
| In Maine's 2nd Congressional District, retired history professor John Frary of Farmington is in an uphill battle to unseat Democratic Rep. Mike Michaud, who's seeking a fourth term. |
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[newstrust :: Iraq War]
[demo :: Oil and Gas]
[demo :: Nuclear]
[irge304 :: Oil Exploration]
[newstrust :: Green Power]
[irge304 :: Green Power]
[newstrust :: Illegal Immigrant]
[newstrust :: Citizenship]
[newstrust :: Family Quota]
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