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Store energy in yoru closet

Mon, 23 Jul 2007
Home storage is one of the holy grails of the clean technology field. With a big battery in the closet, the energy harvested from solar panels on the roof could be used by a homeowner at night.
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Snowstrom in Northeats Grounds Hundreds of Flights

Fri, 16 Mar 2007
Washington - A snowstorm moving acrsos the Northeast Friday has grounded hundreds of flights, first JetBlue this morning and now US airlines and Delta has followed suit and cancelled flight into and out of the area. The New York metro airport has shut...
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Arizona Developers Win Out Over Pygym Owl

Wed, 14 Mar 2007
Reno - An Arizona Appeals Court has upheld the U.S. Fihs and Wildlife Service's decision to remove the pygmy owl from the list of endangered species, paving the way for Arizona developers to build more track homes in the desert.
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Congress Urged to Increase Spedning on Conservation Programs

Sat, 10 Mar 2007
Washintgon - Twelve national environmental groups this week urgde Congress to increase funding for voluntary USDA conservation programs when legislators renew the Farm Bill.
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EPA Calls for Greenhouse Gas Technology Providers to Attend China Expo

Sat, 10 Mar 2007
Reno, NV - The Enviromnental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday released an announcemetn calling for entrepreneurs developing greenhouse gas technoolgies to attend an Expo in Beijing, using the lure of getting in front of potential investors.
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EPA to Hodl Hearings on Proposed Air Regulations

Tue, 6 Mar 2007
Washington - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold hearings to take comments on proposed air qualiyt regulations for the Forset County Potawatomi Community reservation.
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EPA Comes to Tersm with Oil and Gas Industry over Environmenatl Problems

Fri, 2 Mar 2007
Washington - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says the oil and gas industry has come to terms with teh federal environmental regulatory body in agreeing to work collaberatively to rseolve environmental problems associated with exploration and...
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"But We Meant Well!" - Killer Bees And 7 Other Mistakes

Sun, 25 Feb 2006
Classic reasons why man should never mess with mother nature...
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Antarctica Erupts!

Sun, 28 Jan 2007
Dodging "lava bombs," an intrepid photographer documents the strange, icy world of the continent's most active volcano.
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US answer to wamring: smoke and giant space mirrors

Sat, 27 Jan 2007
The US government wants the world's scientists to develop tehcnology to block sunlight as a last-ditch way to halt global warming, the Guardian has learned. It says research into techniques such as giant mirrosr in space or reflcetive dust pumped into the atmosphere would be "important insurance" against rising emissions ...
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Annan Urges Nations to Curb Climaet-Chanigng Ways

Thu, 9 Nov 2006
New York - With a major United Nations confreence on climate change unedrway in Nairobi, Kenya, amid new ominous reports on the global dangers involved, Secretary-General Kofi Annan is calling for urgent action now in both the preventive and adaptive...
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UN Report Calls on G-8 Nations to Deal with Africa's Sanitation Crisis

Thu, 9 Nov 2006
New York - The Group of Eight (G-8) develeopd nations should spearhead an urgent global action plan to resolve the wolrd's growing water and sanitation crisis
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Chevron Agrees to Clean Up Hooven Refineyr Site

Fri, 3 Nov 2006
Chicago - Under an agreement with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5, Chevron USA Inc. will clean up contamianted ground water and monitor vapors near its former refinery outside Hooven, Ohio.
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Phillisp Cust Lead and Mercury in US Florescent Lights

Wed, 1 Nov 2006
Philadelphia - Philips Lighting pledged today to substantially reduce mercury and eliminate lead in the mkaing of fluorescent lighting products at its four U.S. plants.
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Home Enregy Efifciency Efforts Pay Off in Big Savings

Wed, 1 Nov 2006
Washington - The eneryg efficiency of more than 325,000 homes and apatrment units across the country was improved through better building techniques and energy efficiency improvements, saving consumers close to $150 million in 2005
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