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Fortune 500 Companies Flex Market Muscle, Reject Tar SandsMajor US corporations are adding market pressure to the growing wave of opposition against tar sands expansion, giving tar sands producers a fresh reason to consider the consequences of their poor environmental street cred. |
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New Study Shows Americans Used Less Energy and More Renewables in 2009U.S. energy use fell in 2009 and Americans used more wind and solar power and less electricity generated by burning coal and natural gas, according to a survey by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
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White House crackdown on dirty trucks gathers paceTough new US rules governing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from large trucks and buses edged forward last week when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent draft proposals to the White House. |
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Last US combat brigade exits IraqThe last US combat brigade in Iraq has left the country, seven years after the US-led invasion. |
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No deepwater drilling without environmental studies: U.S.U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration announced on Monday it will grant no more permits for deep water oil exploration without requiring studies on their impact on the environment. |
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Solar power plant plans move ahead in CaliforniaAfter a long drought, large-scale solar power is getting closer to returning to the U.S. desert. |
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Cleanup of Superfund Site Completed in Morris County, New JerseyThe US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has successfully completed the cleanup of a superfund site in Long Hill Township and Harding Township, Morris County, NJ. |
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Obama throws support behind controversial Islamic centerPresident Obama threw his support behind a controversial proposal to build an Islamic center and mosque near New York's ground zero, saying Friday that "Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this country." |
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EPA Rejects Claims of Flawed Climate ScienceThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today denied 10 petitions challenging its 2009 determination that climate change is real, is occurring due to emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities, and threatens human health and the environment. |
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List grows of billionaires pledging to give away wealthForty wealthy families and individuals have joined Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates and billionaire investor Warren Buffett in a pledge to give at least half their wealth to charity. |
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