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6.03.2011

House GOP Tells DHS to Stop Worrying About Climate Change motherjones.com

http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/06/house-gop-tells-dhs-stop-worrying-about-climate-change
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Readers of this blog are well-versed in Republican attempts to axe any and all government programs that include the word "climate" in the title. Among their attempts so far this year: axing NOAA's climate service, taking a chainsaw to the EPA, and attempting to defund NASA's climate work, to name a

GOP rejects Obama’s call for ‘Sputnik’ moment on energy thehill.com

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House Republican appropriators have rejected President Obama's call to have a "Sputnik moment" by ramping up spending on clean energy. House Republican appropriators have rejected President Obama's call to have a "Sputnik moment" by ramping up spending on clean energy.

A 'Big Thumbs Up' for Renewable Energy www.nytimes.com

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Experts advising the United Nations said renewable sources could deliver nearly 80 percent of world's total energy demand by the middle of the century

GOP rejects Obama’s call for ‘Sputnik’ moment on energy thehill.com

http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/164559-gop-rejects-obamas-call-for-sputnik-moment-on-energy
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House Republican appropriators have rejected President Obama's call to have a "Sputnik moment" by ramping up spending on clean energy. House Republican appropriators have rejected President Obama's call to have a "Sputnik moment" by ramping up spending on clean energy.

92-year-old twin brother friars Julian and Adrian Riester die hours apart www.dailymail.co.uk

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The Buffalo-born twins, who both spent 65 years as brothers in the Roman Catholic Franciscan friars, died just hours apart in Florida this week.

Brazil, After a Long Battle, Approves an Amazon Dam www.nytimes.com

WHAT HATH MAN WROUGH http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/02/world/americas/02brazil.html
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Brazil's environmental agency approved a hydroelectric power plant that had been opposed by environmentalists fearful of the fate of indigenous people.

Oxfam Grow Campaign To End World Hunger www.smh.com.au

Shale gas ‘fracking’ halted after possible quake link www.theglobeandmail.com

Canadian Solar to Build 600-Megawatt Cell Plant in Eastern China www.bloomberg.com

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-01/canadian-solar-to-build-600-megawatt-cell-plant-in-eastern-china.html
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Canadian Solar Inc. , a Chinese solar power equipment maker, will build a photovoltaic cell manufacturing facility in Eastern China.

Fish are 'turning deaf' from acidic seawater, British researchers claim www.theaustralian.com.au

GOP plan slashes renewable energy - David Rogers www.politico.com

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/56020.html
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A $30.6 billion water and energy proposal reduces spending levels to the Bush era.

Sugar’s 47% Increase Tempts Refiner Away From Ethanol in Brazil www.bloomberg.com

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-01/sugar-s-47-increase-tempts-refiner-away-from-ethanol-in-brazil.html
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Alexandre Grendene Bartelle , a Brazilian investor with stakes in two ethanol refineries, said he may upgrade the plants to also produce sugar because soaring demand for the renewable fuel hasn't led to surging profits.

Offshore Wind Energy: The Benefits and the Barriers thinkprogress.org

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The U.S. offshore wind industry has enormous potential, but also faces significant permitting and financing challenges. CAP's Michael Conathan and Richard W. Caperton have a detailed analysis. For 87 days in the spring and summer of 2010, an undersea gusher of oil continuously reminded Americans of

American manufacturers struggle to keep up with demand for fuel-efficient cars thinkprogress.org

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With gas prices just below the $4 per gallon mark and possibly climbing to $5 per gallon later this summer, Americans are demanding more fuel-efficient automobiles. But U.S. automakers are having trouble keeping up with that demand, according to a poll by Reuters: Higher car prices and a shortage of

Enviro Forum: Beetles, poor management killing forests | Aspen Daily News Online www.aspendailynews.com

http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/147194
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The lead scientist for The Nature Conservancy blamed the degraded and worsening state of the American West's forests on poor management by the government Tuesday at the Aspen Environment Forum, which is ongoing at the Aspen Institute.

Enviro Forum: Beetles, poor management killing forests | Aspen Daily News Online www.aspendailynews.com

http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/147194
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The lead scientist for The Nature Conservancy blamed the degraded and worsening state of the American West's forests on poor management by the government Tuesday at the Aspen Environment Forum, which is ongoing at the Aspen Institute.

DAY 47 ABRAHAM (1) KNEW THAT CONSCIENCE IS LIFE'S CREATOR www.youtube.com

Warming 'to leave tropics hungry' www.bbc.co.uk

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13628374
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A new report has identified areas where food supplies could be hardest hit by the effects of climate change.

Day 46 It may be that I am to stop soon www.youtube.com

Day 47 Feeding my body Cheese instead of Brain Mass - Hunger Strike Tips www.youtube.com

6.01.2011

Day 45 Jesus, et al, were Born the Day They 'Died' www.youtube.com

Day 45 1 Vietnamese Heart Awoke Just 1 US Heart - MLK Jr's www.youtube.com

Big Wind Farm Gets Big Turbine Delivery www.earthtechling.com

http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/05/big-wind-farm-gets-big-turbine-delivery/
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The Shepherd's Flat wind farm in rural Oregon has begun to take delivery of the first of a planned total of 338 GE wind turbines.

The Associated Press: NY attorney general suing feds over gas drilling www.google.com

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The federal government should conduct a full environmental review that weighs potential damage to the welfare of people in the Delaware River watershed and the drinking water quality for millions of New Yorkers before allowing natural gas drilling in the region, the state's attor

WSJ: Solar On Fire Off Germany online.wsj.com

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Germany, already an avid fan of solar energy, announced they would have all nuclear power plants shut down by the year 2022. This was in response to the horrific catastrophe in Japan just a couple months ago. The meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant caused radiation to spread throughout m

AFP: Forest fragmentation threatens Europe, species: UN www.google.com

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GENEVA — Fires, felling and agriculture are whittling Europe's forests down into isolated patches, threatening to speed up desertification and deplete wildlife, a UN report warned Tuesday.