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Interior increases oversight of mountaintop mining

WASHINGTON - The Interior Department said Wednesday it will more closely monitor and review state-approved permits for mountaintop coal mining and also tighten the federal permitting process to better protect streams from mining waste. ...

From H. JOSEF HEBERT, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  18 Nov 2009
Related Topics: George W. Bush,  Interior Department,  Ken Salazar,  Environmental Protection Agency

AP Poll: Sometimes it isn't easy being green

WASHINGTON - A solid majority of Americans recognize the need to help the environment, although there are some things - like buying a hybrid car or taking mass transit - that people often talk about, but don't necessarily act on. ...

From H. JOSEF HEBERT, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  18 Nov 2009
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US Poll: Sometimes it is hard to be green

A survey released Tuesday shows that Americans have largely accepted the need to recycle bottles and cans and are turning down thermostats to save energy. But it also revealed that some paths toward a greener Earth are not taken so easily nor ...

From H. JOSEF HEBERT, eTaiwan News,  17 Nov 2009

Poll: Sometimes it isn't easy being green

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sometimes it's easier to think green than be green. A survey released Tuesday suggests people have largely embraced recycling bottles and cans, and are inclined to turn down thermostats to save energy. But it also indicated that ...

From H. JOSEF HEBERT, Buffalo News,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Jeep

0Senator: No US money for US-China wind project

A top Democratic senator on Thursday called on the Obama administration to reject an expected request for U.S. economic stimulus money as part of a $1.5 billion West Texas wind energy project, saying it will generate Chinese, not American, jobs _ a ...

From H. JOSEF HEBERT, Taiwan News,  5 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Charles Schumer,  Energy Department,  Steven Chu

Senator: No fed money for US-China wind project

A Democratic senator is calling on the Obama administration to reject an expected request for federal economic stimulus money as part of a $1.5 billion West Texas wind energy project because he says it will generate Chinese, not American, jobs. ...

From H. JOSEF HEBERT, Taiwan News,  5 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Charles Schumer,  Energy Department,  Steven Chu

Senator: No stimulus money for US-China wind farm

WASHINGTON - A Democratic senator is calling on the Obama administration to reject an expected request for economic stimulus money for a $1.5 billion West Texas wind energy project. ...

From H. JOSEF HEBERT, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  5 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Charles Schumer,  Steven Chu

GOP senators talk of boycotting climate bill

WASHINGTON A threatened Republican boycott of a Senate committee's consideration of climate legislation is exposing the sharp partisan divide over a Democratic proposal to combat global warming. Republicans for the most part plan to stay away from a ...

From H. JOSEF HEBERT, San Diego Union-Tribune,  4 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Environmental Protection Agency,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Environment and Public Works Committee,  Barbara Boxer

Disney Co spending $7M on conservation projects

The Walt Disney Co. says it will spend $7 million in partnership with three conservation groups to protect tens of thousands of acres (hectares) of forests lands in the Congo basin, the Amazon basin and in two regions of the United States. The ...

From H. JOSEF HEBERT, Taiwan News,  3 Nov 2009
Related Topics: The Nature Conservancy,  Mark Tercek,  Environmental Protection Agency,  U.S. Congress

Climate debate has rocky start for US Senate panel

WASHINGTON - European leaders pressed Congress and the White House on Tuesday to unite on a plan to combat global warming, even as a Republican boycott forced a delay of votes in a key Senate committee, demonstrating the deep partisan rift. ...

From H. JOSEF HEBERT, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  3 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  U.S. Republican Party,  George Voinovich,  Barbara Boxer,  White House

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