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Senate Democrats unveil a new energy bill based on the same false premises
Senate Democrats have just proposed a new energy bill: the Consumer-First Energy Act. It is meant as a response to the Republican bill introduced last week, which R’s are currently […]
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• Bush administration issues underwhelming salmon plan. • Buy a Chrysler, get $2.99 gas for three years. • Some baby furniture found to have high levels of formaldehyde. • Pepsi […]
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Ouster of Sierra Club’s Florida leaders stirs up a storm of controversy
Things get stormy in Florida. Photo: Ali Nishan It’s got all the signs of a bad breakup: anger, recriminations, and friends taking sides. But this rift doesn’t involve bitter former […]
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Deforestation may have increased impact of devastating cyclone
The devastating impact of Cyclone Nargis, which has killed at least 22,000 people in Myanmar, could have been mitigated if mangrove forests had remained intact, says the secretary-general of the […]
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Pollution may influence baldness, study says
Pollution may be one factor in the onset of baldness, says a new study from researchers at the University of London. Genetic factors are believed to play the largest role […]
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Projected nuke-power renaissance spurs U.S. uranium-mining bonanza
Due to the escalating price of uranium, a flurry of uranium-mining claims has been staked in the United States recently, with one of the greatest concentrations around the Grand Canyon […]
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Captured sea lions on Columbia River assassinated
Six salmon-eating sea lions captured on the Columbia River in the U.S. Northwest were shot and killed over the weekend near the Bonneville Dam by an unknown assailant. A few […]
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On Clinton’s gas tax challenge
“Senator Clinton claimed yesterday that I either stand with her on this proposal or stand with the oil companies. To that I say: I stand with the families of Colorado, […]
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Snippets from the news
• An educational website says it’s auctioning the ozone hole on eBay. • Thailand proposes a Southeast Asian rice cartel to control the price of rice. • The U.S. has […]
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U.S. EPA to tighten standard for airborne lead
Compelled by court order to review its 30-year-old standards for airborne lead, the U.S. EPA proposed a new, tougher standard this week that would cut allowable lead levels by over […]
