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Germany's Merkel addressing climate change with US lawmakers
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was making the case Tuesday for a global deal on climate change to a skeptical audience: members of Congress.
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Africans boycott meetings at UN climate talks
African countries boycotted meetings at U.N. climate talks Tuesday, saying that industrial countries had set carbon-cutting targets too low for reducing global greenhouse gas emissions.
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Wisconsin PSC approves utility's biomass plan
A northern Wisconsin utility's latest plan to replace coal with logging waste and dead trees as its primary fuel to generate electricity has been approved by the state Public Service Commission.
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Russia to back binding global climate deal
Russia will support a new global warming treaty only if it requires nations to make binding commitments to limit greenhouse gas emissions, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Monday.
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VIDEO: NASA's moon rocket makes first test flight
NASA's newest rocket successfully completed a brief test flight Wednesday, the first step in a back-to-the-moon program that could yet be shelved by the White House.
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Slide Show: Peak colors in region
You can credit the fantastic fall foliage in the area to the combination of clear, sunny days and cool nights.
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Nuclear energy becomes key in US climate debate
Nuclear energy, once vilified by environmentalists and facing a dim future, has become a pivotal bargaining chip as Senate Democrats hunt for Republican votes to pass climate legislation.
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Statistics experts reject global cooling claims
Have you heard that the world is now cooling instead of warming? You may have seen some news reports on the Internet or heard about it from a provocative new book.
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EPA plans to veto surface mining permit in W.Va.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it planned to use its authority for the first time to revoke a previously issued permit for a West Virginia surface mine.
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Climate plan sends air of unease across Rust Belt
Nestled in Ohio's Amish country, Bill Belden's 124-year-old family owned brick company has thrived on the region's rich red clay and shale, and cheap energy from abundant coal.
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Ky. campus tracking, posting energy use in dorms
A Kentucky campus is tracking energy use in its dorms, then posting the information online for students to see how that use translates into buckets of burned coal, hours run on a laptop or even the production time for a number of hamburgers.
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Ky. gets first foam recycling point
Kentucky has it's first drop off point for recycling foam.
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Elliott County’s Ed Mabry-Laurel Gorge
It isn’t easy to get upstream, although anglers who appreciate pristine trout waters are finding their way to the sweet spots along Elliott County’s Ed Mabry-Laurel Gorge Wildlife Management Area.
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No deal on crucial issues as UN climate talks end
The United States was heavily criticized Friday at the U.N. climate talks in Bangkok for failing to offer emission cuts or financing for developing countries — both considered crucial to reaching a global warming pact this year.
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Maldives to hold cabinet meeting underwater
Maldives government ministers are taking scuba lessons and learning underwater signs in preparation for an unprecedented Cabinet meeting at the bottom of the ocean intended to highlight the threat global warming poses to the low-lying nation.
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Midwest govs. see clean energy cooperation need
Governors from across the Midwest are working together to promote clean energy industry and infrastructure in the region despite heated competition between their states for new investment and jobs.
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Polar bear tourism booms on Alaska's North Slope
With its passengers bundled against the arctic wind blowing off the Beaufort Sea, the small boat speeds smoothly across the lagoon. We pass the "bone pile" — the place where the unused remains of Native-caught bowhead whales are left — as we arc around a sandy point and into the adjacent lagoon. With temperatures in the 30s and a light wind blowing, we've just left the Inupiaq village of Kaktovik. Our destination is Bernard Spit, just off Barter Island.
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Obama adds to the Green team
President Barack Obama is adding people to his team of advisers and activists to develop and expand his environmental program.
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Ocean dead zone off Ore. not as bad as past years
The ocean dead zone that formed this summer off Oregon was less severe than in years past, but it looks like the phenomenon apparently linked to global warming is here to stay.
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Saudis ask for aid if world cuts dependence on oil
There are plenty of needy countries at the U.N. climate talks in Bangkok that make the case they need financial assistance to adapt to the impacts of global warming. Then there are the Saudis.
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Maine veterans show support for climate bill
A group of military veterans from Maine is calling on Maine's U.S. senators to support a global warming bill under debate in Washington.
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Hopi, Navajos say environmentalists not welcome
The leader of the country's largest Indian reservation threw his support behind the neighboring Hopi Tribe, whose lawmakers declared environmental groups unwelcome on the reservation.
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EPA moves to regulate smokestack greenhouse gases
The Environmental Protection Agency took steps Wednesday to control the emissions blamed for global warming from power plants, factories and refineries for the first time.
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Massey buys reserves, mines from bankrupt rival
Coal producer Massey Energy Co. says it's acquired 23 million tons of coal reserves and several mines from a bankrupt Kentucky company.
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PSC chairman says he knew nothing of aide's calls
Public Service Commission Chairman Matthew Carter said Wednesday that an aide's frequent calls to Florida Power & Light Co. executives had no impact on his votes.
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WVa county mulls new school away from coal storage
Raleigh County school officials are looking into building a new elementary school to defuse a controversy over the present school's location near a coal storage silo.
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WVa PSC approves 66-turbine wind farm
The state Public Service Commission has approved the construction of a 66-turbine wind farm in Grant County.
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Mountaintop mining fight expands to W.Va. courts
The fight over mountaintop removal mining in southern West Virginia's coalfields has expanded to a second front — the courtroom.
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EPA to delay 79 mining permits in 4 states
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it's going to hold up 79 applications for surface coal mine permits in four states for additional scrutiny.
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US reviewing humpback whale endangered status
The federal government is considering taking the humpback whale off the endangered species list in response to data showing the population of the massive marine mammal has been steadily growing in recent decades.
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Warmer weather threatens moose in Minnesota
The moose calf didn't seem to want to get out of the water.
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Montana senator pitches forest bill to packed house
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, pitching his large forest bill to a packed room at the courthouse here, said it needs to both create more logging and more wilderness area in order to get enough political support to pass.
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Threatened bears prompt reviews of new projects
The return of Yellowstone grizzly bears to the threatened species list will force federal agencies to again conduct environmental reviews on proposed roads, timber sales and grazing permits in bear country.
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Energy bill would create 5,000 new jobs in South Dakota
Transitioning to a clean energy economy with passage of an energy bill pending in the Senate would create 5,000 South Dakota jobs, break the nation's dependence on oil and help solve the climate crisis, the state director of Repower South Dakota said Wednesday.
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Solar-hydrogen house in Florida combines new, old
The elevated floor, tall ceilings, steeply pitched roof and broad overhangs are borrowed from the traditional "cracker house" that relied on shade and air movement for relief from Florida's sultry subtropical climate.
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Marshallese president: Climate change real threat
The president of the Marshall Islands said Monday that his nation is one of the "forefront victims" of climate change and called on the world to address a growing environmental disaster now forcing his citizens to higher ground.
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Judge averse to global warming trial in Utah case
A federal judge said Friday he's reluctant to put global warming on trial in the case of a Utah college student charged with disrupting a federal oil and gas lease auction for parcels near several national parks.
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NC Senate head won't fight coastal wind farms
The leader of the state Senate said Friday that he won't fight wind farms proposed offshore from an area he represents, although he's aware that residents are concerned about the possible effects on tourism.
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Climate debate leads to Chamber of Commerce rift
A rift widened Friday between the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and some of its members as another major utility quit over the business group's hard stance against pending climate change legislation.
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Climate activists in Copenhagen protest coal use
Hundreds of climate activists protested Saturday against the use of fossil fuels, but were blocked from entering a coal-firing plant they had hoped to shut down by chaining themselves to conveyor belts.
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UN warns leaders time running out for climate deal
The United Nations on Monday warned world leaders they have only 70 days to reach a new deal to limit global warming, while environmentalists pointed to the deadly floods in the Philippines to illustrate the already devastating impact of climate change.
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Agency agrees to deadline on listing ice seals
A federal agency must decide within three weeks whether a seal dependent on Arctic sea ice should have additional protections.
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Ben & Jerry's, GE work on greener freezers for US
Think propane and butane are just for barbecuing? Think again: The common cooking fuels can also chill your drinks and ice cream with less energy and almost none of the global warming worries of current refrigerants.
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NC girl runs business making sweaters into scarves
Every Wednesday night after she and her parents have supper at her grandparents' house, Logan Prysiaszniuk heads downstairs to her workshop.
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Battlefield complicates Va. wind dispute
A Civil War battlefield is now part of a dispute over wind power in Virginia's Highland County.
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Environmental groups want role in WVa park case
Three environmental groups and a former state parks chief want a role in an ongoing court case over natural gas drilling at Chief Logan State Park.
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The Independent has officially become part of the Twitter generation.
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US farmers on verge of giant corn harvest
Darrel McAlexander has been farming for 43 years and he's never seen his corn crop look so good.
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Obama administration unveils fuel economy rules
The Obama administration sought to gain momentum Tuesday for global talks on climate change by announcing details of its plan to require better gas mileage for cars and trucks and the first-ever U.S. rules on vehicle greenhouse gas emissions.
