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	Study: Earth Is Warming 9 Comments Last Updated: 4:06 PM 10/26/09 - Study disputes skeptics of global warming. (Full Story)
	Willow Harvest Promises Cheap Biomass Fuel 2 Comments Last Updated: 4:02 PM 10/19/09 - Middlebury College used to heat its buildings with oil, then switched to wood chips. Now it has planted a sustainable and relatively cheap fuel source — willow shrubs _that could help cut demand on the state's forests. (Full Story)
	Feds Award $2.7M for Wolverine Carbon Project 2 Comments Last Updated: 2:57 PM 10/07/09 - An electric power co-op that wants to build a coal-fired plant in northern Michigan has received a $2.7 million federal grant for a project designed to prevent industrial carbon dioxide from contributing to climate change. (Full Story)
	Governors On Energy Last Updated: 4:55 PM 10/06/09 - Midwestern governors group to hold Detroit forum (Full Story)
	World leaders stress unity to fight crises 0 Comments Last Updated: 2:56 PM 09/24/09 - Global leaders warned colleagues that coordinated international action to end the worldwide recession and reverse climate change must not fall victim to routine political divisions and pitfalls. (Full Story)
	Obama To World: Don't Expect America To Fix It All 1 Comment Last Updated: 9:28 AM 09/25/09 - President Barack Obama challenged world leaders to shoulder more of the globe's critical burdens, promising a newly cooperative partner in America. (Full Story)
	Obama Speaks On Climate Change 0 Comments Last Updated: 8:30 PM 09/22/09 - President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao each vowed urgent action to cool an overheating planet, even as prospects dimmed for a full treaty by the end of the year. (Full Story)
	Doctors Warn Climate Change Will Threaten Public Health 3 Comments Last Updated: 6:58 PM 09/17/09 - More than 100 doctors across the state of Michigan are calling on the U.S. Senate to combat climate change by passing Clean Energy Legislation. (Full Story)
	Brazil Proposes Banning Sugarcane In Amazon 0 Comments Last Updated: 4:39 PM 09/17/09 - Brazil will prohibit sugarcane-ethanol plantations in the Amazon and other ecologically sensitive areas of Latin America's largest nation. (Full Story)
	Doctors Tell Politicians to Fight Climate Change 0 Comments Last Updated: 4:04 PM 09/16/09 - A weak response to climate change could be catastrophic for international health. (Full Story)
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Clean Energy Legislation Will Boost US Manufacturing Jobs
U.S. clean energy legislation could help create 850,000 manufacturing jobs around the country, a report from a group representing business and environmental interests said on Wednesday.
America’s Most Toxic Cities List Released With Surprising Results
Las Vegas has far from a clean reputation, but in Forbes' list of America's Most Toxic Cities, Las Vegas is named the least toxic of 40 major metropolitan areas. Forbes ranked the cities based on the number of Superfund sites in the principal city, number of facilities that release toxic chemicals, amount of toxic chemicals released in the area and air quality ranking.
$30.6M in Stimulus Funds Give US Hydroelectric Projects a New Spark
Up to $30.6 million in economic stimulus funds will be used to finance seven hydroelectric projects nationwide, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. The additional funding means Voith Hydro, a manufacturer of hydroelectric turbines, will be able to retain 40 jobs at its manufacturing facility in York, Pennsylvania
Washington, Stop Dithering, US Goals on Climate Urgently Needed
As the last round of "intersessional" climate talks before Copenhagen opened today in Barcelona, all eyes were looking in the same direction they were when we left Bangkok three weeks earlier: at the United States. Without American numbers on mitigation (or emissions reductions) and finance (for developing nations to build their own clean energy economies, and also to adapt to the impacts of climate change), any real forward progress in the talks is just about impossible.
Giant Jellyfish Sink 10-Ton Fishing Boat
A 10-ton fishing boat has been sunk by gigantic jellyfish off eastern Japan. The crew of the fishing boat was thrown into the sea when the vessel capsized, but the three men were rescued by another trawler.
Degraded Habitats Push More Species to Extinction
The latest global assessment of biodiversity ruled yesterday that an additional 11 species are either fully extinct or extinct outside of captivity. As climate change, invasive species, and habitat destruction place greater pressure on wildlife, more species are disappearing at rates faster than conservationists can react to ensure the species' survival.
Water Evaporates from the Climate Change Negotiating Text
Negotiators meeting this week in Barcelona for the last round of UN climate talks before a big conference in Copenhagen next month are working on negotiating texts that have no reference to water and its management as tools for climate change adaptation.