AK Native Corporations: A Promise Unfulfilled
"For many with a stake in Alaska native corporations, promise of a better life remains unfulfilled."
Source: Wash Post, 09/30/2010
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"U.S. Government To Unveil New Drilling Rules By Thursday"
"The Obama administration was set to release its latest set of requirements for offshore oil drillers by Thursday as the government moves toward lifting its contested ban on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico."
Source: Reuters, 09/30/2010
"Fifth Of World's Plants Endangered: Global Study"
"One in five of the world's 380,000 plant species is threatened with extinction and human activity is doing most of the damage, according to a global study published on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 09/30/2010
"U.S. Made Electric Cars Face a Maze of Export Restrictions"
"In America's nascent electric-car industry, there is little doubt that markets will also flourish in China, Europe and elsewhere. Does that mean there will be a sizable export market? American companies are concluding that the answer is no."
Source: ClimateWire, 09/30/2010
"Bay Area Startup Turns Dirty Diapers into Compost"
"Fed up with sending their kids' dirty diapers to the local landfill, three Bay Area families launched a business two years ago aimed at turning soiled diapers into compost for farms, golf courses and plant nurseries."
Source: GreenBiz, 09/30/2010
"Tougher Pipeline Safety Rules Gain Support in Congress"
"After an eighth victim dies from the Sept. 9 San Bruno, Calif., explosion, senators introduce another bill that would require remote and automatic shut-off capability. The industry urges regulatory caution."
Source: LA Times, 09/29/2010
"Energy Dept. Commits $1 Billion to FutureGen"
"The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday said it has formally committed $1 billion in federal stimulus money to the recently retooled FutureGen clean-coal project, beating a deadline to use the money or lose it and kicking off years of further work that could finally see the project completed."
Source: AP, 09/29/2010
"18 Senate Democrats Join GOP in Assault on EPA's Boiler Proposal"
"In a sign of growing bipartisan opposition to a proposed crackdown on air pollution from industrial boilers, 18 Senate Democrats have joined a slew of Republicans in asking EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to scale back the agency's plans."
Source: Greenwire, 09/29/2010
"U.S. Official Says BP Spill Fines Should Go To Gulf"
"A large portion of fines that BP Plc may pay for its role in the worst oil spill in U.S. history should go toward fixing the damage caused to Gulf Coast states, a federal official said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 09/29/2010
"Land Trusts To Protect 50,000 Acres in Blue Ridge Mountains"
"A coalition of nine land trusts says it will reach a five-year goal of protecting 50,000 acres in Western North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains."
Source: Charlotte Observer, 09/29/2010
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