2009-07-03 RBC Dain Rauscher Inc. (fka Dain Rausche)

House climate bill wouldn't cut U.S. oil dependence much ( )

Despite its title as the "American Clean Energy and Security Act," the energy and climate bill that the House of Representatives passed recently takes only a modest step toward reducing...

2009-07-03 The Sacramento Bee

House climate bill wouldn't cut U.S. oil dependence much

WASHINGTON - Despite its title as the "American Clean Energy and Security Act," the energy and climate bill that the House of Representatives passed recently takes only a modest step toward reducing...

2009-07-03 Detroit Free Press (AP)

House climate bill wouldn t cut U.S. oil dependence much

WASHINGTON Despite its title as the American Clean Energy and Security Act, the energy and climate bill that the House of Representatives passed recently takes only a modest step toward reducing...

2009-07-03 PR-USA.net

Dennis Yu Continues to Run the Affiliate Convention Circuit as Blitzlocal LLC's Summer of Business C

The summer continues to heat up for Blitzlocal.com as Dennis Yu continues his time on the road and in the air. After his return from SMX Singapore where he will be speaking on performance metrics and PPC, as well as moderating a panel, his next stop will be Affiliate Summit East on August 9th, 2009 in New...

2009-07-03 Current

Stephen Colbert Takes on the Supreme Court, Mocks Toxic Waste Dumping Decision

Stephen Colbert took on the Supreme Court case that outraged environmentalists everywhere--you know, the one that ruled that toxic waste from a gold mine could be dumped in a lake, subsequently eradicating all life...

2009-07-03 Knews

ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP SAYS EMISSIONS WAIVER WILL SAVE CALIFORNIANS MONEY

Environmental groups say the EPAs decision to allow the state to impose its own tough rules on auto emissions, will benefit all Californians. David Allgood with the California League of Conservation Voters says it will not only mean cleaner air and less dependence on foreign oil, but it will also...

2009-07-03 The Garden City Telegram

Officials: Continuing opposition, permitting process not unexpected

in Local News By STEPHANIE FARLEY sfarley@gctelegram.com The 2006 public hearings in which people crowded into rooms at the University of Kansas in Lawrence to voice their opposition toward Sunflower Electric Power...

2009-07-03 Party for Socialism and Liberation

Supreme Court decides toxic waste dumping okay under Clean Water Act

Decision based on secret Bush administration...

2009-07-03 YubaNet.com

Nine-Year Legal Fight Culminates in EPA Proposal to Reduce Air Pollution from Ships

Friends of the Earth and Earthjustice welcome the rule, which resulted from a petition filed in...

2009-07-03 Top40-Charts

Yolanda Adams To Appear At CBCF Annual Prayer Breakfast

WASHINGTON, DC (Top40 Charts/ Congressional Black Caucus Foundation) - The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) announced today that Grammy Award winning gospel singer Yolanda Adams and The Pine Forge Academy Choir of Pine Forge, Pennsylvania will perform at the 39th Annual Legislative..

2009-07-03 Rutland Herald (AP)

OutdoorsVT: Protecting our rivers

Movie had an impact on river...

2009-07-03 The State

Pawleys woman marketing new grocery bags

The daughter of the man who helped invent the plastic bag commonly used in grocery stores is now marketing a product she hopes will replace her father's...

2009-07-03 Individual.com

Alternative energy's impact on Oklahoma jobs eyed: Experts disagree on whether efforts would create, destroy work here

(The Oklahoman - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Thousands of Oklahoma jobs are at stake as debate rages in Congress over how hard the Legislature should push to get Americans to shift from oil and natural gas to renewable energy...

2009-07-03 The Sacramento Bee

Fourth of July: You need to know

HOLIDAY CLOSURES The following agencies are closed today in observance of the Fourth of July, unless otherwise specified: Federal offices U.S. Postal Service closed Saturday Sacramento Public Library closed Saturday El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento and Yolo county offices Auburn, Citrus..

2009-07-03 Vermont Today

OutdoorsVT: Protecting our rivers Movie had an impact on river restoration

I was fortunate enough to spend a couple of days this week hanging out with big shots and important people, acting like a big shot and important...

2009-07-03 RushPRnews

Shipping Industry Must Use Cleaner Fuel, Says Court

California Clean Air Regulations To Go Into Effect Today SACRAMENTO, CA. (RPRN) 7/03/2009Starting today, California will require ocean-going vessels to switch to progressively cleaner fuels despite a legal challenge mounted by the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA).

2009-07-03 CVBT

Immediate protection of Lake Tahoe urged

A coalition of conservation groups filed a request for a preliminary injunction in federal district court in Sacramento Thursday, seeking the immediate halt of the placement of new buoys and the construction of new piers, boat ramps, and other structures along the shoreline of Lake...

2009-07-03 The Capital Times

Spencer Black legislates for the environment

So much attention has been paid to the state budget wrangling of late that it is easy to forget that the Legislature actually does more than merely balance revenues and...

2009-07-03 Myrtle Beach Online

Pawleys Island inventor sells better way to bag

By Mike Cherney - The daughter of the man who helped invent the plastic bag commonly used in grocery stores is now marketing a product she hopes will replace her father's...

2009-07-03 AL.com

Beth Maynor Young's now famed photos have come to symbolize Cahaba River's vulnerability, diversity

Twenty years ago, a former Southern Living photographer named Beth Maynor Young took a freelance assignment from the fledgling Cahaba River Society to shoot the then-little known, ghost-white lilies that bloom mid-river on the rocky shoals of the Cahaba in Bibb...

2009-07-03 Chicago Sun-Times

BUSINESS BRIEF

St. Anthony Hospital going independent St. Anthony Hospital in Chicago said it is going independent -- remaining a Catholic hospital but no longer being sponsored by a Catholic health system or a Catholic religious...

2009-07-03 Congoo

Oil and Coal Could Cost US $30 Trillion By 2030 Says Study

America's economy and quality of life as we know it is at risk, according to a new study released by Environment America. The study claims that 'big oil and dirty coal' could cost the United States $30 trillion dollars by 2030, four times the earnings of American workers in 2007...

2009-07-03 News Ok

Alternative energys impact on Oklahoma jobs eyed

Experts disagree on whether efforts would create, destroy work...

2009-07-03 Public News Service

Celebrating 25 Years of WA Wilderness

Skykomish, WA Its impossible to pick the most beautiful place in Washington, and one of the reasons is being celebrated this weekend. The Washington State Wilderness Act was signed into law 25 years ago today, by then-President Ronald...

2009-07-03 UM Portal

End hunger now: Experts say the world has the means to do it

By Kathy L. Gilbert United Methodist News Service A mother in Haiti walks away from her home, crying and praying for God to send her something she can feed her five starving...

2009-07-03 Courier-journal.com (AP)

Controlling our economy, declaring energy independence

By John Yarmuth Special to The Courier-Journal July 3, 2009 When President Obama was sworn into office earlier this year, our economy was reeling, unemployment was rising, and America's status as a global technology leader was being overtaken by China, India and other...

2009-07-03 IStock Analyst

Alternative Energy's Impact on Oklahoma Jobs Eyed: Experts Disagree on Whether Efforts Would Create, Destroy Work Here

(Source: The Daily Oklahoman)By Randy Ellis, The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City Jul. 3--Thousands of Oklahoma jobs are at stake as debate rages in Congress over how hard the Legislature should push to get Americans to shift from oil and natural gas to renewable energy...

2009-07-03 Memphis Commercial Appeal (AP)

Backyard count finds 619 bird species

The first Christmas Bird Count took place in 1900, and the Breeding Bird Survey began in the 1960s. While these require more or less rigorous scientific data collection methods, the Great Backyard Bird Count is more user...

2009-07-03 Myrtle Beach Online

Pawleys inventor sells better way to bag

By Mike Cherney - The daughter of the man who helped invent the plastic bag commonly used in grocery stores is now marketing a product she hopes will replace her father's...

2009-07-03 Public News Service

Feds Vow to Seize CA Parks if Closed by State

The National Park Service is threatening to block funding and take over several of California's most prominent state parks if state legislators close them to help balance the...

2009-07-03 News Channel 13

Yolanda Adams to Appear at CBCF Annual Prayer Breakfast

Pine Forge Academy Choir Joins Grammy Winner Adams for Morning of Praise WASHINGTON, July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) announced today that Grammy Award winning gospel singer Yolanda Adams and The Pine Forge Academy Choir of Pine Forge, Pennsylvania...

2009-07-03 KPSP Local 2

Judge halts Chevron's Richmond refinery expansion

Associated Press - July 2, 2009 RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) - A judge has ordered Chevron Corp. to halt expansion of its Richmond oil refinery pending further environmental...

2009-07-03 The Huffington Post

Chicago River: From open sewer to crown jewel?

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Daniel Burnhams iconic Plan of Chicago. The Plan re-imagined the American industrial city, identifying and prioritizing open space, cultivation of natural areas, and public access to water resources as keystones for the Citys health and quality of...

2009-07-03 The Wichita Eagle

Still a long way from a coal plant

Gov. Mark Parkinson already got what he wanted out of his deal to allow a new coal-fired power plant near Holcomb. Things are less certain for those on the other side of the handshake Hays- based Sunflower Electric Power...

2009-07-03 Herald Online

S.C. woman hopes to replace father's invention: the plastic grocery bag

PAWLEYS ISLAND -- The daughter of the man who helped invent the plastic bag that is commonly used in grocery stores is now marketing a product she hopes will replace her father's...

2009-07-03 Santa Monica Mirror Online

EarthTalk

Dear EarthTalk: Do insulating paints actually insulate and save energy? If they do, are they environmentally friendly to use? Paint additives that claim insulating qualities have been marketed since the late 1990s, but energy research organizations have not confirmed their insulating...

2009-07-02 DMN Newswire

Yolanda Adams to Appear at CBCF Annual Prayer Breakfast Pine Forge Academy Choir Joins Grammy Winner Adams for Morning of Praise

Pine Forge Academy Choir Joins Grammy Winner Adams for Morning of...

2009-07-02 KTVU.com

Chevron Refinery Expansion Halted; 1,000 Jobs To Be Lost

RICHMOND, Calif. -- The Chevron refinery in Richmond released 100 workers Thursday following a Contra Costa County Superior Court judge's ruling Wednesday ordering the refinery to stop construction of its Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project, Chevron spokesman Brent Tippen...

2009-07-02 TheKansan.com (AP)

EPA says start over on proposal

TOPEKA A federal official has told Kansas to start over its review process for a proposed coal-fired electric plant in southwest Kansas that Gov. Mark Parkinson had...

2009-07-02 San Francisco Chronicle

Judge: Chevron must halt Richmond expansion

(07-02) 17:50 PDT Martinez -- A judge has ordered Chevron Corp. to stop work on its controversial oil refinery expansion in Richmond, handing environmentalists their biggest victory to date in a long fight over the...

2009-07-02 The Seattle Times

The gift of wilderness for the people of Washington

On the 25th anniversary of the Washington State Wilderness Act, these guest columnists reflect on Washington's long tradition of bipartisan support for protecting national forest...

2009-07-02 NASDAQ.com

UPDATE: Judge Halts Construction At Chevron Calif Refinery

(Updates with Chevron comment and additional details.) By Cassandra Sweet and Susan Daker Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- A California Superior Court judge ordered Chevron...

2009-07-02 Kearneyhub.com (AP)

ACROSS THE REGION

Rowe Sanctuary launches Nature Nights this week GIBBON The National Audubon Societys Rowe Sanctuary southwest of Gibbon will have Nature Nights on the first Sunday of each month starting this...

2009-07-02 The Washington Times

Muslim gathering to reach out to others

The country's largest Muslim group will mount an unprecedented outreach to Christians and Jews this weekend at its annual conference, featuring an appearance by the...

2009-07-02 Nashville Business Journal

Former Ohio Audubon chief to lead MORPC green center

The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission named a new director for its Center for Energy and the Environment . Jerry Tinianow was chosen to head the center, a cross-disciplinary agency that seeks to address the regions energy and environmental challenges and to adopt environmentally friendly...

2009-07-02 Business Week

The Energy Bill: What Will It Cost?

Estimates, some biased, vary wildly. But without critical details about alternative energies, offsets, and new technology, it's hard to...

2009-07-02 YubaNet.com

Community and Public Health Advocates Halt Chevron Refinery Expansion at Richmond, CA

Environmental Impact Report approved by the City of Richmond ruled...

2009-07-02 Alaska Journal

Editorial: Let the Kensington mine gold rush begin

The U.S. Supreme Court's 6-3 decision upholding the Army Corps of Engineers' interpretation of the Clean Water Act will allow the Kensington Gold Mine, at long last, to resume...

2009-07-02 Alaska Journal

Burns' new documentary notes Alaska national parks

Award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns, with his new documentary on America's national parks, has touched the hearts of Alaska's conservationists and the tourism industry, both with their own personal passions for seeing these parks thrive for generations to...

2009-07-02 Times Union - Albany NY News

Mining music

Kathy Mattea digs deep on...

2009-07-02 Forbes

UPDATE 2-Judge tells Chevron to stop Calif. refinery work

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, July 2 (Reuters) - A California state judge ordered ( - - ) Corp to halt a $1 billion project aimed at expanding the types of crude oils its San Francisco Bay-area refinery in Richmond, California, can process, according to court documents released on...

2009-07-02 CBS 5

Richmond Refinery Expansion Halted; Workers Axed

RICHMOND (BCN) Click to enlarge1 of 1 Chevron refinery in Richmond. AP Close numSlides of totalImages The Chevron refinery in Richmond released 100 workers Thursday following a Contra Costa County Superior Court judge's ruling Wednesday ordering the refinery to stop construction of its Energy and...

2009-07-02 Minnesota Annual Conference

Northern Bytes, June 25, 2009

CONTENTS: Witness against state health-care cuts, June 30 Boundaries/Safe Sanctuaries training, Sept. 19 Postmark donations toward Nothing But Nets by June 30 New River Valley District office address UM Day at the Dome (Twins Game), July 29 Affordable and memorable Boundary Waters adventures Worship & Music..

2009-07-02 Pat Dollard

A Garden Of Piggish Delights: 50 Things Wrong With The Waxman-Markey Cap And Trade Bill

Be prepared for a long, eye-opening read folks. Stay informed. The National Review Online: The stimulus bill was the legislative equivalent of the famous cantina scene from Star Wars, an eye-popping collection of the freakish and exotic, gathered for dubious...

2009-07-02 The Garden City Telegram

AP: EPA to Sunflower: Start over

in News TOPEKA (AP) A federal official has told Kansas to start over its review process for a proposed coal-fired electric plant in southwest Kansas that...

2009-07-02 Reuters Special Coverage News

Judge tells Chevron to stop California refinery work

- A California state judge ordered Chevron Corp (CVX.N) to halt a $1 billion project aimed at expanding the types of crude oils its San Francisco Bay-area refinery in Richmond, California, can process, according to court documents released on...

2009-07-02 KVIA ABC-7

Yolanda Adams to Appear at CBCF Annual Prayer Breakfast - -

2009-07-02 Helium

Overview of Defenders of Wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife is a nonprofit organization that is based out of Washington, D.C. This organization does all kinds of work in support of our furry, scaly, slimy and feathered...

2009-07-02 Monterey County Weekly

Peace Resource Center leader combines wisdom, compassion and modesty.

Perched on a chair in Seasides Peace Resource Center, Sylvia Shih sweetly explains why she doesnt like the word hero. It is really overused, she says in a clipped Mandarin...

2009-07-02 Isla Earth

Global Air Pollution

When it comes to air pollution, every little particulate has a green card. It can just board the next wind current and take a ride to greener...

2009-07-02 DiGiTAL50.com

RenaissanceRe and Partners Sponsor "Safe Homes for All" Risk Mitigation Leadership Forum

- RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: RNR) today announced the successful completion of the "Safe Homes for All" Risk Mitigation Leadership Forum, held in Washington,...

2009-07-02 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg

Recent Actions Seek to Reduce Air Pollution from Cargo Ships

The Environmental Protection Agency announced July 1 the next step in its ongoing effort to reduce harmful emissions from ocean-going vessels. Separately, a federal court has upheld new rules by the state of California requiring such vessels to use cleaner fuels within a certain distance of the...

2009-07-02 kron 4

Judge Orders Chevron to Stop Work on Richmond Refinery

RICHMOND (BCN) -- A Contra Costa County Superior Court judge on Wednesday ordered Chevron to stop construction at its Richmond refinery, Greg Karras, a senior scientist with the environmental justice group Communities for a Better Environment, said...

2009-07-02 OregonLive.com

Work begins to remove dam in Washington's Wind River Watershed

Preparations began this week to remove Hemlock Dam on Trout Creek in Washington's Wind River Watershed, a project that conservationists say will help restore native fish runs and educate the public about rivers and the wildlife they...

2009-07-02 WBBM News Radio 780

Judge won't halt BP refinery expansion

MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (STNG) -- A federal judge says he won't halt BP Whiting's expansion or hear a national environmental group's appeal of the refinery's air...

2009-07-02 National Review Online

A Garden of Piggish Delights

The stimulus bill was the legislative equivalent of the famous cantina scene from Star Wars, an eye-popping collection of the freakish and exotic, gathered for dubious...

2009-07-02 The Sacramento Bee

Truckee, American rivers are weekend no-booze zones

A temporary alcohol ban will be in effect during the Fourth of July weekend on the American and Truckee rivers to cut down on boisterous, boozy...

2009-07-02 Pressdemocrat.com

Booze ban leaves American and Truckee rivers dry

SACRAMENTO People anticipating an alcohol-filled Fourth of July weekend on the Truckee and American rivers should make other plans. Officials have banned alcohol Friday through Sunday to discourage driving under the influence, drunkenness and fighting and partying on the...

2009-07-02 The Daily Green

Arctic Sea Ice at Lowest Point in 800 Years

With the summer melt trending toward another record-low, a new study shows how global warming has produced unprecedented conditions in the...

2009-07-02 Chicago Breaking News

Judge won't halt expansion of Whiting refinery

The Post-Tribune reports: A federal judge says he won't halt the expansion of BP's Whiting refinery or hear an environmental group's appeal of the company's air...

2009-07-02 Bloomberg

Exxon, Valero Face New Curbs on Cancer-Causing Gases (Update1)

By Jim Efstathiou Jr. July 2 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama is considering new curbs on U.S. oil refineries whose gas emissions pose a cancer risk to hundreds of thousands of people living near the plants, setting up a potential conflict with companies over the cost of new...

2009-07-02 Mongabay.com

A Tasmanian tragedy? : How the forestry industry has torn an island apart

Industry is 'third world banana republic stuff' alleges local ecological forester This is by no means a new battle: in fact, Tasmanian industrial foresters and environmentalists have been fighting over the issue of clearcutting the islands forests for...

2009-07-02 The Daily Green

BYOB

You've just finished your food shopping and are feeling pretty good about all the healthy, organic, sustainable, compassionately raised items in your cart as you stand at the check out...

2009-07-02 Grist

Poverty Near The High Hazard Coal Ash Sites 0

This is the weekly post from Bruce Nilles, director of Sierra Clubs Beyond Coal Campaign. The publics right-to-know scored a victory this week when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finally released the list of the 44 coal ash sites deemed high...

2009-07-02 Look to the Stars

Sheryl Crow To Perform At MLB Charity Concert

Major League Baseball will host Missouri native and nine-time Grammy Award winner Sheryl Crow for the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Charity Concert presented by Pepsi on Saturday, July 11 under the iconic Gateway Arch at the Jefferson National Expansion...

2009-07-02 Travel Agent Central

Clean Up: California-Bound Cruise Ships Must Burn Cleaner Fuel

California is now requiring that ocean-going vessels, including passenger cruise ships, switch to cleaner-burning fuels, even as the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA) challenges the...

2009-07-02 York Daily Record (AP)

Latschar, Gettysburg supt., receives award

Gettysburg National Military Park Superintendent John Latschar has been recognized by another national organization for his work to preserve the Civil War...

2009-07-02 Western AG Reporter

High court losses

High court losses stun environmentalists Environmentalists suffered a stunning 0-for-5 outcome in the U.S. Supreme Court this term, their "worst term ever," according to advocates and...

2009-07-02 Indy Star (AP)

Judge won't block BP plans

A HAMMOND ' A federal judge has rejected a move by environmentalists to stop the $3.8 billion expansion of BP's Whiting oil refinery on Lake...

2009-07-02 Contra Costa Times

Judge orders Chevron to stop work on Richmond refinery retrofit project

Updated: 07/02/2009 10:43:05 PM PDT A Contra Costa Superior Court judge ordered Chevron to stop construction on equipment to process a wider range of crude at its Richmond refinery until the project's environmental report is...

2009-07-02 Forbes

Plan for Revolutionary War museum moves to Philly

PHILADELPHIA -- A group that for years has been trying to build a Revolutionary War museum within the boundaries of Valley Forge National Historical Park is moving the multimillion-dollar project to downtown...

2009-07-02 Green Peace

Just Dump It In The Lake

(Cross-posted at buzztail) Apparently the Supreme Court feels that it's just fine and dandy to dump toxic mine wastes into pristine mountain lakes. Here's from an Earthjustice email that was in my inbox this evening: On June 22, the Supreme Court ruled that the Clean Water Act allows a mining...

2009-07-02 Delaware Online (AP)

Revolutionary War museum site shifting to Phila.

PHILADELPHIA -- A group that for years has been trying to build a Revolutionary War museum within Valley Forge National Historical Park is moving the multimillion-dollar project to downtown...

2009-07-02 Post-Tribune

Judge won't halt BP expansion

MERRILLVILLE -- A federal judge says he won't halt BP Whiting's expansion or hear a national environmental group's appeal of the refinery's air...

2009-07-02 Public News Service

Building a Bridge for Everglades Survival

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Everglades has been called the River of Grass, but conservation groups say it may be in danger of drying up without immediate bridging along the Tamiami Trail between Miami and...

2009-07-02 Channel 7 abc

Chevron halts construction, releases workers

RICHMOND, CA -- The Chevron refinery in Richmond released 100 workers today following a Contra Costa County Superior Court judge's ruling Wednesday ordering the refinery to stop construction of its Energy and Hydrogen Renewal Project, Chevron spokesman Brent Tippen...

2009-07-02 The Philadelphia Inquirer

American Revolution Center headed for Center City

After spending millions of dollars and years of effort, executives with the American Revolution Center have abandoned their controversial plan to build the museum inside the boundaries of Valley Forge National Park and will move the project to Center...

2009-07-02 The Huffington Post

California Dreamin': EPA Grants Landmark Waiver on Greenhouse Gases

The Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it will give California the long-awaited green light to enforce its landmark standards to cut global warming pollution from new motor...

2009-07-02 ConnPost.com

Building birdhouses cheap way to help native birds

For these tenants, a wood shack is as good as a palace. A bird's demands are simple: walls, a floor, a roof over its head and a round door just large enough to squeeze...

2009-07-02 The Evening Sun (AP)

Latschar receives preservation award

Gettysburg National Military Park Superintendent John Latschar has been recognized by another national organization for his work to preserve the Civil War...

2009-07-02 Bloomberg

Exxon, Valero Face New Curbs on Carcinogenic Gases Under Obama

2009-07-02 The Daily Californian

Panelists Weigh in On Supreme Court Nominee

Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama's nominee for U.S. Supreme Court justice, could balance a court that has historically ruled against environmental organizations, UC Berkeley law professors said in a panel...

2009-07-02 The News & Observer

Kayaks beyond breakers

Anglers catching bluewater...

2009-07-02 Pahrump Valley Times

State's bobcat season shortened

RENO -- Nevada wildlife commissioners voted Saturday to shorten the state's bobcat trapping season amid concerns by wildlife advocates that the fur's popularity may be causing overtrapping of the...

2009-07-02 MaconNews.com

Earth Talk: Questions & Answers About Our Environment

Dear EarthTalk: As I understand it, clean coal really isnt yet the Bush Administration argued strongly for it. What is Obamas take on it? John Zippert, Eutaw, AL Barack Obama and George...

2009-07-02 Washington Examiner

EPA official tells Kansas to treat Sunflower's latest plan for coal plant as new project

TOPEKA, KAN. A federal official has told Kansas to start over its review process for a proposed coal-fired electric plant in southwest Kansas that...

2009-07-02 Congoo

Anti logging protest outside Kristina Keneally�??s office Botany

Logging River Red Gums unsusainble: Wilderness Society The Wilderness Society protested at the office of Planning Minister Kristina Keneally in Rosebery last week, calling for logging to stop in the River Red Gum forests of south western NSW, where the Government is still allowing logging for...

2009-07-02 Change.org Blog

Senate Climate and Energy Hearings Begin Next Week

The first of four Senate hearings on energy and climate legislation will take place right after the nation [[less the New York State Senate, notes this disgusted New Yorker]] gets back from its Independence Day...

2009-07-02 Peak Oil

Exxon, Valero Face New Curbs on Cancer-Causing Gases

(Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama is considering new curbs on U.S. oil refineries whose gas emissions pose a cancer risk to hundreds of thousands of people living near the plants, setting up a potential conflict with companies over the cost of new...

2009-07-02 Salon.com

Plan for Revolutionary War museum moves to Philly - Salon.com

Jul 1st, 2009 | PHILADELPHIA -- A group that for years has been trying to build a Revolutionary War museum within the boundaries of Valley Forge National Historical Park is moving the multimillion-dollar project to downtown...

2009-07-02 Kcra3.com

Booze Banned On American, Truckee Rivers

Rules In Place For Fourth Of July...

2009-07-02 The Washington Post

A President Breaks Hearts in Appalachia

Friday, July 3, 2009 Mountaintop removal coal mining is the worst environmental tragedy in American history. When will the Obama administration finally stop this Appalachian apocalypse? If ever an issue deserved President Obama's promise of change, this is...