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EPA: U.S. greenhouse gases drop 1.6% from 2010 to 2011
WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency says greenhouse gas emissions in the United States showed a 1.6% decline from 2010 to 2011. The decrease continued an overall decline in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, down 6.9% since 2005. The EPA...
Tags: Barack Obama, Environmental Politics, Energy Resources, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues
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Brown wants China aboard California's high-speed rail project
SHANGHAI — Gov. Jerry Brown's trade mission to China this week is intersecting with one of the most controversial issues of his governorship: California's $68-billion bullet train. The governor has staked part of his legacy on the rail network,...
Tags: China, U.S. Congress, Beijing (China), Amtrak, Finance
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Trade, environment to dominate Jerry Brown's first day in China
BEIJING -- Gov. Jerry Brown finally arrived in China Tuesday night, telling dozens of Californians that his search for Chinese investment in California would not be deterred by tensions between Beijing and Washington. "I know there are a lot of politics...
Tags: China, Politics, Beijing (China), Environmental Issues, Jerry Brown
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Cap-and-trade programs in California and Quebec to merge
SACRAMENTO — California's air quality officials soon may be adding a new phrase to their bureaucratic vocabulary: "le rechauffement climatique." That's French for global warming. The California Air Resources Board on Friday linked its program...
Tags: Conservation, Global Change, Ecosystems, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution
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Letters: Worry vs. action on global warming
Re "Most in U.S. worried about sea level rise," March 30 Building sea walls and other measures to protect coastal developments address the symptoms of climate change, not the cause. We need to support legislation to counteract global warming, such as...Tags: Bodies of Water, Conservation, Global Change, Oceans, Dana Rohrabacher
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Groups seek probe into low-grade crude shipments to L.A. refineries
A coalition of environmental groups says it has discovered that large-scale shipments of low-quality heavy crude oil from Canada's tar sands are being delivered by rail for processing by Southern California refineries. The groups on Tuesday called for...Tags: Energy Resources, Crime, Law and Justice, Keystone XL Pipeline, Petroleum Industry, Valero Energy Corp.
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Affordable housing is again a red flag in 'green' Marin County
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — After George Lucas abandoned plans to build a movie studio along a woodsy road in Marin County, he complained about the permitting process in a place so environmentally friendly that hybrid-car ownership is four times the...
Tags: Movies, Entertainment, George Lucas, Demographics, Real Estate
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U.S. to require cleaner gasoline
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is expected to propose new rules Friday that would slash the amount of sulfur in gasoline, one of the most significant steps the administration can take this term toward cutting air pollution, said people with...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Gasoline Industry, Petroleum Industry, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, American Petroleum
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The Sunday Conversation: Shepard Smith
Shepard Smith, longtime host of the nightly "Fox Report," is Fox News Channel's No. 1 anchor. That's thanks in part to his mix of folksy accessibility and anchor-worthy gravitas, which have earned him a perch at Politico.com, where his news clips are...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Jon Stewart, Christianity, Statue of Liberty, The Huffington Post
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Aah-choo! Is it allergy season already?
Gesundheit! If it seems to you allergy sufferers that you're reaching for Kleenex and hay fever pills earlier and earlier each spring to ward off sneezing fits, you may be right. A panel of climate scientists and plant physiologists said Tuesday...
Tags: Science and Technology, Allergies, Environmental Issues
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Honda and SolarCity offer a home discount for going green
Buy a new Honda Fit EV or Accord Plug-In Hybrid and get a big discount on a solar power installation at your home. Or don’t buy a new one; just prove you own a Honda generator or show up at a dealership with the paperwork for your rusting, 1970s-...
Tags: SunPower Corp., Hybrid Vehicles, Automotive Equipment, Renewable Energy, Petroleum Industry
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U.S. could cut vehicles' fossil fuel use, emissions by 80% by 2050
A new National Research Council report says the U.S. may be able to reduce fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050 in light-duty cars and trucks. The highly ambitious goal could be reached, the report says, through a...
Tags: Chrysler, Hybrid Vehicles, Environmental Politics, Automotive Equipment, Renewable Energy
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