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Rated Jun 21 • 0 reviews • cars, energy efficiency • ecogeek.org

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Rated Jun 19 • 1 review • environment, global warming, forestry • sundancechannel.com

Hybrid American Chestnut Trees Are Carbon Storage Champions
June 11th, 2009

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, June 11, 2009 (ENS) - A new hybrid of the American chestnut tree could not only revive the nearly extinct species, but also help limit the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere, according to new research from Purdue University.

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Bonn Wrap-Up: Global Climate Treaty This Year Looks...

Rated Jun 19 • 1 review • politics, global warming • solveclimate.com

Bonn Wrap-Up: Global Climate Treaty This Year Looks Increasingly "Impossible"
by Stacy Feldman
Jun 12th, 2009

From the page: "The next round of talks will take place in Bonn from August 10-14, followed by a series of meetings in Bangkok from September 28-October 9 and one in Barcelona from November 2-6. Then comes Copenhagen from December 7-18, where the world's governments are supposed to agree on a post-Kyoto climate deal, the most important treaty ever negotiated.

At this point, though, it seems the best we can hope for is that the world is able to agree in principle to an agreement in Copenhagen, and allow the detailed negotiations to continue into 2010."

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White House will intensify energy push - Lisa Lerer -...

Rated Jun 19 • 1 review • politics, global warming • politico.com

White House will intensify energy push
By LISA LERER | 6/17/09

From the page: "The Obama administration will make an intense push to pass climate and energy legislation next week, according to key lawmakers, aides and lobbyists.

The "energy week" comes as the House faces new obstacles to passing a controversial cap-and-trade bill, causing environmentalists to grumble that the White House has not put enough political capital into passing comprehensive energy and climate legislation this year."

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unEARTHED | the Earthjustice forum on environmental issues

Rated Jun 18 • 1 review • environment • earthjustice.org

From the page: "unEARTHED is a forum for the voices and stories of the people behind our work (at Earthjustice). Here you will find stories from our staff, clients, and expert guest authors"

It's an informative EarthJustice blog.

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Caribou, Reindeer Numbers Show Dramatic Decline

Rated Jun 18 • 1 review • environment, global warming, endangered species • sciencedaily.com

From the page: "Caribou and reindeer numbers worldwide have plunged almost 60% in the last three decades."

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San Jose Inches Closer to Reaching Goal of 100 Percent...

Rated Jun 17 • 1 review • alternative energy, recycling • redgreenandblue.org

San Jose Inches Closer to Reaching Goal of 100 Percent Energy Independence
Written by Ruedigar Matthes
Published on June 17th, 2009

From the page: "The Zanker Road Biogas facility would be the first facility in the U.S. with the technology to turn organic waste into bio-gas, keeping San Jose at the forefront of clean technology innovations. The technology that would find its home at the San Jose facility would use a process known as dry anaerobic fermentation to generate renewable bio-gas and high-quality compost. This technology has already been made popular in Europe.

All of the existing anaerobic digestion systems in common use in the United States currently process wet waste. By contrast, the technology for the proposed Zanker Road Biogas would use the dry fermentation technology specifically designed to process the relatively dry organic waste found in the municipal solid waste stream which is difficult to recycle without extensive pre-processing and currently ends up in a landfill."

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Op-Ed Columnist - The Virtual Mosque - NYTimes.com

Rated Jun 17 • 1 review • politics, middle east, iran • nytimes.com

The Virtual Mosque
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Published: June 16, 2009

From the page: "What is fascinating to me is the degree to which in Iran today -- and in Lebanon -- the more secular forces of moderation have used technologies like Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, blogging and text-messaging as their virtual mosque, as the place they can now gather, mobilize, plan, inform and energize their supporters, outside the grip of the state."

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