ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS:
DODD
FAVORS CORPORATE TAX FOR EMISSIONS
(AP) - Sen. Chris
Dodd, splitting with his Democratic presidential rivals over the
best way to cut pollution and curb global warming, wants to tax
corporations for their carbon dioxide emissions. Read
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HOMEOWNERS
ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. PICK UP THE PIECES AFTER FLOOD
DAMAGE
(AP) - As the floodwaters in the eastern
United States receded homeowners picked through ruined belongings
and priceless keepsakes trying to determine what they'd lost. Read
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AL
GORE GETS APPROVAL TO INSTALL SOLAR PANELS AT HIS TENNESSEE
HOME
(AP) - Former Vice President Al Gore's upscale
neighborhood granted the environmental activist approval Tuesday to
install 33 solar panels on the roof of his mansion. Read
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GREENPEACE
ACTIVISTS PROTEST ADB'S SUPPORT FOR COAL POWER
PLANTS
(AP) - Greenpeace activists built a replica
of a polluting coal plant in front of the Asian Development Bank on
Wednesday to protest its funding for coal-burning power plants that
they said contribute to climate change and exacerbate poverty in
Asia. Read
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TOYOTA
EXEC: ENGINEERS WORKING ON EFFICIENT LARGE CARS
(AP)
- Automotive engineers will be under great pressure in the near
future to come up with ways to make large cars more fuel efficient
for the North American market, according to a top Toyota official.
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VEGAS
WATER-PUMPING PLAN APPROVED
(AP) - A request to pump
billions of gallons of groundwater to booming Las Vegas from a
valley near the Nevada-Utah line was cut to less than half the
amount in a plan approved Monday by the state's engineer. Read
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