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"Clinton Facing Heat on Oil Sands Pipeline"

"Battle lines have been hardening over the proposed Keystone XL pipeline over the last couple of weeks. The pipeline, which will stretch from Alberta in Canada to refineries on the Gulf Coast, would nearly double the United States' capacity to import oil made from Canadian oil sands. Canadian oil sands are a plentiful and secure source of oil, but the extraction process is high in carbon dioxide emissions and takes a toll on pristine Canadian forest ecosystems."

Source: Green (NYT), 11/02/2010

"Fracking Pumps Up Pressure in Upstate N.Y. Congressional Race"

"A tightening congressional race in upstate New York could become the first public referendum on shale-gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing."

Source: Greenwire, 11/01/2010

Coal Heat Puts Navajos at Risk, but Many Families See Few Options

Many Navajo families face a choice between burning coal, which can threaten the safety of their homes and their respiratory health -- or burning propane, which they may not be able to afford.

Source: Farmington Daily Times, 11/01/2010

"Oklahoma Fails Small Town In Fly Ash Regulation"

People in Bokoshe, Oklahoma, say they are sick because the state and EPA have failed to regulated fly ash from a nearby coal-burning power plant.

Source: News on 6 Tulsa, 10/29/2010

"Koch Leaves Federal Cancer Panel as Groups Urge Ethics Probe"

"Energy magnate David Koch ceded his spot on a National Cancer Institute (NCI) advisory board last month, but green advocates are taking aim at the conservative mega-donor nonetheless by calling for a review of federal ethics policies that allowed him to sit on the panel despite a potential conflict of interest."

Source: Greenwire, 10/28/2010

Caring About Environment Is 'Default' in 3 Tight House Races in Wash.

Despite the dominance of jobs and government spending as issues in Washington state congressional races, anti-environmental positions seem to be a non-starter in a state where so many people love the outdoors.

Source: Greenwire, 10/28/2010

"Greens Go All Out for Perriello"

"President Barack Obama will make a visit to Charlottesville, Va. on Friday to rally for Tom Perriello, the vulnerable freshman Democrat who has championed a number of White House causes in the past two years."

Source: Mother Jones, 10/27/2010

"Pennsylvania Governor Bans Fracking in State Forests"

"Gov. Edward G. Rendell of Pennsylvania signed an executive order on Tuesday effectively banning further natural gas development on state forest lands."

Source: NYTimes, 10/27/2010

"Rig Inspectors Had Vast Gaps in Knowledge, Oil Spill Panel Finds"

"Members of President Barack Obama's Oil Spill Commission said this week that they were shocked to learn during their months of investigation that federal drilling rig inspectors generally know little or nothing about the process of safely lining and sealing an offshore oil well."

Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 10/27/2010

"EU, U.S. Grapple With Crunch In Rare Earth Supplies"

"The European Union and the United States said on Tuesday they were pressing for solutions to concerns China may be exploiting its stranglehold on rare earth metals, crucial in the making of everything from portable phones to wind turbines."

Source: Reuters, 10/27/2010

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