New Trails Are in 13 States
Twenty-two new National Recreational Trails, covering more than 525 miles, provide a good opportunity to cover outdoor recreation topics.
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Family, Finances Prompted Withdrawal
"President Obama's nominee to lead the Forest Service and farmland conservation programs says he withdrew his name from consideration for family and financial reasons."
Source: Greenwire, 06/10/2009
"Google Closing in on Cheap Renewable Energy"
"Google Inc is closing in on its goal of producing renewable energy at a price cheaper than coal, the company's so-called green energy czar, the engineer in charge of the project, said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 06/10/2009
"Imported Minerals, Metals Fuel U.S. Shift To Homegrown Power"
"A U.S. clean-energy boom could force the nation to shed its addiction to foreign oil, only to develop a dependence on imported minerals and metals."
Source: Green Last Requests, Part 1, 06/10/2009
"Airlines Call For CO2 Targets, Climate Fund"
"Some of the world's largest airlines called on Tuesday for the industry to set global emissions targets as part of efforts to include aviation in a broader climate agreement at the end of the year."
Source: Reuters, 06/10/2009
"Corps Orders Thousands of Trees Chopped Down"
"The Army Corps of Engineers is on a mission to chop down every tree in the country that grows within 15 feet of a levee — including oaks and sycamores in Louisiana, willows in Oklahoma and cottonwoods in California."
Source: AP, 06/10/2009
User-Friendly Climate Change Prediction Tool Available
ClimateWizard, by researchers from the Univ. of Washington, the Univ. of Southern Mississippi, and the Nature Conservancy, may be a useful takeoff point for covering estimated temperature and precipitation changes in your area.
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House Passes Cash-for-Clunkers Bill
The House passed a bill that would give some $4 billion in vouchers to owners of gas-guzzlers who trade them in for more efficient cars. It would boost car sales.
Source: Wash Post, 06/10/2009
"Scientists: Global Warming Has Already Changed Oceans"
Witnesses at a Senate Hearing testified about many ways in which the world's oceans are already being affected by global warming.
Source: McClatchy, 06/10/2009
"Canada Plans Massive Expansion of Northern Park"
"Canada plans to expand one of its most prized parks to more than six times its current size in a move to help protect the habitats of grizzly bears, caribou and other species...."
Source: Reuters, 06/10/2009
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