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"U.S. National Parks Vulnerable as Planet Heats Up"

"'Climate disruption is the greatest threat ever to America's national parks,' warns Stephen Saunders, president of the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization and principal author of a new report released Thursday that identifies the 25 U.S. national parks, lakeshores, seashores and monuments most at risk of global warming."

Source: ENS, 10/05/2009

"Obama Aide Concedes Climate Law Must Wait"

"President Obama’s top climate and energy official said Friday that there was virtually no chance Congress would have a climate and energy bill ready for him to sign before negotiations on a global climate treaty begin in December in Copenhagen."

Source: NYTimes, 10/05/2009

"Spills, Looming Regulations Spur Natural Gas Industry Toward Disclosure"

"The natural gas industry is moving to disclose information about chemicals used in controversial extraction technologies in the wake of spills at drilling sites in Pennsylvania and as New York is proposing new regulations."

Source: NYTimes, 10/02/2009

General Electric Disavows Chamber of Commerce on Climate

General Electric is the latest company to complain about the policies of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in opposition to climate change legislation. “The Chamber does not speak for us on climate legislation, but we are still a member,” said GE spokesman Peter O'Toole.

Source: Mother Nature Network, 10/02/2009

"PV Module Production Doubles in 2008"

"Solar photovoltaic module production world-wide almost doubled in 2008, according to the European Commission's Joint Research Centre's eighth Annual Photovoltaics Status Report."

Source: Renewable Energy World, 10/01/2009

"Boxer, Kerry Launch Campaign to Pass Senate Cap-And-Trade Bill"

"Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), John Kerry (D-Mass.) and nine Senate supporters kicked off the autumn global warming debate today with a campaign-style rally releasing their comprehensive climate bill."

Source: Greenwire, 10/01/2009

"New Brunswick Power to Close Coal-Fired Plant and Strip Mine"

"New Brunswick Power announced today that the company will close its coal-fired Grand Lake generating station when its operating license expires in June 2010."

Source: ENS, 09/30/2009

"Met Office Warns of Catastrophic Global Warming in Our Lifetimes"

"Unchecked global warming could bring a severe temperature rise of 4ºC (7ºF) within many people's lifetimes, according to a new report for the British government that significantly raises the stakes over climate change."

Source: Guardian, 09/29/2009

"Exelon to Quit Chamber Over Climate Bill"

"Exelon, one of the country’s largest utilities, said Monday that it would quit the United States Chamber of Commerce because of that group’s stance on climate change."

Source: NYTimes, 09/29/2009

Harkin Backs Off on Biofuels Amendment

"Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) yesterday backed off efforts to block EPA from weighing contested ethanol emissions after Administrator Lisa Jackson pledged that biofuels rules will reflect uncertainty around international indirect land-use change emissions."

Source: NYTimes, 09/25/2009

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