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<title>Diesel controls could hurt truckers</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186981387</link>
<pubDate>8 Sep 2008 01:25 GMT</pubDate>
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...  in good condition and have these trucks smog tested every year, as required by law,  ...  ensure that they are in compliance with California air regulations. We have also invested in  ...  do my part to clean up the environment, but I&apos;m very concerned that this new  ...
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<title>Hawaii and electric cars: Is the exotic state of sun and sand about to turn into a launching pad for car makers keen to take the green revolution into the US? &quot;Globes&quot; investigates.</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186970234</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 23:54 GMT</pubDate>
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...  advanced negotiations with the state government of Hawaii on the adoption of its electric car  ...  selection of Hawaii as fertile ground for environmentally-friendly transport ideas was no coincidence. The secluded  ...  gallon, almost a dollar more than in California, considered the continent&apos;s record holder for prices.  ...
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<title>Tight economy calls for borrowing, not buying, books</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186969250</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 23:36 GMT</pubDate>
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...  although not as dramatically. Library visits in California grew by 3.6 percent from 2006 to  ...  only to buy books, but also to recycle those she no longer has room for.  ...  for books, as well as support the environment, and keep her house less cluttered. And  ...
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<title>Tidal power moves forward in eastern Maine</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186968846</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 23:32 GMT</pubDate>
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...  longest survivability in a hostile and corrosive environment,&quot; said Roger Bedard, who led the study  ...  wean itself from foreign oil and curb global warming, alternative energy sources such as wind, solar  ...  a few areas along Washington&apos;s Puget Sound. Alaska, he said, has 95 percent of U.S.  ...
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<title>REPORT ON TRIP TO MINNESOTA</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186967905</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 23:29 GMT</pubDate>
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...  of the road. One green bus, an ecological teaching program was on its way to  ...  the entire time of the RNC convention. Environmental sustainability is now a &quot;radical&quot; message one  ...  stations and also was interviewed by a California Pacifica radio program. As I headed back  ...
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<title>Turn White House Green? Consider the Palin Factor</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186967205</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 23:27 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Obama? Both have made energy security and environmental stewardship part of their presidential campaigns. Both  ...  most US environmental groups. McCain&apos;s stance on global warming led Republicans to hope they could sway  ...  off the US coastlines and chose controversial Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate.  ...
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<title>Palin pull beyond GOP base is unclear</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186965090</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 22:57 GMT</pubDate>
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...  town. She was runner-up in the Miss Alaska competition. She helped her husband when he  ...  she doesn&apos;t believe humans are responsible for global warming, despite the scientific evidence. During the Republican  ...  with health care, they&apos;re concerned with the environment. &amp; The campaign is going to focus  ...
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<title>Federal government will review ice seals&apos; plight</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186959771</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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...  said Thursday it found merit in an environmental group&apos;s petition to list ringed, bearded and  ...  prey of polar bears. A spokesman for Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who has sued to  ...  in summer sea ice. &quot;The science of global warming and the threats that it poses to  ...
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<title>Bone-cement inventor widens his scope to benefit all</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186959770</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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...  has gained traction with both investors and environmentalists. Already, venture capitalist Vinod Khosla is backing  ...  interested.&quot; It could be good for business. California has mandated emissions reductions. And Congress is  ...  Field, director of the department of global ecology at the Carnegie Institution for Science at  ...
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<title>GREENGUARD Children &amp; Schools Certification Program Improves Quality of Life, Environmental Soundnes</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186958090</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 21:54 GMT</pubDate>
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...  use to furnish and maintain our indoor environments can release hundreds of pollutants such as formaldehyde, volatile organic compounds (VOCs),  ...  Agency (US EPA) and the state of California Air Resources Board (CARB). Products also undergo  ...
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<title>How Plants Fine-tune Their Natural Chemical Defenses</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186948800</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 20:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  adjust their product line to a changing environment without shutting down intracellular chemical factories completely.  ...  aromatic and exceedingly specific for a particular ecological niche, these chemicals attract pollinators, summon natural  ...  Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to  ...
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<title>Fight vog by washing and shielding plants</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186946867</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 19:38 GMT</pubDate>
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... VOLCANO, Hawaii (AP) _ Farmers can minimize crop damage  ...  University of Hawaii&apos;s Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Services. The scientists also recommend spraying  ...  publication looks at the effects of volcanic smog, or vog, on agriculture since December, when  ...
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<title>Tidal power projects move forward in eastern Maine and around the world</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186946639</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 19:37 GMT</pubDate>
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...  longest survivability in a hostile and corrosive environment,&quot; said Roger Bedard, who led the study  ...  wean itself from foreign oil and curb global warming, alternative energy sources such as wind, solar  ...  a few areas along Washington&apos;s Puget Sound. Alaska, he said, has 95 per cent of  ...
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<title>Schwarzenegger Could Soon Face Recall</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186946011</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 19:31 GMT</pubDate>
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...  mess drags on. The guards union, the California Correctional Peace Officers Association, has been battling  ...  poll last week, 39 percent said the Alaska governor was an asset to John McCain&apos;s  ...  cameras. The movement is a blend of environmental consciousness, dieting and a dash of Oprah,  ...
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<title>Solar technology gets focused</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186943041</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 18:34 GMT</pubDate>
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...  and, unlike other solar-powered systems, are highly recyclable at end-of-life. These are unusual looking solar  ...  and that you can&apos;t use coal in California,&quot; said Keener, &quot;we&apos;re looking at solar for  ...  she said. Debra Atlas is a freelance environmental writer and professional speaker. She can be  ...
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