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• Solar panels in New Mexico pay for themselves in 7 years

  
  TEXAS ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT — Authority: 473
  In New Mexico, solar panels on homes can take as little as seven years to pay for themselves in energy savings. Thats faster than Texas, were even in the best economic case, solar panels take at least a decade to pay for themselves. New Mexicos utility, PNM, offers several subsidies to bring down the cost of the ...
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• The Million Baby Crawl – for Nontoxic Homes

  
  Living Clean — Authority: 91
  Get ready Washington, the babies are coming (and they are angry!). Thousands of babies are crawling towards D.C. to "say no" to toxic chemicals found in our homes. This post was originally published on Living Clean at The Million Baby Crawl – for Nontoxic Homes .
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• Natural Gas Drilling Produces Radioactive Wastewater

  
  Scientific American — Authority: 149
  As New York gears up for a massive expansion of gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale, state officials have made a potentially troubling discovery about the wastewater created by the process: Its radioactive. And they have yet to say how theyll deal with it. The information comes from New Yorks Department of ...
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• Recreational Boat Motors Get Greener with New EPA Emission Standards

  
  Scientific American — Authority: 149
  Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard that hybrid engine technology is now being used to power boats. What’s happening with that? --D. Smith, Portland, ME [More]
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• “I really don’t mind you smoking… but please, don’t exhale”

  
  The Struggling Blogger — Authority: 124
  Apologies to all smokers… Darn! And I even have to ask apologies, when smokers… or at least most of them, don’t even care how bad second hand smoke can affect you. Sure, everybody has a right to burn their own lungs, but others have a right to breathe clean air too. But the way it’s happening now, smokers ...
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• November 9, 2009 – Environmental Law Settlements, Decisions, Regulatory Actions and Lawsuit Filings

  
  Environmental Law & Climate Change Law Blog — Authority: 414
  November 9,  2009 – A summary review of environmental law settlements, decisions, regulatory actions and lawsuits filed during the past week.  These were all first posted, in abbreviated form, on http://twitter.com/smtaber .  If you would like to receive this update in an e-mail delivered to your inbox every ...
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• Local businesses debate action on climate change

  
  Courier Times Now — Authority: 604
   Greenhouse gas and melting ice caps dominated the discussion at a Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce committee meeting as members debated a federal bill to restrict carbon emissions. Members of the chamber’s government relations committee said Friday they’re not sure how to respond to the U.S. Chamber of ...
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• Ask Donna: Why Do Wood-Burning Neighbors in N. Carolina Have The Right To Pollute Yet Neighbors Have No Rights To Breathe Clean Air?

  
  Never Miss Clean Air Adventures! — Authority: 123
  Hi Donna, I am writing for several folks who are looking to breath free. We live in Candler NC, 28715. We have a couple who live in our little valley and they burn all the time. They have burned... Join my clean air journey out of Los Angeles and into the world, chasing clean air, beauty, and a sustainable life! ...
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• Cleaning Supplies Can Contaminate Classroom Air

  
  Vashon Organics' Education Center — Authority: 112
  By Dean Clark October 16, 2009 Ordinary school cleaning supplies can expose children to multiple chemicals linked to asthma, cancer, and other documented health problems and to hundreds of other air contaminants that have never been tested for safety, a study by the Environmental Working Group shows. Laboratory ...
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• Michigan loses millions by paying companies to comply with enviro laws

  
  Michigan Messenger — Authority: 668
  General Motors is one of many companies in Michigan using state tax breaks to comply with environmental laws. (Creative Commons photo by Ahren D via Flickr) Some of Michigan’s largest polluting corporations are receiving millions in tax breaks for installing environmental control equipment that is required under ...
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• Dr. Al Armendariz named Region 6 Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

  
  TexasVox: The Voice of Public Citizen in Texas — Authority: 541
  Environmental Groups Applaud EPA Choice New Regional Administrator could signal change in direction for polluted state DALLAS – Environmental advocates across several states are applauding the Obama Administration’s choice of Dr. Al Armendariz to lead Region 6 of the Environmental Protection Agency, which ...
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• GOP Moderates Write to EPA Administrator Jackson Requesting Full Economic Modeling of Kerry-Boxer

  
  EnviroKnow — Authority: 498
  Kate Sheppard at Mother Jones : What is important is both the public appearance by Graham and the emergence of Lieberman as the third wingman. In his remarks, Graham seemed to distance himself from the Republicans on the Environment and Public Works Committee that are boycotting the markup of the Kerry-Boxer ...
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• Can Closing the Ozone Hole Also Help Combat Climate Change?

  
  Scientific American — Authority: 149
  Carbon dioxide is the primary greenhouse culprit in human-generated global warming , most scientists agree, but CO 2 itself, and a handful of other substances, are now being promoted as good alternatives to commonly used refrigerants that threaten Earths atmosphere and climate. [More]
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• Friends of the Earth Statement on EPW Passage of Kerry-Boxer Clean Energy Bill

  
  EnviroKnow — Authority: 498
  Friends of the Earth : “It is extremely disconcerting to hear scientists speak about the level of action needed to prevent radical and dangerous climate destabilization, and then to see how far short even one of the most environmentally friendly committees in Congress has fallen. “While the bill reported out of ...
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• Capturing Carbon Dioxide

  
  Scientific American — Authority: 149
  Thats the sound of clean coal. Well, cleaner coal. A relatively small unit attached to the smokestack at the Mountaineer Power Plant in West Virginia is capturing some 1.5 percent of the carbon dioxide the coal-fired plant would otherwise belch into the sky.   The loud thrum comes from the whirring of fans ...
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• Bodybuilding with Indoor Plants

  
  GenXXL — Authority: 137
  Dracaenas from Exotic Plants Bodybuilders love to breathe fresh air; it helps them maintain energy and a healthy glow. A two-year study conducted by NASA proves that houseplants clean up to 87% of the air pollutants in the air of an average home. Just as nature intended, plants in the home can filter the air that we ...
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• Exxon takes another small step toward electric vehicles

  
  TEXAS ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT — Authority: 473
  Exxon Mobil Corp. took another small step toward the electric vehicle industry. The giant oil company announced on Wednesday a joint venture with Japans Toray Group to create a joint venture to manufacture separator film for lithium ion batteries. The film boosts the performance of lithium ion batteries, which are ...
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• After eight years of nothing, the EPA is finally doing their job

  
  theCLog — Authority: 490
  Amen, Sister Jackson. Can I get a hell yeah? Long quiescent under President George W. Bush, the agency is churning out initiatives and regulations at a pace that pleases its friends in the environmental movement and frightens many in the business community. In the past eight months, the EPA has proposed eight major ...
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• Newsweek Partners with Oil Lobbyists on Climate and Energy Event

  
  EnviroKnow — Authority: 498
  Clean Air Watch : Some offices on Capitol Hill are abuzz this week about an invitation they received from Newsweek magazine to participate in an “Executive Forum” on “Climate and Energy Policy” that is being “co-hosted” with the American Petroleum Institute — the oil industry lobby that is fighting an ...
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• The Future of Cars (preview)

  
  Scientific American — Authority: 149
  For a glimpse into what automobiles will be like 20 years from now, contributing editor Stuart F. Brown conducted a group interview with executives at General Motors, Tesla Motors and Toyota and also spoke separately with a program manager at the Electric Power Research Institute. The interviewees, whose comments have ...
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