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Wethersfield Seeks State Grant To Boost Natural Gas Fleet
The Hartford CourantThe town council voted unanimously this week to apply for almost $20,000 in state grants to help purchase two new natural gas vehicles. The application is the latest step in the town's effort to convert its administrative vehicle fleet to natural gas,...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Wethersfield, Services and Shopping, Natural Gas, Energy Resources
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Climate change may bring drought to temperate areas, study says
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON — Climate change may increase the risk of extreme rainfall in the tropics and drought in the world's temperate zones, according to a new study led by NASA. "These results in many ways are the worst of all possible worlds," said Peter...Tags: Weather, NASA, Pakistan, Conservation, Greenbelt (Prince George's, Maryland)
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A special outing thanks to the Cove
I would like to thank the middle management of Coveleski Regional Stadium who donated their tickets for the April 17 game. These tickets allowed special needs students from Riley High School to attend a Silver Hawks game. For some students, this was their...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, NASCAR, Government, Voting, Elections
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INTERVIEW-Canadian minister takes fight for oil sands crude to Europe
Reuters* Canada fears oil exports could be harmed by EU plan * Canada sits on world's third largest oil reserves * Ottawa keen to find new buyers for its crude By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, May 5 (Reuters) - A European Union plan to label crude from the Alberta...Tags: International Organizations, Petroleum Industry, Canada, France, Royal Dutch Shell Plc
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Don't let Donnelly off the hook on gun legislation
On a day our president called "shameful," the Senate defeated four gun control measures. On the weakest highly compromised Toomey-Manchin measure, expanding background checks, our two senators split their votes; Republican Dan Coats voted no, Democrat Joe...Tags: Parties and Movements, Sports, Harry Reid, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Lobbying
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Nations seek flexible climate approach, but no breakthrough in Bonn
Reuters* Nations attempt to strike U.N. deal to curb emissions * China at odds with U.S. despite promises to cooperate * Delegates seek deal that can adapt as warming shifts By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle BONN, Germany, May 3 (Reuters) - New,...Tags: Weather, Conservation, United Nations, Kyoto (Japan), Barack Obama
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EPA methane report further divides fracking camps
Daily American Staff Writer, @daalyssacPITTSBURGH (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has dramatically lowered its estimate of how much of a potent heat-trapping gas leaks during natural gas production, in a shift with major implications for a debate that has divided...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Environmental Pollution, Conservation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics
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Low-key US plan for each nation to set climate goals wins ground
ReutersBy Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle BONN, Germany, May 2 (Reuters) - A U.S.-led plan to let all countries set their own goals for fighting climate change is gaining grudging support at U.N. talks, even though the current level of pledges is far...Tags: Weather, Conservation, Kyoto (Japan), Barack Obama, Germany
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REFILE-Most firms get greenhouse gas reports wrong -report
Reuters* World's biggest 800 firms ranked on emissions transparency * Only 37 pct publicly disclose complete emissions data By Nina Chestney LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - Most of the world's largest companies do not report their greenhouse gas emissions fully...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Deutsche Telekom AG, Energy Saving, BT Group Plc, Environmental Issues
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Income inequality and global warming represent existential threats
Income inequality and global warming represent existential threats to our country, far surpassing the dangers from international terrorism ("The economic elephant in the room: widening inequality," April 24). And at this time our legislators in Washington...
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Earth's greenhouse gas levels approach 400-ppm milestone
The ratio of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere is flirting with 400 parts per million, a level last seen about 2.5 million to 5 million years ago, according to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. The Institution this week...Tags: Oceans, Science and Technology, Environmental Pollution, Bodies of Water, Al Gore
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COLUMN-U.S. pragmatic approach leads climate talks: Wynn
Reuters(The author is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.) By Gerard Wynn LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - A U.S. submission to U.N.-backed negotiations shows how a scaled-down global climate deal which falls short of a full treaty can be...Tags: International Organizations, European Union, Energy, Conservation, Energy Saving
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