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House Moves Toward Easing Offshore Drilling Ban, Opening Alaska Refuge A House committee on Wednesday approved a measure that would clear the way for oil and gas drilling in currently off-limits coastal waters and an Alaska wildlife refuge. Wondrously Blank: A Plea for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- A Guest Commentary The world would be far poorer, Aldo Leopold famously observed, “without a blank spot on the map.” Yet it wasn’t long ago that U.S. Senator Frank Murkowski from Alaska stood in the Senate chamber and declared indignantly that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was no more remarkable than a blank piece of paper. Parks Strive To Improve Tours Depending on who tells the story, visitors to many national and state parks across the country may get the impression that American Indians never inhabited a particular region that in fact holds religious or cultural significance to local indigenous peoples. Brazilian Police Arrest Dozens Accused of Forging Permits To Transport Amazon Lumber Brazilian federal police on Wednesday arrested at least 43 people accused of forging and selling permits for the transport of tens of millions of dollars (Euros) worth of illegally cut lumber, authorities said. Mexico Baby Turtles Thriving as Poachers Kept Out About 13 million endangered Olive Ridley turtles have hatched on Mexico's Pacific beaches and scuttled safely into the sea so far this year, protected from poachers by armed guards deployed by the government, environmentalists said Tuesday. Honda Bets on Natural Gas Cars Selling cars powered by natural gas to American drivers is no small challenge for Honda Motor Co. Natural-gas stations are few and far between, and until recently the vehicles were nearly as expensive to fuel up as their gasoline-powered counterparts. Panel Doesn't Have Stomach for Foie Gras After hearing a Hollywood actress compare the production of a delicacy made from the livers of geese and ducks to abuses at a notorious Iraqi prison, a City Council committee on Tuesday advanced a measure that would make Chicago a foie gras-free zone. Officials Meet To Discuss Venezuelan Nuclear Energy Options Venezuelan officials are meeting with delegates from other Latin American countries this week to discuss nuclear energy and the feasibility of starting a peaceful nuclear program in Venezuela, the energy ministry said Wednesday. Biodiesel Working Its Way into the Nation's Fuel Supply Voluntary Green Power Purchasing up 1000 Percent in 5 Years; Large Corporate Purchasers Driving Growth Ballona Wetland Environmentalists Win Lawsuit against City of Los Angeles, Playa Vista Development Rare Wetland Raises Restoration Hopes Timber Traded for Improved Habitat
Conscious, Ecological, Organic Vegan Celebration of Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving Day Anheuser-Busch Awards Thousands of Dollars in Recycling Grants to Keep America Beautiful CCOF Expands Organic Farming Assistance Program Going Organic Program Fact Sheet WSDWTF China 2006 (April 28-30, 2006) Read all Non-Profit News
The Green Guide Offers Free Advice to Consumers for One Week Canon U.S.A. Receives Fourth Consecutive WasteWise Award from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; EPA Cites Company As Large Business Partner of the Year Ottman Named 2005 Environmental Champion Internal Hydro International Displayed Powerful, Small Hydro Production Energy Unit Amnesty International USA Partners with Organic Bouquet; Eco-flowers Help Promote International Campaign for Human Rights Read all Company News |
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A personal quest to promote the use of wind energy and hydrogen technology in the Great Lakes area of the United States. The Great Lakes area is in a unique position to become an energy exporting region through these and other renewable energy technologies. *Update 2014: Just do it everywhere - Dan*
Thursday, October 27, 2005
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