Thursday, January 31, 2008

Renewable Energy Tax Credits Added to Stimulus Bill
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/013108EA.shtml
Renewable Energy Access reports: "On Wednesday, the Senate Finance Committee included measures to extend the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for renewable energy through the end of 2009 in its version of an economic stimulus package originally proposed by President Bush."

Polar Bears Take Center Stage at Senate Hearing
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/013108EB.shtml
A report from The Associated Press says, "A decision on whether to protect Alaska's polar bears under the Endangered Species Act might not come before the government opens a major bear habitat to oil leases next week, though staff recommendations are completed, the US Fish and Wildlife Service chief said Wednesday."

Carbon Trading Must Be Globally Regulated
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/013108EC.shtml
Simon Linnet, The Telegraph UK, writes, "A call for a new international body, the World Environment Agency, to regulate carbon trading."

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