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NEWS THIS WEEK
Cape Wind Gets the First Green Light
Backers of the Cape Wind project off the Massachusetts coast saw their stock rise last week when the Mineral Management Service (MMS), the federal agency charged with oversight of mining and related pursuits, gave a positive review to their plan to put 130 windmills across a 25-mile stretch of Nantucket Sound off Cape Cod.
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Klamath River Dams Coming Down
Two years of closed-door negotiations between farmers, Indian tribes, fishermen, conservation groups and government agencies have resulted in an unprecedented (but very conditional) agreement to remove four hydroelectric dams now operating along an embattled 300-mile stretch of the Klamath River in southern Oregon and northern California.
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Reporting by Roddy Scheer
THIS WEEK'S COMMENTARY
COMMENTARY: Trash Talking
When it comes to garbage, American consumers could learn a few things from the Swiss
The Swiss have a sensible solution to garbage collection and recycling that is so, well, Swiss. By Chris Hambley
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IN THE CURRENT ISSUE OF E
GREEN LIVING
The Cooler Kitchen
Better Appliances and Smarter Tips
Energy-Saving Kitchens: How to find a fridge that’s not an energy-hog, and other planet-friendly kitchen appliances. By Mindy Pennybacker
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FEATURES
Bold Urban Visions
Re:Vision has launched a series of urban design competitions that will change the way you think about a city block. By Brita Belli
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EARTHTALK
Week of 1/20/08
Dear EarthTalk: What is the impact of all the littering that individuals do, largely from their cars and on highways? What can I do to help clean it up? How can we strengthen laws to prevent it?

Dear EarthTalk: My uncle worked for over a decade on the top floor of an office building with cell phone towers directly above him. He was recently diagnosed with cancer. Is there any scientific evidence of links between exposure to cell phone tower radiation and cancer?

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