Saturday, February 09, 2008

Studies Say Clearing Land for Biofuels Will Aid Warming
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/020808EA.shtml
Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post: "Clearing land to produce biofuels such as ethanol will do more to exacerbate global warming than using gasoline or other fossil fuels, two scientific studies show."

Activists Not Happy Campers With Logging Rule
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/020808EB.shtml
The Associated Press: "In its ongoing effort to boost commercial logging, the Bush administration on Thursday proposed giving managers of the nation's 155 federal forests greater discretion in letting timber companies cut down more trees on the federally controlled land."

Court KOs Administration's Relaxed Emissions Policy
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/020808EC.shtml
The Associated Press: "A federal appeals court struck down a Bush administration policy exempting power plants from certain environmental regulations. The court said the policy was unlawful."

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