http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/032108R.shtml
Truthout's Kelpie Wilson demystifies the "clean coal" myth and covers the realities of the "front and back ends of coal use: mining and waste disposal."
Energy, Water In "Catch-22"
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/032108EA.shtml
John Fleck, The Albuquerque Journal: "In a far-reaching analysis published today in the British scientific journal Nature, [Mike] Hightower and Sandia colleague Suzanne Pierce argue that water and energy development need to be coordinated or we will not have enough of both to meet humanity's growing needs."
Feds Approve LNG Terminal in Long Island Sound
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/032108EB.shtml
Peter Urban writes for The Connecticut Post, "Over the objections of Connecticut elected officials, a federal panel Thursday gave the green light for construction of a floating liquefied natural gas terminal in Long Island Sound."
Shining a Light on Fluorescent Bulbs
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/032108EC.shtml
Alex Johnson for MSNBC reports that "Compact fluorescent light bulbs, long touted by environmentalists as a more efficient and longer-lasting alternative to the incandescent bulbs that have lighted homes for more than a century, are running into resistance from waste industry officials and some environmental scientists, who warn that the bulbs' poisonous innards pose a bigger threat to health and the environment than previously thought."
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