Editor's Take: April 23, 2009
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Cleaner Fuel is Coming
"First-in-the-world" cleaner fuel standards were approved in California, promising lower greenhouse gas emissions from millions of vehicles. A proposal for a new nuclear power plant in Idaho gets a mixed reception. And an international summit of indigenous people in Anchorage called for help for native residents who are likely to suffer more from global warming.
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CA passes cutting-edge rule on fuels
San Francisco Chronicle
04/23/2009
California's Air Resources Board on Thursday approved a first-in-the-world regulation to minimize the amount of carbon in fuel, putting California on the cutting edge of promoting alternative fuels in a bid to combat global warming.
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Plans for Idaho nuclear plant
Oregon Public Broadcasting
04/24/2009
A proposed commercial nuclear plant southeast of Boise is generating heavy static in surrounding towns. Wednesday night hundreds of people jammed a rezoning hearing that could make-or-break the $5 billion plant to be located on farm land along the Snake River.
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OR study asks if health insurance improves health
Oregonian
04/23/2009
A project called the Oregon Health Study offers a unique chance to answer in rigorous detail a question that is not as simple as it sounds: Does health insurance improve health?
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Portland's mantra: 'Green' will mean new jobs
Oregonian
04/23/2009
Portland Mayor Sam Adams wants a new economic development strategy he hopes will brand Portland as the nation's most sustainable city, will focus community colleges and universities on developing training programs for workers in targeted industries, and create 10,000 new family-wage jobs.
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Toxic mining wastes kill swans in Idaho
Anchorage Daily News
04/24/2009
A grim death toll of migrating tundra swans is again being observed at northern Idaho marshes contaminated with toxic mining waste.
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Polluter fines help pay for environmental restoration
Oregon Public Broadcasting
04/23/2009
Oregon's governor teamed up with the US Attorney's office Thursday to award seven grants worth nearly $300,000. The money comes from fines paid by industrial polluters after federal prosecution.
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WA's budget cuts hit schools, health care not parks
Seattle Times
04/23/2009
Students will pay more to attend college, public-school teachers face the prospect of larger classes and the poor will have a harder time getting health care under nearly $4 billion in proposed budget cuts outlined by state lawmakers on Thursday. No state parks would be closed.
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Greed behind climate crisis, delegate says
Anchorage Daily News
04/24/2009
Indigenous people from around the world attending an Anchorage summit on climate change were encouraged Thursday to stand united in the struggle over how to reduce greenhouse gases and mitigate global warming.
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Environment, economy dominate BC debate
Vancouver Sun
04/23/2009
The leaders of BC's three main political parties squared off in a relatively subdued radio debate Thursday that brought few surprises and was dominated by questions about the environment and economy.
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Green movement more racially diverse
The Nation
04/23/2009
Black is the new green. The American environmental elite is an increasingly racially diverse place.
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