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Spam: Scourge of inboxes and the planet 1%

San Francisco Chronicle 04/14/2009 There are plenty of reasons to hate spammers. Add this to the list: They're environmentally unfriendly. A new report estimating the carbon footprint of ...

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Found: Ideal spot for tidal power in WA 1%

Seattle Times 04/14/2009 After looking for tidal energy sweet spots between Whidbey Island and the Olympic Peninsula, researchers have narrowed their focus to one square kilometer near ...

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Feds pay farmers to till arid land 1%

Seattle Post-Intelligencer 04/14/2009 As drought forces families in the West to shorten their showers and let their lawns turn brown, two Depression-era government programs have been paying some of ...

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Biggest NW biodiesel customer may sail 1%

Oregon Public Broadcasting 04/14/2009 Northwest biodiesel producers, barely surviving the down economy, fear they're about to lose their biggest potential customer. Then again, the big customer in ...

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BPA, utilities begin working on smart grid demo 1%

Oregon Public Broadcasting 04/14/2009 A handful of regional utilities tentatively have agreed to join the hydro giant, Bonneville Power Administration, in attempting a "smart grid" demonstration in ...

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Biking has its (tax) benefits. Or does it? 1%

New York Times 04/14/2009 Last year, many commuting bicyclists rejoiced at news that deep in the bailout bill was a provision to extend commuter tax rebates to two-wheeled travelers. ...

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WA bill would ban urban growth in floodplains 1%

Bellingham Herald 04/14/2009 A bill in Olympia that would prohibit counties from expanding urban growth on land that sees river flooding is headed for Gov. Chris Gregoire's desk. But there ...

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Big view, wee house 1%

Tillamook Headlight-Herald 04/14/2009 Nicole and Ted Helprin will be the first couple in Oregon, and just the 17th family in the U.S., to own a prefabricated weeHouse. They wanted to get away from ...

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Unemployed Washingtonians nearly double in last year 1%

Seattle Times 04/14/2009 Washington's economy is deteriorating at a pace not seen since modern record-keeping began more than three decades ago, according to the latest state jobs ...

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American parents find ways to curb cost of kids 1%

Seattle Post-Intelligencer 04/14/2009 As the recession drags on, moms and dads are finding ways to dote on their kids without opening their wallets, and businesses are feeling the pinch. Fancy ...

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Study: Greenhouse gas cuts could prevent the worst 1%

San Francisco Chronicle 04/14/2009 A new scientific study finds that the absolute worst of global warming can still be avoided if the entire world cuts emission of greenhouse gases the way ...

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Homeless numbers surge in Multnomah County, OR 1%

Oregonian 04/14/2009 The number of homeless people sleeping on the street, in an abandoned building or in a car have jumped 13 percent since 2007 in Multnomah County, according to ...

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Views: Buy a car, save the planet 1%

Oregonian 04/14/2009 There's a little-noticed idea in Congress that could provide a big lift for the beleaguered car industry and help the environment at the same time: Give ...

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Views: Denmark proves that green power can pay 1%

Eugene Register Guard 04/14/2009 Many people believe big cuts in climate-damaging carbon emissions can’t be made without financial ruin. A recent trip to Denmark proves otherwise. The country ...

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Views: Ottawa still tilting at windmills 1%

BC Local News 04/14/2009 Sometime this summer, the giant blades of BC's first commercial wind turbine will start turning. Despite its green credentials, wind farming is no easy ...

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Unemployed bet on green-collar jobs 1%

Everett Herald 04/14/2009 As the economy sheds jobs, community colleges across the country are reporting a surge of unemployed workers enrolling in courses that offer training for ...

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Is Canada's economic stability tied to clean energy? 1%

Vancouver Sun 04/14/2009 Wind farms are popping up across the region, fueling Atlantic Canada's new energy economy and shielding the region from the worst effects of the economic ...

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Stimulus to fund Mid-Columbia weatherization 1%

Tri-City Herald 04/14/2009 Washington received nearly $60 million in federal stimulus money through the nation's Weatherization Assistance Program. The program is designed to help ...

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Electric utilities fight OR curbs on carbon emissions 1%

Oregonian 04/14/2009 Oregon's two largest electric utilities are scrambling to head off limits on the amount of carbon their power plants emit, warning legislators of massive rate ...

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Sponsor ready to compromise on AK abortion bill 1%

Juneau Empire 04/14/2009 Backers of a bill to require parental consent before a girl younger than 17 could get an abortion say they will compromise and settle for parental ...

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NDP would dismantle BC's carbon tax shift 1%

Toronto Globe and Mail 04/14/2009 As the BC election campaign gets under way today, top environmentalists have set their sights on punishing Carole James, the New Democratic Party Leader, for ...

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CA wants to pull plug on energy-guzzling TVs 1%

San Francisco Chronicle 04/14/2009 California state regulators, who have limited automobile emissions and required large utilities to increase use of renewable energy, now are taking aim at a ...

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The cow of the future may produce less gas 1%

Seattle Times 04/14/2009 The US dairy industry wants to engineer the "cow of the future" to pass less gas, a project aimed at cutting the industry's greenhouse gas emissions by 25 ...

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California's new power source a solar farm -- in space 1%

San Francisco Chronicle 04/14/2009 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has agreed to buy power from a startup company that wants to tap the strong, unfiltered sunlight found in space to solve the ...

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Oregon jobless rate jumps -- may hit highest in nation 1%

Bend Bulletin 04/14/2009 Oregon’s jobless rate has taken a dramatic jump to 12.1 percent — a rate seen only once before since the state began collecting uniform data in the ...

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Nuclear agency can't stop import of foreign radioactive waste 1%

Los Angeles Times 04/14/2009 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission tells lawmakers it has no power to stop a Salt Lake City firm from taking tons of waste from Italy, processing it in ...

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Does King County more than fair share of transportation funding? 1%

Seattle Post-Intelligencer 04/14/2009 Last week the state House approved a $4.9 billion transportation budget that includes funding for road paving, new ferries and cash to help replace Seattle's ...

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Views: Carbon cap will create more jobs 1%

Juneau Empire 04/14/2009 Developing renewable energy is a core driver for rebuilding our economy. The United States has a chance to launch an entirely new industry. We can create new ...

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Tax refunds in a thriftier America 1%

Medford Mail-Tribune 04/14/2009 In previous years, tax refunds have helped increase retail sales in March, April and May by 12 percent to 20 percent over sales in February. But a national ...

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Court halts Southeast Idaho phosphate mine expansion 1%

Boise Idaho Statesman 04/14/2009 A three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals found that US District Judge Mikel Williams failed to consider whether logging and topsoil removal ...

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WA proposes drastic cuts to Basic Health 1%

Oregon Public Broadcasting 04/14/2009 The wait-list for Washington's state-subsidized Basic Health Plan has ballooned to more than 14,000 people in the past few months. At the same time, the ...