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"EPA May Propose C8 Rules -- in 2012"

"The Obama administration announced Wednesday it might write rules to limit the manufacture, processing and use of C8 and related perfluorinated chemicals, but would not propose any such regulations until at least 2012."

Source: Charleston Gazette, 12/31/2009

"Bay Advocates Send Obama Restoration Strategy"

"A coalition of former governors, congressmen, scientists and others sent the Obama Administration their proposed Chesapeake Bay restoration strategy, a plan much tougher than the one being developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."

Source: AP, 12/31/2009

"Canada Panel Backs Arctic Pipeline Conditionally"

"The C$16.2 billion ($15.4 billion) Mackenzie pipeline in Canada's Arctic should be allowed to proceed, provided 176 recommendations aimed at securing socioeconomic benefits and minimizing environmental damage are followed, regulators ruled on Wednesday."

Source: Reuters, 12/31/2009

EPA Questions NY Gas Drilling Plans

"The federal Environmental Protection Agency told New York State on Wednesday that it had major concerns about how proposed hydraulic drilling for natural gas would affect public health and the environment, and urged it to undertake a broader study of the potential impact."

Source: NYTimes, 12/31/2009

"Yield Loss Eyed As Snow Covers U.S. Corn Crop"

"As much as 100 million bushels of U.S. corn could be lost after heavy snowstorms in recent days likely delayed until spring the final stages of an already historically slow harvest, analysts and meteorologists said on Monday."

Source: Reuters, 12/30/2009

"$100 Billion Opportunity for Waste-To-Energy Companies"

"Here's an opportunity to wisely spend some of the $100 billion that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised at Copenhagen to cut the greenhouse gases of developing nations by aiding in the development of renewable energy infrastructure to by-pass fossil fuel dependence."

Source: Reuters, 12/30/2009

"Ecosystems Strain To Keep Pace With Climate"

"Earth's various ecosystems, with all their plants and animals, will need to shift about a quarter-mile per year on average to keep pace with global climate change, scientists said in a study released on Wednesday."

Source: Reuters, 12/30/2009

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