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11/19/2008: World Toilet Day Recognizes 2.5 Billion People Without Proper Sanitation
11/19/2008: CA Climate Summit Looks Beyond Borders to Fight Global Warming
11/19/2008: New EPA Rule Leaves U.S. Waterways at Risk
11/19/2008: NRDC Statement on New Business Coalition to Fight Global Warming
11/19/2008: NRDC Receives Grant to Analyze Options for Using the Economic Value Created by a Cap-and-Trade System
11/19/2008: New Report: Video Games are Energy Drains

A selection of environmental stories from news sources around the country and the world.
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11/17/2008: UN says greenhouse gas emissions rose in 2000-06; Associated Press
11/16/2008: Uproar over US drilling leases next to parks; Associated Press
10/29/2008: Global warming changing Walden Pond; United Press International
10/29/2008: BPA ruling flawed, panel says; washingtonpost.com
10/28/2008: Oregon governor outlines climate change agenda; Associated Press
10/28/2008: UK to include plane, shipping CO2 in climate bill; Associated Press

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Postcard from the Edge: In the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, cargo ships sail inland, the soil burns, and rivers run backward. Surreal it may be, but the delta is a cornerstone of the California economy -- and now it's at the brink of collapse.; by Barry Yeoman
Disney (Waste) Land: Is Epcot the green frontier? Go play in a virtual landfill -- oh, what fun! -- and find out.; by Elizabeth Royte
Forecast: Wind, Rain, Occasional Sun: A remote Scottish island declares independence -- with renewable energy.; by George Black and Mike Goldwater
Most Likely to Succeed: For students at Arizona State University, environmentalism isn't a cause. It's a career path.; by Lisa Selin Davis
The Big Fix: Solving the global climate crisis requires bold political action. Fast. As in right after the November elections.; by Elizabeth Kolbert

Wind, Solar and Biomass Energy Today: Alternatives to old and dirty fossil fuels are now business-friendly, cost-competitive and ready to meet a significant portion of America's energy needs.
Solving Global Warming: A four-point action plan that will drastically cut U.S. global warming pollution.
Legislation to Control Global Warming Pollution: The U.S. must pass strong legislation to cap emissions of heat-trapping pollutants.
New Nuclear Power Plants Are Not a Solution for America’s Energy Needs: New nuclear power plants are unlikely to provide a significant fraction of future U.S. needs for low-carbon energy.

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