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Wind Picking up Speed
Wind power is undergoing an explosive growth spurt, with wind-energy capacity growing an average of 26 percent annually during the 1990s and 35 percent last year. Most of the growth has taken place in Europe, where governments have encouraged wind-power development with research investments and other incentives. In the U.S., a federal tax credit for […]
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Sulfuring Succotash!
The rate of global warming and sea level rise may be slightly higher in the next century than previously predicted, particularly in the U.S., according to a peer-reviewed analysis released yesterday by the Pew Center on Global Climate Change. The U.S. and other nations have been working to cut sulfur-dioxide pollution in the air, which […]
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GOP Ever-Glad to Block Gore
House Republicans are trying to withhold millions of dollars for a Florida Everglades restoration project backed by Vice Pres. Al Gore unless the Clinton administration can “ensure a restored ecosystem.” The Republicans also want to give the Interior Department a greater voice in the restoration project; now the Army Corps of Engineers has most of […]
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What Price No Success?
The public in 2000 will spend nearly $1 billion to save salmon in the Northwest. That according to a tabulation by the Portland Oregonian, with input from the six federal agencies and four states most involved in the restoration effort. Previously, nobody had attempted to track overall spending on the fish. Not surprisingly, right-leaning members […]
