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Ford lays out how it will reduce fleet emissions

Ford Motor Co. has laid out specific plans for reducing the greenhouse-gas emissions of its vehicle fleet at least 30 percent by 2020. The announcement comes in response to shareholder resolutions filed by members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (representing about 300 religious investors) and the Investor Network on Climate Risk, organized by […]

Obama eyeing Gore for climate post, oil execs questioned on high oil prices, and more

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Private land inside national parks under threat of development, report says

Nearly 2 million acres of private land within the boundaries of U.S. national parks is at risk of being developed if it isn’t purchased by the federal government soon, according to a report from the National Parks Conservation Association. Some 4.3 million acres of private land lie within park boundaries, 1.8 million acres of which […]

A roundup of news snippets

• Two Makah whale hunters found guilty, will appeal. • The Interior Department seeks public comment on drilling in the Bering Sea. • Manufacturers lobby for clean-energy subsidies. • Enviros fight back against plans for fish farms in the Gulf of Mexico. • IBM unveils a water-cooled, energy-efficient supercomputer.