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Ex-President Clinton: Green movement needs money

MEGHAN BARR AP 09/20/2011

Former President Bill Clinton said Tuesday that the success of the alternative energy movement is hampered by a lack of financing. His comments came as world leaders attending his annual philanthropic conference expressed fears about rising seas.

Journal editor resigns over 'problematic' climate paper Richard Black BBC News 09/02/2011	Gulf of Mexico storm threatens oil rigs Breitbart.com 09/01/2011
The editor of a science journal has resigned after admitting that a recent paper casting doubt on man-made climate change should not have been published.	Oil companies began evacuating workers from rigs in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday ahead of what US forecasters said could be a powerful and dangerous storm.
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Panda Poop Could Be Key To Producing Biofuels CBS Denver 08/30/2011	USA set for wave of power plant shutdowns Brad Plumer The Washington Post 08/21/2011
The waste of one of the world’s most endangered animals may hold the key to producing biofuels. The potency of the discovery had scientists talking about it at a major chemistry conference in Denver on Monday.	Over the next 18 months, the Environmental Protection Agency will finalize a flurry of new rules to curb pollution from coal-fired power plants. Mercury, smog, ozone, greenhouse gases, water intake, coal ash—it’s all getting regulated. And, not surprisingly, some lawmakers are grumbling.
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New York City's solar power push Steve Hargreaves CNN 07/24/2011	UN security council to consider climate change peacekeeping Suzanne Goldenberg The Guardian 07/20/2011
Nearly 80% of the one million rooftops in New York city are suitable for solar power. If every one of those roofs had solar panels, when the sun shines the brightest the city could get half its electricity from solar power.	A special meeting of the United Nations security council is due to consider whether to expand its mission to keep the peace in an era of climate change.
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Asia pollution blamed for halt in warming: study Gerard Wynn Reuters 07/04/2011	New York Emerges as 'Green City' Leader Aaron Rutkoff The Wall Street Journal 06/30/2011
Smoke belching from Asia's rapidly growing economies is largely responsible for a halt in global warming in the decade after 1998 because of sulphur's cooling effect, even though greenhouse gas emissions soared, a U.S. study said on Monday.	In a new survey of the sustainability practices and policies of American and Canadian cities, New York placed third overall behind only Vancouver and top-ranked San Francisco.
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