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Cargo terminal proposal part of national debate over jobs, environment

By CURTIS TATE MCCLATCHY AND JOHN STARK THE BELLINGHAM HERALD Aug. 03, 2011 According to the International Energy Agency, China surpassed the U.S. last year as the world’s largest energy consumer. Though China has its own vast coal resources, its domestic production can’t keep up. China became a net importer of coal in 2008. When

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San Diego’s green jobs grow in national report

By Mike Lee signonsandiego.com July 13, 2011 The green economy in metropolitan San Diego remains modest despite years of efforts to bolster industries that create environmental benefits, according Business leaders across the nation have been racing to develop clean-tech jobs because they are viewed as a major economic growth opportunity given international pressures to reduce

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US: Canadian oil pipeline hazardous to the environment

By Mark Guarino, Staff writer Christian Science Monitor June 4, 2011 Chicago A controversial oil-sands pipeline operated by a Canadian oil company was ordered shut down Friday by the US Department of Transportation on charges that its continued operation “would be hazardous to lives, property, and the environment.” TransCanada, a leading North American pipeline operator,

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Brazil forms ‘crisis cabinet’ following unexpected deforestation surge

Government vows to ‘suffocate environmental crime’ after 27% rise in Amazon deforestation in a year Hundreds of environmental protection officers are being deployed in the Brazilian Amazon after government satellites detected a sudden, unexpected surge in deforestation. On Wednesday, Brazil‘s environment minister Izabella Teixeira announced the creation of a “crisis cabinet” to crackdown on illegal logging in

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The shale gas boom: Energy exploration in Carolina

The Fayetteville Observer Published: 07:03 AM, Sun May 22, 2011 By Michael Futch Staff writer For now, state geologists are finished with their research in central North Carolina. After studying 59,000 acres in the Deep River basin for 15 years, they have concluded that Lee, Chatham and Moore counties could produce enough natural gas from

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