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NewNet News – New York State to build country’s largest offshore wind farm
A host of New York State and New York City agencies have formed a collaborative with the private sector to develop the largest offshore wind farm in the country.
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Wake up: Here is what a real water crisis looks like
California is in the midst of an ugly debate about water–uglier than normal–because of a confluence of events, including a “hydrologic” drought caused by nature, a longer-term trend to restore some water back to failing ecosystems, and the gross mismanagement of the state’s water, which has been going on for a century, but is affecting us now more than ever.
But despite all of the rhetoric, news stories, name-calling, yelling, and screaming, Californians have very little clue about what a real water crisis looks like. It looks like what’s happening in Australia.
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Hybrids boost Toyota and Honda car sales – Yahoo! News
oyota Motor Corp’s Prius hybrid was Japan’s best-selling car in June while Honda Motor Co’s rival Insight ranked fourth, helping the two hybrid leaders dominate the list of top-selling models.
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Supreme Court Grows Less Receptive to Environmental Cases – NYTimes.com
The Supreme Court heard five environmental law cases in the term that ended Monday, and environmental groups lost every time. It was, said Richard J. Lazarus, a director of the Supreme Court Institute at Georgetown University Law Center, “the worst term ever†for environmental interests.
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A Solar-Powered Crime Wave in Napa Valley | EcoSalon
Many Napa Valley wineries are being targeted by thieves. And it’s not the pricey wine they are after. Instead, they are making off with the winery’s solar energy equipment.
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Op-Ed Columnist – Can I Clean Your Clock? – NYTimes.com
Yes, you might think that China is only interested in polluting its way to prosperity. That was once true, but it isn’t anymore. China is increasingly finding that it has to go green out of necessity because in too many places, its people can’t breathe, fish, swim, drive or even see because of pollution and climate change. Well, there is one thing we know about necessity: it is the mother of invention.
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A new study finds Amazon deforestation fails to sustain long-term economic growth for rural populations. The findings come as development interests in Brazil push for government support to bolster infrastructure projects and agricultural expansion in the world’s largest rainforest.
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