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Consideration of the legislation is taking place against the backdrop of a change in the Liberal leadership. The election of Tony Abbott and a party room decision to vote down the legislation if the Coalition can't win a referral to...

Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it expects to make a final determination in mid-2010 regarding whether to increase the allowable ethanol content in fuel to 15% from 10%. In a letter sent to biofuels industry group Growth Energy, the agency...

It is made of fraud, data manipulation, collusion, squelching dissent, hiding data, deleting data, and punishing scientific journals that dared to publish papers challenging the carbon cabal. The global warming industry is very big business and there is a huge...

A federal disaster declaration announced Monday allows Louisiana farmers affected by early-season drought and late-season rains to seek emergency loans or other aid. The declaration, covering much of the planting and production year, April through October, affects all but one...

Motorists can expect nighttime lane closures on Interstate 5 in Ridgefield starting Wednesday as contractors begin drilling shafts for a new bridge carrying state Highway 501 across the freeway. The first left lane closures will occur each night between 6...

Gov. Don Carcieri will offer industry leaders an update Thursday on his plans to build a massive wind farm off Rhode Island’s coast capable of providing 15 percent of the state’s electricity needs. The Republican governor is scheduled to address...

Forest Service says it is considering allowing its aircraft to attack wildfires at night...Forest Service says it is considering allowing its aircraft to attack wildfires at night. The Forest Service typically bans its pilots from dropping water or retardant on...

Power company Constellation Energy said Monday that it will buy and develop a $140 million wind project in Maryland from Clipper Windpower, one of several clean energy initiatives that Constellation is planning for the state. The 70-megawatt Criterion wind project...

From the Partnership for Public Service Monday, November 30, 2009; 5:22 AM For Leslie Holland-Bartels of the U.S. Alaska's polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act was a great accomplishment. But the 2008 federal designation also...

The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) says it hopes expected rain and a drop in temperatures on Monday night will allow firefighters to extinguish the fires that have been burning for about two weeks. "There is a lot of work...