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U. Houston tapped by Perry to aid in research
Texas Governor Rick Perry tapped U. Houston to be a part of a coalition of experts that will research ways to prevent future oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Column: Oil spill cleanup choked by red tape
While the oil well spewing into the Gulf of Mexico may soon be plugged, another sticky substance is making its way around coastal communities.
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China, #1 in Clean Energy
BEIJING, China—In a surprising development for a young economy, China is on its way to becoming a global environmental leader. Ernst and Young’s May report on renewable energy now ranks China and the United States in a tie as the world’s best destinations for investment in clean energy.
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Column: Many environmental regulations unfair, harmful
There are a lot of ways to approach environmental regulations. Which of the following sounds more reasonable?
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Column: Why I don’t recycle paper
Recently, as I was about to throw a piece of paper into a trash can, an environmentally sensitive colleague of mine admonished me. “I hope you’re going to recycle that.
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Recycled tote idea brings group award from national conference
By turning old T-shirts into reusable “T-tote” bags, Intellectual Decisions on Environmental Awareness Solutions won best campaign of the year at the 2010 Campus Progress National Conference.
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BP’s Oil Gusher Impacts Alabama’s Tourism Industry
Alabama’s tourism industry, which thrives because of the panhandle’s pristine white sand beaches, has been hard hit by the havoc wreaked along the Gulf Coast by crude gushing from BP’s Deepwater Horizon wellhead.
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President Obama visits Kansas City electric vehicle company
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Barack Obama stepped out from behind a barricade, white shirt sleeves rolled up to his elbows and lavender tie loosened just a bit around his neck, and told the 50 employees of Smith Electric Vehicles he was sorry.
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EPA honors U. Missouri power plant for energy efficiency
The U. Missouri power plant has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a 2010 EPA Energy Star Combined Heat and Power award recipient, one of three universities in the nation to receive the award. Power plants at the U. California in San Diego and Fairfield U.