 Citing Global Warming, Kansas Denies Plant Permit
(New York Times: Sat, 20 Oct) In what opponents say is a first, a Kansas regulator has turned down a permit for a large coal-fired power plant solely because of the global warming gases it would emit.
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 Global Warming Bill Finds Friends, Foes
(NewsFactor via Yahoo! News: Fri, 19 Oct) The Senate took one more step toward a global warming law Thursday with the introduction of broad legislation called America's Climate Security Act. The bill could see a vote by the end of the year.
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 IPCC Chairman Calls For Lifestyle Changes To Tackle Global Warming
(Bernama: Sat, 20 Oct) TOKYO, Oct 20 (Bernama) -- The visiting chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stressed Friday the importance of changing lifestyles to tackle global warming, citing as an example the Japanese government-led "Cool Biz" campaign to change dress codes in workplaces.
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 Lawmakers propose bill on global warming
(AP via Yahoo! News: Thu, 18 Oct) A Senate blueprint for tackling global warming would require power plants and vehicles to reduce their greenhouse gases by 70 percent. A chief sponsor said President Bush's approach of voluntary action will not meet the goal.
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 Global warming 'turning point'
(The Sacramento Bee: Fri, 19 Oct) WASHINGTON – With the introduction Thursday of broad legislation to curb global warming, a key committee is hoping to move the bill for Senate consideration by the end of the year.
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