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Moving Towards the Clean Green Energy Future

NPR’s Marketplace speaks with Dale Bryk about the launch of RGGI – a plan by Northeastern states to cut global warming pollution from their power plants; it is the first CO2 cap and trade system in the United States Roland Hwang discusses the possibilities and costs of a hydrogen fueled future in the New York Times’ The Business of Green section’s lead story …Ned Farquhar is quoted in both the LA Times and the New York Times on the progression of a plan pitched by Western states and four Canadian provinces to cut regional emissions by 15% below 2005 levels—the LA Times piece is included below… In the New York Times, Louisa Willcox expresses her delight that the US Fish and Wildlife Service has dropped plans to delist the grey wolf, as the delisting plans were deeply and tragically flawed… In Newsday Ashok Gupta expresses his optimism that it’s possible to overcome most of the logistical obstacles facing the offshore wind power turbines proposed for Long Island waters…Barbara Finamore describes China’s efforts to understand and address environmental issues in a daily blog for Conde Nast Traveler that links to NRDC’s China program.

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