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This news release from Clean Energy and General Motors contai... (Wed Jul 23 10:19:12 2008 PDT) (US) One of the goals is to make the facility a “zero net energy” building. (Wed Jul 23 10:19:12 2008 PDT) (US) StreetInsider.com - Colorado Water District Begins MOSAIC AMR Deployment to Solve Conservation and Billing Challenges Colorado Water District Begins MOSAIC AMR Deployment to Solve Conservation and Billing Challenges Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District in Pagosa Springs, Colo., has co... (Wed Jul 23 10:19:12 2008 PDT) (Austria) Glass is then heard lecturing Brown about climate change and criticizing plans to build a third runway at Heathrow Airport. (Wed Jul 23 10:05:19 2008 PDT) (US) Teachers learn how to teach environmental science The wonder of the natural world and the environmental challenges it faces have been captivating Southeast Texas teachers as Lamar University offers its 13th Teaching Environmental Science summer institute. (Wed Jul 23 10:05:19 2008 PDT) (US) The benefit is significant,” said Carolyn Dann, the Northeast regional recycling coordinator for the Department of Environmental Protection, at last week’s Board of Selectmen meeting. Dann explained while residents will be prohibited on what they can dispose of in their new 64-gallon trash t... (Wed Jul 23 10:05:19 2008 PDT) (US) They've got that global warming thing down cold - 07/23/2008 - MiamiHerald.com Hidden-camera pranks where yuppie fools blather on about designer water that actually came from a garden hose. ; the show is just too much fun for that. So when Thursday's episode on environmentalism opened with ... (Wed Jul 23 10:05:19 2008 PDT) (Switzerland) Environmental activists have long cited indiscriminate development and land degradation as undermining the area's ecological stability. (Wed Jul 23 09:50:29 2008 PDT) (US) The Category 1 hurricane was expected to dump up to 15 inches of rain, threatening flooding that could breach levees in the heavily populated Rio Grande valley. He said there was a steady rain falling, but no reports of flooding. Cities and counties in the Rio Grande valley were preparing Tu... (Wed Jul 23 09:50:29 2008 PDT) (US) State health officials plan to retest two residential wells where radioactive materials were found near the Oconee Nuclear Station. (Wed Jul 23 09:50:29 2008 PDT) (Switzerland) They have been engaged in farming but mainly for food consumption. (Wed Jul 23 09:50:29 2008 PDT) (Belgium) July 23 (IANS) Elderly people who volunteer for environmental protection are likely to find the activity physically and mentally stimulating. (Wed Jul 23 09:35:00 2008 PDT) (Belgium) Citizen involvement on a large scale is needed to address pressing issues of environmental conservation and sustainability. (Wed Jul 23 09:35:00 2008 PDT) The same question was asked of state Senate president Joan Fitz-Gerald and Colorado Conservation Trust Executive Director Will Shafroth. (Wed Jul 23 09:35:00 2008 PDT) (Canada) Lorraine Michael said that the regulations will allow mining giant Vale Inco to dispose of tailings from its Long Harbour nickel-processing plant in nearby Sandy Pond in eastern Newfoundland. (Wed Jul 23 09:35:00 2008 PDT) (US) NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATORS Climate change will carry a price tag of billions of dollars for a number of U.S. states. (Wed Jul 23 09:21:11 2008 PDT) (US) Beijings so-called Green Olympics will not solve China s environmental problems but they could point the way to a more sustainable future. (Wed Jul 23 09:21:11 2008 PDT) (US) The Company also said it is one of the first to be pre-certified for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) New Construction by the U.S. (Wed Jul 23 09:21:11 2008 PDT) (US) The center of the Category 1 hurricane was expected to make landfall later Wednesday and dump up to 15 inches of rain, threatening flooding that could breach levees in the heavily populated Rio Grande valley. He said there was a steady rain falling, but no reports of flooding. Cities and cou... (Wed Jul 23 09:21:11 2008 PDT) (US) Energy BEIJING - Residents in the last township to be moved to make way for the rising waters of the Three Gorges Dam reservoir have been relocated. (Wed Jul 23 09:05:06 2008 PDT) (US) LOCAL environmentalists have resumed efforts to discredit the $860m (about sh1401b) Bujagali hydro-power project. (Wed Jul 23 09:05:06 2008 PDT) (US) PG&E Files Energy Efficiency Proposals With CPUC Energy PG&E Files Energy Efficiency Proposals With CPUC The two filings are part of Pacific Gas and Electric's (PG&E) energy strategy to meet its customers' future power needs in ways that are consistent with the company's commitment to clean ... (Wed Jul 23 09:05:06 2008 PDT) (UK) Airlines slam emissions trade plan Europe's plan to include aviation in its emissions trading system will come into effect in 2012 amid fierce opposition Under the agreement. (Wed Jul 23 09:05:06 2008 PDT) (US) (UPI) A former U.S. official has contradicted claims that a decision to block California's stringent emissions plan was not influenced by the White House. (Wed Jul 23 09:05:06 2008 PDT) Report reveals chaos at heart of Nuclear Decommissioning Authority ! Environment ! guardian.co.uk Nuclear power The department admits that there are now "inherent risks" associated with the financial affairs of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and reveals that budgetary problems were e... (Wed Jul 23 09:05:06 2008 PDT)