The Nicholas Institute in the News

November 19, 2009 - McCain slams Graham, Lieberman over 'horrendous' climate bill effort POLITICO.com
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November 16, 2009 - A Climate Communicator’s Indian Journey The New York Times
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November 14, 2009 - Lieberman Finds Stride in Senate as the Democrats' Maverick Fox News
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November 12, 2009 - Carbon Offsets Would Be a Boon to Farmers Center for American Progress
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October 30, 2009 - Scrutinizing Climate Change Northwest Ag Information Network
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October 29, 2009 - "The Climate Economy"-Definition & Explanation PBS
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October 28, 2009 - Holliday to honor Rogers' service The Charlotte Observer
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October 26, 2009 - Farmers and Congress Shouldn’t Fall for this Hat Trick Center for American Progress
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October 23, 2009 - Point-by-point debate: Farm Bureau vs. Environmental Working Group The Daily Republic
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October 21, 2009 - Reps raise red flags on catch shares Gloucester Daily Times
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October 20, 2009 - A little heresy on transmission Grist.org
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October 15, 2009 - A fairer formula for emissions targets Guardian
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October 8, 2009 - Who's In and Who's Out of Cap and Trade
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October 7, 2009 - Researchers pitch 'coupons' as new cost-containment strategy
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October 6, 2009 - DEVELOPMENT: Resource Crunch Signals Larger Ecological Crisis IPS
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October 5, 2009 - Should We Nix Cap-And-Trade? NationalJournal.com
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October 5, 2009 - Money Headed to Wind Power North Carolina News Network
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September 18, 2009 - Pendleton appointed to director JDNews.com
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September 15, 2009 - Harry Reid Harshes Panel’s Mellow Greentech Media
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September 14, 2009 - Rockefeller Finds It's Better to Negotiate on Climate Bill Than Sit on Sidelines The New York Times
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September 10, 2009 - Carbon trading needs to be transparent, lawmakers told Agriculture Online
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September 5, 2009 - Carbon Trading Market Undergoes Growing Pains Environmental Leader
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September 3, 2009 - ‘Opportunities and risks’ in climate bill Delta Farm Press
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September 3, 2009 - Carbon market evolving Delta Farm Press
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September 2, 2009 - Power REITs? The Wall Street Journal
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September 1, 2009 - Policy options for expanding and modernizing the US power grid Environmental Expert.com
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August 31, 2009 - Exploring Ways to Expand Power Grid PhysOrg.com
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August 31, 2009 - Grid Lock: New Transmission Lines Key for Clean Energy–And Coal The Wall Street Journal
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August 27, 2009 - The Climate Post: A climate for monkey business Grist.org
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August 24, 2009 - Electric Energy Storage: Digging the Foundations (Part I) SolveClimate.com
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August 23, 2009 - Dial 'C' for Carbon: Almost Anything Earthly May Pick Up the Phone Fredericksburg.com
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August 23, 2009 - Obama's controversial climate bill change The Observer
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August 19, 2009 - Climate plan calls for forest expansion USA Today
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August 17, 2009 - N.C. is a state in transition Charlotte Observer
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August 13, 2009 - Much Ado About Carbon Offsets seedmagazine.com
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August 3, 2009 - Price Ceiling Sought on Carbon Markets Environmental Leader
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July 15, 2009 - Carbon offsets a wild card as environmental markets converge Greenwire
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July 8, 2009 - Ag community divides over climate bill Sustainable Industries
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July 6, 2009 - Steven Corneli and Tim Profeta elected to Climate Action Reserve Board of Directors Climate Action Reserve.org
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July 4, 2009 - Congressman Bilbray dicusses cap-and-trade frankly Examiner.com
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June 29, 2009 - Climate Bill Helps Utilities More Than Oil Companies (Update1) Bloomberg.com
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June 25, 2009 - Climate change legislation seen as either boon or bust Southwest Farm Press
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June 23, 2009 - 'Smart' meter could save Cary water The News & Observer
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June 19, 2009 - Fate of world's rainforests likely to be determined in next 2 years Mongabay.com
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June 18, 2009 - The Climate Post: Gimme your wallet–or else the forest here gets it Grist.org
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June 18, 2009 - Agriculture Offsets -- a Savior or a Boondoggle? The New York Times
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June 10, 2009 - Institute Experts Discuss N.C. Water Issues on 6/10 WUNC-FM Broadcast North Carolina Public Radio
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June 5, 2009 - Water legislation would open door to sweeping shift in N.C. Charlotte Business Journal
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May 19, 2009 - Water permits bill rankles industry, farmers CharlotteObserver.com
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May 18, 2009 - UPI cites Lozier on ocean circulation UPI.com
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May 18, 2009 - Toyota Questions Cost, Batteries of Plug-In Hybrids Bloomberg.com
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May 15, 2009 - This Week In Climate Change Time.com
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May 15, 2009 - Weekend field trips on the Web MSNBC.com
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May 15, 2009 - Pelosi Tortured, Goracle to Self-Immolate, Google Fails The Turner Report
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May 14, 2009 - The Climate Post: The blind press grope the carbon legislation elephant Grist.org
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May 13, 2009 - Green Electric Industry Mandate: Can It Pass? NationalJournal.com
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April 27, 2009 - Waxman-Markey: Tweak It Or Overhaul It? National Journal.com
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April 17, 2009 - Foundation Funds Research on Cap-and-Trade Issues Environmental Protection.com
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April 13, 2009 - Climate legislation will not create a rush to gas -- study Climate Wire
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April 10, 2009 - Legal Bedrock for Rebuilding America's Ocean Ecosystems Science
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April 8, 2009 - Editorial: The challenge of water News and Record.com
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April 7, 2009 - Saving Water Means Spending Money: Raleigh Discusses Rate Increases As Customers Keep on Conserving iStockAnalyst.com
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April 5, 2009 - Greensboro developing a resilient water system News and Record.com
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April 5, 2009 - Will N.C. have enough water? News and Record.com
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April 5, 2009 - How collaboration replaced conflict in Roanoke basin News and Record.com
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April 5, 2009 - Unlike N.C., water issues take high priority in Georgia News and Record.com
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April 2, 2009 - Recession may delay U.S. bill on emissions limits Reuters
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March 27, 2009 - Markey Taps FERC Over CFTC as U.S. Carbon Market Fuels Turf War Bloomberg
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March 26, 2009 - Charitable trust hands out $1.6 million to organizations studying climate change policies The Oregonian
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March 20, 2009 - Charlotte fights for voice in water suit Charlotte Business Journal
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March 9, 2009 - Should Industry Pay To Pollute? NationalJournal.com
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March 6, 2009 - House Bill for a Carbon Tax to Cut Emissions Faces a Steep Climb The New York Times
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March 2, 2009 - US urged to lead China into carbon emission cuts Budapest Business Journal
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February 27, 2009 - Obama budget indicates cap-and-trade confidence BusinessGreen
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February 26, 2009 - Unprecedented size, scope in president's proposal USA Today
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February 26, 2009 - Obama budget realistic on climate revenue Reuters
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February 26, 2009 - The best security might be natural
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February 25, 2009 - Geologist touts Texas Gulf Coast for its carbon storage potential
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February 23, 2009 - Lawmakers Brace for Battle over Carbon Market Oversight Plans
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February 13, 2009 - Duke ecologist preaches ‘natural’ security for homeland defense
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February 2, 2009 - Carbon Dioxide: Should EPA Wait on Congress?
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January 16, 2009 - Four from Nicholas School and Nicholas Institute to Participate in 2009 AAAS Meeting
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January 15, 2009 - Duke Experts: USCAP Blueprint for Climate Protection Is “Equitable Solution to a Difficult Problem”
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January 12, 2009 - A Green Agenda for Obama's First 100 Days People & the Planet
Four Institute board members are among the experts offering guidance for President Obama.
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January 6, 2009 - Permits To Pollute Could Help Tackle Climate Change redOrbit
A new way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and tackle climate change had been unveiled by leading economists.
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December 17, 2008 - Efficiency First Raleigh News & Observer
Duke University's Bill Holman said he feels state regulators will find the watershed rules inadequate and that Raleigh will have to spend millions of dollars to clean up its primary drinking water source.
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December 16, 2008 - Powerful Thirsts Raleigh News & Observer
A permit system for large users would help ensure a fair, sustainable allocation of North Carolina's water supplies.
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December 12, 2008 - Minding N.C.'s spigot Greensboro News & Record
Why, when the skies are gray and the December chill conjures visions of anything but parched lake beds and sun-baked clay, would anyone want to talk about ... water shortages?
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December 10, 2008 - Policymakers must tap into new water rules N.C. Associated Press
An environmental policy analyst recommended to a commission on climate change that the state expand green energy projects quickly.
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December 10, 2008 - Expert Urges State Panel to Expand Green Energy Projects N.C. Radio News Network
An environmental policy analyst recommended to a commission on climate change that the state expand green energy projects quickly.
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December 9, 2008 - Progress urged on saving river Charlotte Observer
Advocates, officials say water-use regulations needed to get Catawba off endangered list.
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December 8, 2008 - Who controls the spigots? Charlotte Observer
For 18 months Charlotteans have put up with drought, brown lawns and water restrictions. Now comes the hard part.
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December 8, 2008 - Big water users may need permits Raleigh News & Observer
A UNC-Duke study recommends steps the state should take to avoid water shortages in the future.
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December 6, 2008 - Mass. to retrofit hybrid vehicle fleet to plug in. Boston Globe
40 modifications planned after 1 Prius racks up the miles.
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December 3, 2008 - World Affairs Council Luncheon on Powering & Empowering America in the 21st Century. Market Watch
Energy is the political issue of the 21st century. It lies at the heart of our economy, foreign policy, environment, national security, and our system of education.
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December 1, 2008 - Visiting Fellow Anda and Board Member Beinecke Blog about Green Energy for National Journal. National Journal
Last week, President-elect Obama announced plans for a massive new economic stimulus package that he said will include a plan to promote renewable energy and create green jobs. How would you design a green energy plan to meet those goals?
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November 29, 2008 - New reservoir's protection too lax, Raleigh leaders say. News and Observer
Raleigh's desire to move forward with plans to tap a new water source in eastern Wake County is forcing city leaders to accept pollution controls that they say are inadequate.
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November 25, 2008 - Bad Economy Threatens Obama's Climate Fix. NPR
Many environmental activists, scientists and business leaders worry that a recession and two wars will force President-elect Barck Obama to put his ambitious plans to tackle global warming on the backburner.
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November 25, 2008 - Mussels Lose Out As Carbon Dioxide Changes Ocean. NPR
All the carbon dioxide pouring into the atmosphere is making the oceans more acidic — and those effects appear to be striking very close to home.
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November 17, 2008 - Act now on climate change Charlotte Observer
Global warming and economy are twin ills, so address them together.
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October 22, 2008 - Charlotte criticized for water use Charlotte Observer
Charlotte could save millions of dollars and billions of gallons a year by making more efficient use of its water, says a report to be released today.
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September 15, 2008 - Candidates reluctantly embrace oil drilling News and Observer
In a campaign ad opposing him, Democratic congressional candidate Larry Kissell looks like he's standing on a dark and lonely stage as he declares his opposition to oil drilling off the coast of North Carolina.
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September 12, 2008 - To win the presidential race, it takes energy USA Today
Record-high prices for gasoline, heating and electricity and growing concern about global warming have pushed energy issues to the forefront of the 2008 presidential campaign.
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September 11, 2008 - Adaptation is Key to National Security Seattle Times
also ran: September 7, 2008 in Philadelphia Inquirer
The 9/11 Commission Report declared that the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil represented a "failure of imagination" on the part of national security. The true threat to U.S. security, however, is not a failure of imagination but a "failure of adaptation."
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August 6, 2008 - Tim Profeta on Conversations with Joy Cardin - Wisconsin Public Radio
July 29, 2008 - Eric Roston on the Colbert Report
July 27, 2008 - Why Carbon Is Not a Bad Word - Time.com
For a substance that is the basic building block of life as we know it — without it, our planet might be little more than a dull rock — carbon has gotten a bad rap lately. Bound to two atoms of oxygen, it creates carbon dioxide, the chief greenhouse gas that has kept our planet warm for billions of years — and is now, thanks to human activity, making us too warm.
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June 1, 2008 - Climate Bill Underlines Obstacles to Capping Greenhouse Gases - Washington Post
When the Senate takes up landmark climate legislation this week, its backers can be sure of just one thing: The obstacles they face show how hard it will be to enact a meaningful cap on greenhouse gases -- probably under the next administration.
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May 12, 2008 - McCain's Balancing Act On The Environment - Washington Post
In December 2005, Republicans were poised to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, an achievement they had sought for decades. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) had attached the provision to a must-pass defense spending bill and threatened to keep lawmakers in Washington until Christmas if they tried to strip it. Desperate to remove the provision, leaders from national environmental groups turned to a handful of key GOP senators for help.
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May 2, 2008 - Energy concerns presidential candidates - News and Observer
Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama support more aggressive efforts to curb global warming and federal spending to create green jobs.
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April 18, 2008 - The Spore Against Terror - Grist
Marine biologist Raphael Sagarin has eclectic interests. During the course of his career, he's scoured an Alaskan gambling record for clues to climate change, retraced John Steinbeck's and Ed Ricketts' survey of the Sea of Cortez, and even studied how Easy Cheese escaped early chlorofluorocarbon regulations. In 2002, as a science fellow on Capitol Hill, he turned his biologist's eye to post-9/11 Washington, D.C., with its proliferating Jersey barriers and security checkpoints.
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April 8, 2008 - Raleigh mayor pledges water savings - Charlotte Observer
Even as they repealed the most severe water-use restrictions on residents and businesses, Raleigh officials said Monday that that water conservation will no longer be merely an occasional goal.
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April 8, 2008 - MARKETS: Outside groups float compromise to 'safety valve' - ClimateWire
The staffs of two nonprofit groups with important roles in shaping the leading Senate global warming bill are suggesting a compromise that would bridge one of the measure's biggest sticking points -- the uncertainty over what the carbon emissions cap-and-trade system will cost the nation's economy.
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March 28, 2008 - Utah: Epicenter for rising temps - Salt Lake Tribune
Death Valley-like daytime highs and hot nights in Utah and the West last summer reinforced the Southwest's status as ground zero for deadly global climate disruption, a new report says.
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March 26, 2008 - Moore: Perdue dodging true debate - Star News Online
When they invited the leading Democratic candidates for governor to a water policy forum, organizers at Duke University hoped Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue and State Treasurer Richard Moore would answer questions together on the same stage. Instead, Moore and Perdue appeared separately Tuesday, sitting at different times in the same red wing-back chair. The format provided more verbal artillery for Moore, who again accused Perdue of purposefully avoiding one-on-one debates in the final weeks of their high-stakes campaign.
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March 26, 2008 - Governor candidates debate water use - Duke Chronicle
Four of the 10 candidates for governor of North Carolina gathered in the Griffith Film Theater Tuesday to discuss an issue that many of the state's voters are talking about for the first time-water.
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March 26, 2008 - Candidates offer thoughts on water, drought - News and Observer
Candidates for governor were asked questions Tuesday about water and drought at a forum at Duke University. The questions touched on the legal, economic, environmental and political aspects of the state's water supply and the continuing drought. Two Democrats, one Republican and a Libertarian took the stage one at a time to face questions from a moderator.
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March 11, 2008 - The history of the ’safety valve’ debate - Climate Progress
Congress’ effort to pass passing global warming legislation faces many sticking points, but few are as sticky — or as wonky — as the battle over whether a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emissions should include what is called a “safety valve.”
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March 3, 2008 - Coastal towns are de-salting water - Charlotte Observer
With demand for water increasing as the drought and growth continue, some coastal counties in Eastern North Carolina are tapping a saltier source: rivers of brackish water that flow underground.
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February 24, 2008 - Water woes draw crowd - News and Observer
It was the sort of gathering that would have been unthinkable just 10 months ago in pre-drought Raleigh. More than 200 residents from around the Triangle spent their Saturday morning listening and talking about water -- how it's consumed, managed and paid for.
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February 18, 2008 - City's era of cheap, abundant water 'over' - Herald Sun
"We'll get through it, but the era of cheap and abundant water is over." That was the assessment Sunday of expert Bill Holman in the aftermath of last year's drought and its effect on Durham's water supply.
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February 9, 2008 - Interview: Using nature to tackle terrorism - New Scientist
Protection from terrorism is an unusual subject for a marine biologist to get involved with, but Raphael Sagarin has a special reason. He believes living things can show us how to keep society safe. He explains to John Whitfield why one look at natural systems will tell us that the war on terror is doomed to fail
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February 3, 2008 - Well of ideas - News and Observer
A Raleigh City Council member's proposal for water impact fees should be part of any conservation-and-growth discussion
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November 28, 2007 - Preserving land saves water - Charlotte Observer
We have all experienced drought pains this summer -- mandatory water restrictions, alarmingly low lake levels, and parched landscapes. It would be comforting to know that this summer's drought is an anomaly and we will not experience the hardships of drought again for years to come. Unfortunately, research is forecasting the opposite.
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November 25, 2007 - Digging in to cool the planet - Philadelphia Inquirer
Planting a tree used to be such a simple thing. For many, it was a simple act of beautification. Or perhaps a way to shade a patio. But lately, planting a tree has been elevated to a cause, a mission, a step - however tiny, as skeptics note - to stall global warming.
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November 18, 2007 - Drought won't hamper N.C. ski resorts - Charlotte Observer
N.C. ski resort operators say the ongoing drought doesn't change how they operate. None of them rely on the wet stuff from the sky, otherwise known as natural snow, no matter the year. Snowmaking requires water, but several resorts said they maintain their own reservoirs fed by natural springs and melting snow reclaimed off the mountains.
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November 14, 2007 - Water bills likely to rise in Durham - News and Observer
Durham water bills almost certainly will be higher next year, as city officials must pay for pumps and pipes to connect to new water sources and offset the money lost when residents conserve.
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November 7, 2007 - You say reused water. Law says wastewater - Charlotte Observer
Pouring dish and bath water over the Charlotte region's parched yards and wilting gardens is a popular way to fight the drought. It's also illegal.State law prohibits rerouting anything headed for the drain to the dry outdoors, even if it's something as simple as leftover water from half-empty glasses at the dinner table.
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November 2, 2007 - Cross-border water users getting cut off - Charlotte.com
Dale Johnson first noticed them in August -- big tanker trucks stopping to fill up at a fire hydrant in his Providence Crossing neighborhood on N.C. 16, just before the Union County line.
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October 30, 2007 - Climate bill faces wave of opposition - Politico
After years of debates and documentaries, Congress is poised to address the issue of climate change. The Warner-Lieberman bill is the vehicle and it’s headed for a bumpy ride, as industries mobilize to set up roadblocks to stall or wreck the passage of legislation that could cost them millions.
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October 24, 2007 - As water dwindles, families cut back - News and Observer
Easley's plea has residents struggling to figure out how to reduce consumption dramatically
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October 24, 2007 - Severe water restrictions likelyto start in 3 to 6 weeks - Charlotte Observer
Drought conditions around Charlotte will likely trigger the severest water restrictions -- Stage 4 -- in three to six weeks, Duke Energy predicted Tuesday.
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October 23, 2007 - Governor: Cut water use by half - Charlotte Observer
Gov. Mike Easley asked North Carolinians on Monday to cut water consumption in half between now and Halloween, offering tips that included speedy showers and shallow dishpans.
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October 23, 2007 - Don’t let it rain on new ways of looking at things - Fayetteville Observer
I remember the moment I learned to stopped worrying and love the drought.I was sitting on a bench in Linear Park downtown, looking at a water fountain that had no water. Earlier, I had passed a waterless water feature near the library.
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October 5, 2007 - Drought cues up harsher restrictions - News and Observer
Drought's harshest hold now grips the Triangle and more than half of North Carolina's counties, increasing the likelihood of tougher conservation measures for homeowners and industry.
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October 2, 2007 - Water demands may stress Cape Fear basin - Fayetteville Observer
Projects are planned that would pull millions more gallons of water from the Cape Fear River in the near future.
Some of it will fill water glasses in towns such as Cary, Dunn, Fayetteville and Sanford.
Some of it will be used at the Smithfield Packing plant in Tar Heel to clean up after the slaughter of thousands of hogs every day.
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September 29, 2007 - On Warming, Bush Vows U.S. 'Will Do Its Part' - Washington Post
President Bush assured the rest of the world yesterday that he takes the threat of climate change seriously and vowed that the United States "will do its part" to reduce the greenhouse gases that are warming the planet, but he proposed no concrete new initiatives to reach that goal.
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September 25, 2007 - Green MBAs Aim to Balance Profit, Planet - New York Times
Business professor John Stayton remembers when eyes would start rolling at the idea of a "green MBA." These days, business schools across the country are incorporating the environmental and social costs of doing business into their curricula and a few, like the program Stayton directs at Dominican University of California, aim for an all-green program.
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September 20, 2007 - Congressional action on climate change - Daily Report
There has been an "explosion of activity" on energy and climate change in the current Congress, according to Manik Roy, director of congressional affairs for the Pew Center on Global Climate Change. "Climate change is an important issue in Congress."
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September 18, 2007 - As demand continues to rise and drought drains the Cape Fear, our source of drinking water is in danger - Star News Online
The half-dozen broken trees and gnarled branches perched on top of the spillway seemed destined for the foamy water at the dam's base. But five minutes later, the debris was still rooted in place.
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September 6, 2007 - Duke report offers water-saving ideas - News and Observer
As North Carolina wilts for lack of rain, a group of Duke researchers is offering suggestions for better long-term water use.
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September 6, 2007 - Regional Approach Needed For Drought - NBC-17
Researchers at Duke University are calling for a unified approach to protecting our water supply.
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September 6, 2007 - In deep water: North Carolina must do better job conserving its resources - Charlotte Observer
When it comes to having enough water for our future, it's a matter of simple arithmetic, says a report from Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions: "By 2030, 12 million North Carolinians will demand use of the same water resources that served four million North Carolinians in 1960."
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August 9, 2007 - The truth about denial - Newsweek
Sen. Barbara Boxer had been chair of the Senate's Environment Committee for less than a month when the verdict landed last February. "Warming of the climate system is unequivocal," concluded a report by 600 scientists from governments, academia, green groups and businesses in 40 countries. Worse, there was now at least a 90 percent likelihood that the release of greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuels is causing longer droughts, more flood-causing downpours and worse heat waves, way up from earlier studies.
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August 2, 2007 - Congress Is Getting Ready to Debate Energy Bill - New York Times
This was to have been the year that that Congress finally took meaningful action to address the related problems of energy dependence and global warming. The new Democratic majority vowed to make these issues a top priority, President Bush spoke of ending America’s addiction to imported oil and industry groups promised to do their share to build a cleaner and more efficient future.
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July 25, 2007 - A better idea than the 'safety valve' - Grist
So you want to have greenhouse gas standards with teeth, but you want to minimize the risk they take too big a bite from the economy. And, of course, like me, you don't like the safety valve idea. What do you do? Banking and borrowing, of course.
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July 25, 2007 - Lawmakers Turn To Spending, Farm Bills - Congress Daily
The House and Senate turn their attention to spending for domestic security, law enforcement and public works this week, as the FY08 appropriations process lurches into an uncertain future.
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July 25, 2007 - Trade you some CO2 for a little O2 - GreenTech Pastures
I wouldn’t hold my breath on anything getting done about the atmosphere and climate change in the current configuration of power in Washington D.C. But there are some rumblings that may hint about the next phase of American politics.
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July 25, 2007 - Cost containment for the carbon market: A step toward cap-and-trade - Grist
As Joe mentioned yesterday, four moderate-to-conservative senators -- John Warner (R-Va.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Mary Landrieu (D-La.), and Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) -- just proposed a measure to achieve "Cost-Containment for the Carbon Market."
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July 25, 2007 - Duke researcher helps Congress shape global warming policy - Medill Reports
It seems everyone on Capitol Hill has a solution for dealing with global warming these days.
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July 24, 2007 - Moderates' Bill To Fight Global Warming Gets Company - Congress Daily
Four senators today offered a global warming bill that is intended to be less burdensome on business than a competing plan by fellow moderates.
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July 24, 2007 - Climate concerns heat up Congress - Herald Sun
More than 125 bills, resolutions and amendments related to global warming and greenhouse gas emissions have been introduced in Congress so far this year, compared to just 106 in the previous two-year session of Congress, reports the Pew Center on Global Climate Change.
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July 24, 2007 - US Senators Lieberman, Warner CO2 bill allows emergency 'offramps' - Market Watch
The new cap-and-trade climate-change bill currently being drafted by U.S. Sens. John Warner, R-Va., and Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., includes emergency 'offramps' to protect the economy if costs for cutting carbon dioxide rise too high.
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July 24, 2007 - 4 senators gang up on emissions - Houston Chronicle
A bipartisan group of four senators who have never voted for climate-change legislation is proposing a plan to limit the costs of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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July 15, 2007 - Warming may redefine what flourishes - News and Observer
Global warming is a big thing. The pine beetle is an exceedingly small thing. But when the two are combined, it means one thing for North Carolina's pine forests -- trouble.
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July 15, 2007 - Q&A: Duke expert talks tax incentives, 'Inconvenient Truth' - News and Observer
As part of the series on the current and potential effects of global warming on our state, The News & Observer asked Dr. Brian C. Murray, an economist at Duke University, to answer your questions about the economic consequences of a changing climate and the various costs and benefits of reducing greenhouse gas emissions through public policies. Murray, director for economic analysis at Duke's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, has expertise in forestry, agriculture and energy.
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July 15, 2007 - Climate Change Debate Hinges On Economics - Washinton Post
Here's the good news about climate change: Energy and climate experts say the world already possesses the technological know-how for trimming greenhouse gas emissions enough to slow the perilous rise in the Earth's temperatures.
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June 19, 2007 - Will standards tighten carbon trading rules? - Farm Press
Whatever program or term is favored — carbon sequestration, offset credits, cap-and-trade — there remains a glaring problem with the practice of polluting companies buying greenhouse gas reduction credits from farmers and landowners.
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June 18, 2007 - U.S. environmental NGO helps Chinese farmers reduce greenhouse gas emissions -- China View
The first manual for farmers and foresters on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will be available to Chinese users soon, a U.S. environmental protection NGO announced here on Monday.
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May 25, 2007 - Ecotality: Carbon Sequestration Could be $8B Business for Agriculture - Green Options
It’s not going to be the most scintillating beachside reading this summer, but a new guide coming out in June from Duke University Press could help prevent rising seas from obliterating your favorite beach.
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May 23, 2007 - New guide aimed at helping ID greenhouse opportunities - Farm Week
As the White House outlined its greenhouse gas reduction goals, the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University last week unveiled a new guide aimed at helping farmers participate profitably.
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May 23, 2007 - Bush greenhouse gas order raises hopes, concerns - Farm Week
President Bush issued an executive order last week aimed at reducing domestic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions linked to purported global climate change.
That could both offer opportunities and pose new regulatory risks for producers.
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May 3, 2007 - Nature's carbon 'sink' smaller than expected - Christian Science Monitor
While the continents and oceans have absorbed much of the carbon dioxide that humanity has pumped into the atmosphere so far, they won't be able to keep up with the expected rise in greenhouse-gas emissions over the next several decades. Indeed, some recent studies suggest that current scientific estimates about natural absorption are too optimistic: Earth's climate by century's end could be on average up to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F.) hotter than current "business as usual" projections suggest.
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April 8, 2007 - Business future through green-colored glasses - Orlando Sentinel
It's no longer news that "green" products and practices are good for the bottom line. But the days when "green" is only a garnish on the business plate might be ending.
With the integration of greenhouse-gas emissions controls into our national economy seemingly inevitable, we may soon take our longest stride toward an inherently green and sustainable economy in American history. As a result, "green" increasingly is business, not just good for it.
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April 8, 2007 - The Court's Green Light for Green Tech - The Washington Post
In San Francisco last month, I found myself discussing the concept of carbon sequestration with my friend Kevin while he was giving his daughter Emma a bath. The fact that we were chatting about injecting carbon dioxide into untapped oil fields as we squirted water at a 2-year-old highlights just how trendy the U.S. green-tech market has become. Kevin is what you call a "serial entrepreneur," who spots business trends and invests in start-ups before selling them and moving on to the next promising venture.
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April 3, 2007 - Ruling Undermines Lawsuits Opposing Emissions Controls - New York Times
Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling on carbon dioxide emissions largely shredded the underpinning of other lawsuits trying to block regulation of the emissions and gave new momentum to Congressional efforts to control heat-trapping gases linked to climate change.
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March 31, 2007 - How much is carbon worth? - United Press International
If continuing discussion in Congress on climate change is solidified in legislation capping emissions, electricity rates would most likely spike.
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March 7, 2007 - Wise water courses - News & Observer
More people moving to North Carolina means more water usage in homes, businesses and industrial plants. North Carolina is, after all, sixth in growth rate in the United States, and water demand is expected to increase 35 percent by 2030, to 2.2 billion gallons a day. Those are clear, and worrisome, facts that local and state policymakers must face regarding the adequacy of water supplies.
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March 2, 2007 - Planning urged ahead of warming | Ex-interior secretary: N.C. vulnerable - News & Observer
Planning could help North Carolina prepare for rising sea levels that are predicted as part of global climate change, Bruce Babbitt, a former secretary of the interior, said Thursday.
Babbitt, who held the position in the Clinton administration, made his comments to a group meeting in Raleigh on the state's future water supply.
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March 2, 2007 - Big business sweats climate change laws - Chicago Tribune
Recent state actions to curb global warming are having a surprising effect: They are prompting big power companies and manufacturers to call on the Bush administration to mount a fight against climate change.
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February 1, 2007 - Boxer faces tight margins in committee to move GHG legislation - E&E Daily
Among the most daunting hurdles facing Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) as she tries to craft legislation capping greenhouse gas emissions is the narrow level of support on her Environment and Public Works Committee.
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January 7, 2007 - Striking a green balance in N.C. - Charoltte Observer
Bill Holman has been at the center of N.C. environmentalism for more than a quarter-century. Holman worked for 18 years as an environmental lobbyist, later served as state environment secretary. He became executive director of the Clean Water Management Trust Fund, which makes grants to protect the state's waters, in 2001. Last week, he joined Duke University as a visiting scholar at its Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions.
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November 16, 2006 - McCain: Bush Admin Officials In Denial On Climate Change - Comtex News Network
U.S. Sen. John McCain Thursday criticized Bush administration officials as being "in a state of denial" when it comes to global warming and announced plans to immediately reintroduce climate change legislation early next year.
"We will reintroduce legislation again on the first day of the session," said the Arizona Republican, who is exploring a 2008 presidential bid after losing to President George W. Bush in his 2000 race for the nomination.
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November 16, 2006 - Holman moving on - Fayetteville Observer
Not many folks were surprised Monday when Bill Holman announced he was leaving the N.C. Clean Water Management Trust Fund to take a new environmental policy post at Duke University.
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November 14, 2006 - Holman is leaving N.C. water trust fund - Charlotte Observer
Bill Holman, executive director of the state Clean Water Management Trust Fund, said Monday he's resigning to join a Duke University environmental institute.
Holman's surprise announcement came at the end of a Clean Water board meeting in Raleigh. The fund makes about $100 million a year in grants to help state agencies, local governments and nonprofit groups address water pollution.
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November 13, 2006 - Director of N.C. clean water fund resigns to take post at Duke - Washington Post
The executive director of the state agency that allocates money to protect North Carolina waterways announced his resignation Monday.
Bill Holman, a longtime environmental advocate, said he will step down from the North Carolina Clean Water Management Trust Fund effective Dec. 27. Holman, who announced his resignation during an agency meeting, said he will become a visiting scholar at Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions.
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October 30, 2006 - Warming Called Threat To Global Economy
Failing to curb the impact of climate change could damage the global economy on the scale of the Great Depression or the world wars by spawning environmental devastation that could cost 5 to 20 percent of the world's annual gross domestic product, according to a report issued yesterday by the British government.
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October 3, 2006 - Report challenges ecological hypothesis - United Press International
A U.S. report finds little to support a widely held ecological assumption that species are most abundant near the centers of their geographic ranges.
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September 21, 2006 - Branson to Invest Billions To Combat Global Warming - Washington Post Foreign Service
Iconoclastic British billionaire Richard Branson pledged Thursday to invest all profit from his Virgin Group airline and train businesses over the next decade -- an estimated $3 billion -- to fight global warming and promote alternative energy.
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September 13, 2006 - Chafee fends off challenge to take GOP nomination - E&E Daily
Sen. Lincoln Chafee won the Rhode Island Republican primary yesterday, overcoming a bid to unseat him from the more conservative wing of his party. Chafee, one of the most moderate Senate GOP voices on energy and environmental legislation, defeated Cranston Mayor Stephen Laffey by 8 percent.
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August 26, 2006 - Climate bill puts governor on hot seat - Mercury News
An ambitious proposal that would make California a leader in the fight against global warming has emerged as one of the most hotly contested measures in the Legislature this year, and a key environmental test for Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in his bid for a second term.
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August 22, 2006 - The Exact Price of Power- Newsday
As temperatures approached 100 degrees during this month's heat wave, many Long Island residents pushed up their air-conditioner settings to stay comfortable - in some cases, to make their homes livable.
But those adjustments also helped push electricity consumption to record levels despite appeals from the Long Island Power Authority for people to cut back or risk outages. The increased consumption, in turn, leads LIPA to continue to develop more sources of power to meet the demand, at a greater expense to ratepayers.
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August 11, 2006 - Cities, States Aren't Waiting For U.S. Action on Climate - Washington Post
With Washington lawmakers deadlocked on how best to curb global warming, state and local officials across the country are adopting ambitious policies and forming international alliances aimed at reducing greenhouse gases.
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July 19, 2006 - Northeast Plan To Extend Climate Cap Raises Constitutional Questions - Inside Washington Publishers
Northeast states are considering expanding a regional cap on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to cover companies that import electricity from states not subject to the mandate, in order to curb emissions "leakage" that could result if the climate change program displaces power generation into other areas of the country.
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June 19, 2006 - ‘25 By 25’ Energy Proposal May Face Election Year Delays -Tim Profeta Interviewed on American Public Radio - Marketplace
The U.S., of course, wants to wean itself off Middle Eastern oil. The latest proposal in Washington is called 25 by 25. It calls for the U.S. to get a quarter of its energy from renewable sources by 2025. But getting this through Congress is another matter.
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June 7, 2006 - Long wait appears likely for flurry of energy proposals - E&E Daily
A bipartisan group of lawmakers today will unveil a sense of Congress resolution that says the Unites States should attain 25 percent of its energy from renewable resources by 2025, kicking off a flurry of activity in the coming weeks on energy proposals that are not likely to see the light of day until the next Congress is sworn in.
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April 20, 2006 - Benefits of forested carbon sinks outweigh risks -- Greenwire
Recent reports that planting forests as carbon sinks might increase methane in the atmosphere and impair groundwater flow should not dissuade policymakers from exploring this method of carbon sequestration, according to a new analysis by Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions.
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April 18, 2006 - California tackles greenhouse emissions -- The Christian Science Monitor
As it has done with tailpipe emission standards, coastal protection, and endangered species, California is trying to become a leader on one of today's most pressing environmental concerns: global warming.
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March 3, 2006 - Who's an environmentalist anyway? - Tim Profeta interviewed on Living on Earth
Who's an environmentalist anyway? These days it's sort of a forest/tree question. The closer you look, the harder it is to tell the difference between granola-eating tree huggers from the corporate suits selling the virtues of going green. Then there's the religious right warning about global warming, and typically conservative hunters taking up the cause of preserving habitats. To help sort out the distinctions and political implications of the changing environmental landscape we turn to Timothy Profeta, director of Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions. Thanks for joining me.
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Fall 2005 - Summit Webcasts - University Channel
Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions held a summit featuring keynotes by Pulitzer-winner Jared Diamond, Duke Energy VP Richard Osborne, and Russell Train, chairman emeritus of the World Wildlife Fund.
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Fall 2005 - Environmental Summit Launches Nicholas Institute at Duke - Duke Environmental Law Newsletter

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