Plan for Carbon Storage Dropped
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The Energy Department said yesterday that it would ask for new proposals from companies seeking federal aid for capturing and storing carbon dioxide released by coal-fired power plants, officially shelving the FutureGen Alliance project that the Bush administration had supported for five years.
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Science & environment: Â· Major projects cancelled because of uncertaintyÂ· Planning problems will stall wind-farm growth
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By Mary Beth Lane, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Mar. 1--An agreement limiting the number of trees that can be cleared around natural-gas storage wells in the Mohican-Memorial State Forest has eased some opponents' fears.
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Energy Secretary Samuel P. Bodman told lawmakers yesterday that the Bush administration might drop its support for a $1.5 billion coal-fired power plant designed to store greenhouse gases underground, citing mounting cost estimates and other possible technologies.
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A Treasury-backed plan to stabilize a vital segment of the credit markets has been shelved, the banks involved said yesterday.
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By DAVID STRINGER LONDON - The United States is preparing to reject new targets on climate change at a Group of Eight summit next month, dashing German and British hopes for a new global pact on carbon emissions, according to a document released by environmentalists.
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Environmental groups said Tuesday they have abandoned a four-year legal effort to block construction of one of the world&#39;s largest cement plants.
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The United States made a dramatic reversal Saturday, first rejecting and then accepting a compromise to set the stage for intense negotiations in the next two years aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions worldwide.
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Hopes of concrete US commitment to cutting greenhouse gas emissions. are hit
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 6--DURHAM -- The county commissioners scrapped a plan Monday that would have re-designated 224 acres in eastern Durham for industrial use.
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A controversial plan to hunt endangered humpback whales has been dropped, a top Japan official says.
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It plans to cut greenhouse emissions by up to 32 percent by 2020, but scientists say it may not be enough.
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Five Western governors agreed yesterday on a plan to cut their states' emissions of gases linked to global warming and to establish a regional carbon-trading system, though they stopped short of saying how drastically they will seek to reduce greenhouse gases.
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Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne said Friday he has scrapped a proposal that critics said would seriously weaken the law protecting endangered species.
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While high-tech companies have lined up behind the stateÂs recent pledge to curb carbon emissions, some in basic industries say it will force energy-intensive businesses out of state.
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The agency strikes down the state's tough new rules on carbon emissions, in a move environmentalists call a crippling setback
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WASHINGTON _ The U.S. Forest Service no longer will give close environmental scrutiny to its long-term plans for America's national forests and grasslands.