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ucsusa.org - 5/6/2009
EPA Biofuels Rule Good Starting Point
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A new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) draft rule to cut global warming emissions from biofuels is a good starting point, but the agency should adopt a realistic time frame for reducing heat-trapping emission from fuels.
The Razing of Appalachia: Mountaintop Removal Revisited
e360.yale.edu - 5/12/2009
The Razing of Appalachia: Mountaintop Removal Revisited
— e360.yale.edu — Over the past two decades, mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia has obliterated or severely damaged more than... a million acres of forest and buried more than 1,000 miles of streams. Now, the Obama administration is showing signs it plans to crack ... (more) The Razing of Appalachia: Mountaintop Removal Revisited

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epa.gov - 5/5/2009
EPA Lifecycle Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Renewable Fuels | Fuels & Fuel ...
— epa.gov — EPA-420-F-09-024, May 2009 Download PDF Version formatted for printing (5 pp, 207K, About PDF Files ) As... part of proposed revisions to the National Renewable Fuel Standard program (commonly known as the RFS program), EPA analyzed lifecycle greenhouse ... (more) EPA Lifecycle Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from ...

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whitehouse.gov - 5/12/2009
OMB - Blog Post - Clearing the Air
— whitehouse.gov — Media reports today are suggesting that OMB has found fault with EPA s proposed finding that emissions... of greenhouse gases from motor vehicles contribute to air pollution that endangers public health and welfare. Any reports suggesting that OMB was ... (more) OMB - Blog Post - Clearing the Air

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Worldwatch Institute:  United States Considers Biofuel Emissions

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United States Considers Biofuel Emissions
Worldwatch Institute — ... Jeremy Martin, a senior scientist with the Union of Concerned Scientists, said that the EPA should study the lifecycle analysis of biofuels over a time period even shorter than the 30-year low that the agency suggested. He favors a 20-year focus. ...

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