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US ethanol policy under siege in food-for-fuel debate
Agence France-Presse: Amid a surge in food prices blamed in part on US expansion of…
Desalination, for a World Short of Water
Business Week: With oil over $120 a barrel; prices for corn, wheat, copper, and steel…
Using forest residues reduces soil carbon stock
Innovations Report: The use of harvest residues for energy production decreases soil carbon stocks. These…
Drowning Villages Threaten Ghana’s History and Tourist Trade
Bloomberg: Agbakla Amartey trudges through the sand near the village of Totope, Ghana, and points…
Alaska to sue to block polar bear listing
Reuters: The state of Alaska will sue the U.S. government to stop the listing of…
EDP’s Renewable Unit May Expand in Canada, Mexico
Bloomberg: EDP-Energias de Portugal SA, Portugal’s largest utility, said its renewable-energy unit may expand in…
Alps hit by two-decade decline in snowfall
Agence France-Presse: A forthcoming study has added to worries that the Alpine ski industry will…
Carbon market could be worth 2 trillion euros in 2020: study
Agence France-Presse: The global market in CO2 emission rights could be worth two trillion euros…
Brazil Environment Agency Seizes Amazon Soy, Corn
Reuters: Brazil’s environmental agency Ibama said on Tuesday it seized some 4,740 tonnes of soy,…