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The nuclear waste problem: Where to put it?
Currently, the US has no permanent disposal site for nuclear waste. A new presidential commission is exploring ways to solve the problem of storing highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel.
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Obama advances nuclear resurgence with US loan guarantees
In announcing $8.3 billion in loan guarantees for the first new nuclear reactors in the US in 30 years, Obama is setting the stage for a nuclear power comeback. But many challenges lie ahead.
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Swedish environmental lessons
With help from a climate-conscious nordic town, four U.S. families lessen their carbon footprint.
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Obama's nuclear power policy: a study in contradictions?
Obama wants to triple public financing for new nuclear power plants, even as he nixes funds for storing commercial radioactive waste. The policy may be calculated to win votes for climate change legislation, but critics say it's not 'coherent' and carries new security risks.
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Sticking points for a Copenhagen global warming pact
A key issue blocking a Copenhagen global warming pact from being finalized is whether the agreement would be legally binding, or – more likely – a political deal.
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Climate talks: Clinton promises aid to poor nations – but China may resist
At the Copenhagen climate talks Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the US could provide billions in aid to help poorer nations convert to clean technologies. But that's only if countries like China agree to monitoring of their climate change efforts.
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Copenhagen global warming draft points to hard bargaining ahead
A draft pact for a global warming treaty released Friday in Copenhagen would commit the US to significant emissions cuts by 2020 and draw developing nations into an agreement for the first time.
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Global warming talks spark friction between US and China
After the first week of global warming talks in Copenhagen, disagreements between nations are still evident, particularly between industrial heavyweights the US and China.
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At climate talks, US to offer 17 percent emissions cut by 2020
From a 2005 baseline, a 17 percent emissions cut would fall short of what's needed to keep global warming to 3.6 degrees F. But it may reflect most that US Senate would OK from climate talks.
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Copenhagen climate change talks stall as CO2 emissions rise
The Copenhagen summit on climate change is looking less likely to produce a binding CO2 emissions reduction agreement as a new study finds that global carbon dioxide emissions increased 29 percent in the past nine years.
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A global warming summit of good intentions
UN officials say it gave fresh momentum to upcoming talks for a new climate change treaty. But many unresolved issues remain.
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White House ties new gas mileage standards to global warming
Officials say 35.5 m.p.g. rule will cut foreign oil demand, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and save drivers money.
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Schwarzenegger bypasses legislature on clean energy bill
Schwarzenegger orders the state to get one-third of its energy from 'green' sources by 2020. He vows to veto energy bills, but will his action stand up in court?
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Homeless nuclear waste
Some 60,000 metric tons of radioactive waste is stored at nuclear power plants across the country, awaiting federal action that’s already a decade late.
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Can wind power save the Midwest?
Renewable energy isn’t big enough to offset declines in the auto industry, but companies are gung-ho for any new business.
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Mass. looks to forests for renewable energy source
Dubbed “biomass energy,” the push to help wean the state off coal-burning plants by incinerating trees and wood has the backing of state officials and many environmentalists.
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Nuclear power’s new debate: cost
Issues of safety and waste make way for a focus on funding.
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Nations pledge to fight global warming - but without specifics
Differences between major industrialized nations and developing countries are a stumbling block at a US-sponsored forum.
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Will G-8 countries move faster on climate change?
In the post-Bush era, the major industrial nations meeting this week face pressure to set firm temperature and emission-reduction goals.
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Could a North Korean missile reach Hawaii?
North Koreans on Thursday tested several short-range missiles, but their track record on longer-range missile technology has been poor.
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Are N. Korea’s short-range missile tests a prelude?
Thursday’s tests were expected; what’s at issue now is whether Pyongyang will send a long-range missile toward Hawaii on July 4.
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Global warming affecting every corner of the US, report says
The federal report comes as Congress is contemplating ways to combat climate change.
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World's next big climate pact begins to take shape
This week, negotiators from 182 countries meet in Bonn, Germany to lay the groundwork for a post-Kyoto climate regime.
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Tapping the energy potential in our backyards
Earth Talk: Biomass has significant ecofriendly potential for power and heat, experts say.
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Close call puts focus on traffic jam in space
The International Space Station’s narrow miss last week highlights the risk of collisions with space junk.
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