Environment
Company demands rate hike for new coal plant
April 12, 2010Despite claims coal energy is cheaper than green energy, Consumers Energy wants to impose an 8.5 percent rate hike to pay for a new coal-fired plant in Michigan.
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Heaven help us if we don’t heed his call
April 9, 2010Decades from now, climate scientist James Hansen will occupy a prominent place in our history books, but what we don't know now is whether humankind will heed his alarm or go on with business as usual.
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Climate change legislation – one of the next big battles
April 7, 2010Among the next big things — climate change legislation looms large.
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As flood waters recede, deeper questions emerge
April 2, 2010PROVIDENCE, R.I. - As Rhode Islanders recover from the state's worst flooding in 200 years, questions are being raised about why the damage was so great.
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Obama threads political needle on oil drilling
April 2, 2010The president responds to "Drill, baby, drill" with his own drilling plan.
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