EDMOND Global warming, alternative fuel, waste disposal when it comes to the environment, president-elect Barack Obama faces some pretty daunting challenges. During the campaign, Obama said he wants to create millions of new green jobs
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JASTRE constructs newwaste collection centre in Kg Rimba - Borneo Bulletin Weekend
In its bid to create an integrated waste management system for Brunei Darussalam, the Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation (JASTRE), Ministry of Development, has constructed a new waste collection centre at the Housing Resettlement Scheme
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AP: Group says subsidy program benefits industrial farms - Garden City Telegram
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) A federal conservation program originally designed to help small farmers is now disproportionately benefiting industrial livestock operations, according to a new report by a family farm advocacy group. The Campaign for Family
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Clean Smokestacks Act tops Easley’s environmental accomplishments - Asheville Citizen-Times
When it comes to his environmental legacy, departing Gov. Mike Easley may have left his biggest mark with a single law: the Clean Smokestacks Act. The landmark air quality legislation passed in 2002 required power companies to cut emissions from coal
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Officials vote against turning rock quarry to landfill - WBIR
Political leaders voted 2-1 against turning an old rock quarry in Crab Orchard into a landfill during Friday’s public meeting. It was the second public hearing held to debate the issue. The meeting drew a large crowd, as the public protested the
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