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Bulgaria To Call for Projects under Environment EU Programme in March (Novinite.com)

Bulgaria will issue the first call for projects funded by the EU environment operational programme in March, the country’s environment minister Dzhevdet Chakarov told reporters on Wednesday.
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Total guilty in France’s worst oil spill (AP via Yahoo! News)

A court on Wednesday convicted Total SA in France’s worst oil spill and ordered the petroleum giant and three other defendants to pay $285 million in compensation — the first time a French court has awarded damages for harming the environment.
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Environment Minister briefed on Exide discharges (Scoop.co.nz)

Greater Wellington Regional Council chair Fran Wilde today met with Environment Minister Trevor Mallard to brief him on recent discharges to air from Exide Technologies’ battery recycling and recovery facility at Petone, particularly an apparent breach of discharge limits in November 2007.
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SA Govt defends mining environment standards (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)

A call for tougher environmental controls on mining exploration in the outback has been rejected by the South Australian Government.
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George Bush Cures Global Warming In Middle East - Anorak.co.uk (satire)

George Bush Cures Global Warming In Middle EastAnorak.co.uk (satire), UK -1 hour agoGeorge Bush Cures Global Warming In Middle East - GEORGE Bush can turn the desert to rain. Now for the milk and honey: It's been a chilly welcome for …

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Global warming rally in Annapolis - Baltimore Sun

Global warming rally in AnnapolisBaltimore Sun, United States -28 minutes agoAlmost 500 global warming activists are expected to wave signs and unveil a long green carpet at 11 am tomorrow (1/16/08) on Lawyers Mall outside the State …Solar panels would get legal protection under Md. billThe News Journalall 5 news articles

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Texas Is Biggest Carbon Polluter - The Associated Press

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Texas Is Biggest Carbon PolluterThe Associated Press -1 hour agoWhile states such as like California and New York are moving quickly to address global warming, the issue has prompted only scattered calls for reforms here …

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In praise of global warming - Hanson, Whitman & East Bridgewater Express

In praise of global warmingHanson, Whitman & East Bridgewater Express, MA -23 minutes agoFrom a safety point of view we love this global warming stuff as we drive a Mustang convertible that has the traction of a toboggan in the least bit of snow …

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Global Warming vs. UFOs - It’s Getting Hot In Here

Global Warming vs. UFOsIt’s Getting Hot In Here, DC -51 minutes agoYou’re probably wondering how I managed to write ‘global warming’ and ‘UFO’ in the same sentence. No, melting ice caps will not reveal ancient alien vessels …

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Spotlight letter: Global warming debate not about Al Gore - Oshkosh Northwestern

Spotlight letter: Global warming debate not about Al GoreOshkosh Northwestern, WI -41 minutes agoIn response to David Hayford's opinion piece in The Northwestern on Tuesday, January 15 about Global Warming. It is not hard to tell from (the column) if he …Commentary: Cold shoulder in man-made warming debate dangerousOshkosh Northwesternall 2 news articles

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