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energyNOW! Morning News Roundup: March 7, 2011
03/07/11 5:09pm
energyNOW! publishes a frequent roundup of top news energy and environment stories from print and online outlets. Inclusion of stories does not mean endorsement.
House Dem says EPA not doing good enough job monitoring 'fracking' (via The Hill’s E2 Wire)
General Electric will host a seven-city Electric Vehicle Experience Tour to educate the public on plug-in vehicles(via Autoblog Green)
Plankton, the foundation of the marine food web, has started blooming in the Arctic 50 days earlier than ever before(via Washington Post)
EPA won't finalize new coal-ash regulations before the end of 2011(via West Virginia Gazette)
A House Energy and Commerce Committee panel will convene a hearing on climate science this week(via The Hill’s E2 Wire)
House GOP budget bill aims to slash environmental regulation(Via Los Angeles Times)
A United Nations report says climate change and biofuels are boosting food prices and threatening food security(via Reuters)
A Florida natural gas-fired power plant has been retrofitted with 190,000 solar panels(via CleanTechnica)
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- Energy Information Association
- Department of Energy
- NY Times Environment
- Huffington Post- Green
- Alternative Energy News
- Politico- Energy
- Politico- Morning Energy
- The Hill- Energy & Environment
- Climate Progress
- Dot Earth
- The Energy Collective
- The Oil Drum
- Compete Coalition
- Green Business
- David Roberts
- Bipartisan Beat
- NRDC- Switchboard
- American Wind Energy Association
- Solar Energy Industries Association
- American Petroleum Institute
- American Gas Association
- Coal Tattoo
- Solar Panels UK