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Kansas was the first state to deny a power company a permit to build new coal-burning plants explicitly because of concerns over CO2 emissions (Wichita Eagle/Associated Press).
http://www.kansas.com/news/state/story/205677.html
Wyoming's governor spoke out on the need to reduce carbon emissions...and then authorized a new coal-burning plant with no measures for increasing 'cleanliness'. (Casper Star-Tribune)
http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2007/10/20/news/wyoming/24c5daaa3f9b465487257379008188c5.txt
*The Nature Conservancy bought 161,000 acres of Adirondack wilderness...and, to the chagrin of some, they'll continue to allow large-scale logging on much of it. A variety of other stakeholders are also looking to influence how the land is used. (New York Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/29/nyregion/29adirondacks.html?_r=1&ref=science&oref=slogin
Several conservation groups are threatenening to sue the Fish and Wildlife Service for denying Endangered Species protection to giant Palouse earthworms in Idaho (Environmental News Network)
http://www.enn.com/press_releases/2233
Portland Press Herald
International Paper (a company) seeks a deal to feed China's pulp demand with Siberia's vast forests
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=143849&ac=PHbiz
In case you're still in a morbid mood from Halloween: a look at "green" cemeteries in Maine and elsewhere.
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=143467&ac=PHnws
BBC News
*The residents of a Spanish fishing town are calling for the establishment of a local marine reserve to help boost depleted populations of several target species and get the bonus associated with certified-sustainable products.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7067795.stm
Protecting parrotfish, which eat algae that flourish in nutrient-polluted water and overgrow coral, is looked to for curbing the destruction of Caribbean reefs.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7069933.stm
Bangor Daily News
A large wind farm is being considered for northern Washington County, but has been met with local opposition.
http://bangornews.com/news/t/penobscot.aspx?articleid=156049&zoneid=183
Alternate lobster-gear rope--sinking only partway--is being sought to appease whale protections while not snagging lobster traps.
http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=155823&zoneid=500
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