Monday, May 26, 2008

Wales, wolves, potatoes, preserves, power


In Wales, ambitious plans for powering the country on a combined variety of renewable energies. (Detroit Free Press/AP)
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080518/BUSINESS07/805180584/1020

The Kansas governor vetoed plans for two new coal-power plants, which will remain vetoed (Lawrence Journal-World)
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/may/22/coal_battle_moves_court/

Update on international 'progress' in committing to greenhouse-gas-emission reductions (Associated Press).
http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/nations-urge-deep-emission-cuts-by-us/n20080525035609990014

Self-explanatory:
http://www.earthjustice.org/news/press/2008/twelve-conservation-groups-challenge-federal-wolf-delisting.html

Bangor News
Numerous groups seek to make bio-plastic from Maine potatoes.
http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=164576&zoneid=500

342,000 acres of Downeast Maine land has been newly 'preserved' along the Canadian border.
http://bangornews.com/news/t/downeast.aspx?articleid=164620&zoneid=177

Roxanne Quimby's eviction of "camp"-leasers on her bought-up land is causing a mighty lot of controversy [including ten zillion comments below this article]
http://bangornews.com/news/t/penobscot.aspx?articleid=164689&zoneid=183

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