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Australia's Origin Energy rejects BG's $13B bid MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Origin Energy Ltd., Australia's second largest power retailer, rejected a $13 billion takeover bid Friday from British natural gas producer BG Group....
Gas prices change views on energy WASHINGTON (AP) -- High gasoline prices have dramatically changed Americans' views on energy and the environment with more people now viewing oil drilling and new power plants as a greater priority than energy conservation than they did five months ago, according to a new survey....
UN reports big jump in `green energy' investment UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Global investors plowed $148 billion into new wind, solar and other alternative energy assets last year, in what the United Nations describes as a "green energy gold rush" gaining speed the last several years....
Richardson touts Obama's energy, economic policies WASHINGTON (AP) -- New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a former energy secretary from a swing state in the presidential race, promoted Barack Obama's energy and economic policies Saturday in a national radio address that he was picked to deliver by Obama's campaign....
House approves financial help for mass transit WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House approved financial help Thursday to mass transit systems facing a surge in riders because of high gas prices. But Republicans blocked Democrats from requiring oil and gas companies to drill on the millions of acres of government land and water on which they already own federal leases....
 
 
ATG 40 Diesel Cleans Up Its Act with Michael Roach, founder of CleanAir Systems
TODAY’S ECO WAKE-UP CALL: Motorists wanting to buy an environmentally friendly car should choose a diesel model and forgo energy-draining luxuries such as air conditioning, according to a UK government campaign that ranks vehicles according to their carbon emissions. The UK Department for Transport is making an unprecedented intervention into the new [...]
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ATG 39 Burning Man Meets Green Man with Michael Gosney, Co-producer of film documentary Burning Green
TODAY’S ECO WAKE-UP CALL: In 2008, the world reaches an invisible but momentous milestone: For the first time in history, more than half its human population, 3.3 billion people, will be living in urban areas. (Source: United Nations Population Fund report: State of the World Population 2007 - Unleashing the Potential of [...]
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ATG 38 Skincare - The Beauty and The Beasts with Ulrike Klein, co-founder of Jurlique Skin Care Products, and her daughter, Thora
TODAY’S ECO WAKE-UP CALL: Loopholes in federal laws allow manufacturers to add phthalates to popular cosmetics and beauty aids. Tests have shown these chemicals can damage the lungs, liver and kidneys, and seriously harm the developing testes of male offspring. (Source - Environmental Working Group: www.ewg.org/reports/nottoopretty)In today’s show, Carolyn and Irv talk [...]
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Madagascar Hopes Tourism Saves 'Noah's Ark' Madagascar hopes promoting ecotourism may help save wildlife.
Penguin Woes Signal Trouble at Sea Are dwindling penguins the tuxedo-clad version of the canary in the coal mine?
Chameleon Lives Fast, Dies Young A newly discovered chameleon spends most of its year-long life in its egg.
Sonar Tests to Go on With Steps to Protect Whales Navy sonar testing will continue but with steps to try and protect whales.
Bird Family Tree Gets Re-Write A five-year study of bird evolution will re-write the textbooks, say scientists.
Dog Breeds Rated for Feistiness How friendly is your dog? Researchers rank common breeds on a scale from sweet to snippy.
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    Tropical Storm Bertha speeding over Atlantic MIAMI (AP) -- Tropical Storm Bertha continues to speed across the Atlantic Ocean....
    Tropical Storm Douglas weakens MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Tropical Storm Douglas weakened to a depression off Mexico's coast on Thursday and was forecast to die at sea....
    Mich., Ohio storms bring flooding, power outages GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) -- Severe thunderstorms swept across parts of Michigan, flooding streets and cutting power to many residents....
    Tropical Storm Cristina forms in Pacific MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Tropical Storm Cristina formed far off Mexico's Baja peninsula on Saturday and forecasters said it does not threaten land....
    Tropical storm Fengshen kills 9 in China BEIJING (AP) -- The Chinese government says Tropical Storm Fengshen has killed at least nine people in southern China....
     
     
    WEEK IN PHOTOS: Space "Ribbon," Calif. Wildfires, More
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    A beach full of red balloons, a new Argo setting sail, and a U.S. flag lit up by lightning are among this week's most colorful events.

    Toxic sites where EPA, Pentagon differ on cleanups
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    George Washington's Boyhood Home Found
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    Wig curlers, a pipe with Masonic carvings, and a half million other artifacts were also part of the discovery, which will help scholars fill in large gaps in the story of the first U.S. president's early life.

    Pentagon fights EPA on hazardous waste cleanups
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Defense Department is refusing to comply with orders or sign contracts to clean up 11 hazardous waste sites, and has asked the White House and Justice Department to intervene on its behalf....
    Everglades Rescue "Out on a Limb" Without Federal Aid
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    Some environmentalists fear that the historic land deal could be seriously hampered unless the U.S. Congress follows through on a funding commitment it made almost 20 years ago.

    Opposition mounts to clean air change affecting parks
    KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Critics fear the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will adopt a rule in the waning days of the Bush administration that will make it easier to build coal-fired power plants near national parks....
    Penguin Chicks Frozen by Global Warming?
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    Young penguins are freezing to death as rainfall increases in Antarctica?one of many factors endangering two-thirds of penguin species, a new paper says. With video.

    VIDEO: Puppies Trained for Land-Mine Duty
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    A litter of puppies, bred from dogs in Bosnia, are undergoing training to help sniff out unexploded munitions that litter the Cambodian countryside.

    PHOTOS: George Washington's Boyhood Home Discovered
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    Wig curlers and fragments of a tea service were among the half a million artifacts found at the childhood home of America's first president.

    Ancient Egypt Settlement Sheds Light on Everyday Life
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    A well-preserved town provides rare clues to the daily lives of ancient Egyptians, including the importance of local commerce and politics, archaeologists say.

    Migrating Birds Understand "Foreign Languages"
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    Birds that travel widely can understand warning calls made by other bird species encountered during migrations, scientists say. Stay-at-home birds show no such ability.

    Stone Age Art Caves May Have Been Concert Halls
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    In at least ten locations, prehistoric cave sketches are found in spots that transform and amplify the sounds of human voices and musical instruments, according to a new study.

    VIDEO: Vermont-to-Caribbean Connection
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    Every year a Vermont researcher follows another of the state's residents to the Caribbean: the Bicknell thrush, a small migratory bird.

    Even Modest Increases in MPG Can Equal Big Gas Savings
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    Most car buyers in the U.S. don't know that even small boosts to gas-guzzler efficiency can save more fuel than bigger mpg gains in already efficient vehicles, according to a new study.

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