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09.26.08: CO2 Flow Speeds Up; Poor Countries Now Lead
New York Times, by Andrew C. Revkin-- Overnight the Global Carbon Project, a network of scientists tracking emissions of carbon dioxide, released its latest update, and it shows that emissions are accelerating and are close to the highest scenarios considered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change last year.
09.19.08: Walk-to-school movement afoot across Mass.
Boston Globe, by James Vaznis-- Just persuading students to put one foot in front of the other, advocates say, could dramatically reduce school traffic jams, slim children's waistlines, and help relieve school budgets of some gas-guzzling buses. And high prices at the gas pump might just jolt parents into giving it a try.
09.18.08: Voters oust three from Legislature
Boston Globe, by John Laidler-- Voters in communities north of Boston bounced two incumbent state representatives from office in Tuesday's primary election, displaying a desire for change that brought the number of sitting legislators defeated to three.
09.18.08: Chang-Diaz may find little comfort in razor-thin win
Boston Globe, by Eric Moskowitz & Donovan Slack-- After six months of investing 80- and 90-hour weeks in her campaign to unseat state Senator Dianne Wilkerson, Sonia Chang-Díaz took the morning off yesterday to sleep in and have breakfast with her family.
09.18.08: Palin reaffirms support for Arctic drilling
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09.18.08: Smart electricity- OPED
Boston Globe, by Godon Van Welie-- NEW ENGLAND states have laid out an ambitious agenda to slow the growth in electricity use, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, develop renewable resources, maintain power system reliability, and lower costs.
09.18.08: Arctic Sea Ice at Second Lowest Extent Ever Recorded
The Guardian (UK), by John Vidal-- Arctic sea ice has reached the lowest extent ever recorded, according to the US national snow and ice centre, and a new map shows how far the 2008 melt has receded compared to the historical average.
09.16.08: House Adopts Plan to Ease Offshore Drilling
New York Times, by Carl Hulse-- The House on Tuesday night approved a measure that would ease a longstanding ban on offshore drilling and try to spur greater use of alternative fuels.
09.09.08: Democrats in Senate promise votes on offshore oil drilling
GOP abandons defense filibuster-- Boston Globe, by H. Josef Hebert, AP
09.09.08: Drilling for a 'comprehensive' energy plan- OPED
Boston Globe, by Derrick Z. Jackson-- TO DRILL or not to drill. We know the answer of the Republicans from their "drill, baby, drill" convention. Last weekend, President Bush again called for oil drilling on the outer continental shelf and blamed Democrats for blocking him.