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Wind energy expected to grow dramatically
WASHINGTON -- An Energy Department report concludes that wind turbines can produce a fifth of the nation's annual electricity needs within about two decades. ... (05/12/2008)
McCain urges free-market principles to reduce global warming
PHOENIX -- Republican John McCain, reaching out to both independents and green-minded social conservatives, argues that global warming is undeniable and that the country must take steps to bring ... (05/12/2008)
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Coke works upgrade permit made public
The proposed permit for U.S. Steel Corp.'s $1 billion upgrade of ovens at its Clairton Coke Works, a project that Allegheny County Health Department officials say will bring the area into ... (05/08/2008)
Conservationists, developer reach major Calif. land deal
LEBEC, Calif. -- A group of environmentalists and the owners of a large stretch of wilderness have reached a deal that would set aside the largest parcel of land for conservation in California ... (05/08/2008)
Coal reps, protesters clash at conference
Lake Fong/Post-Gazette
Ashley Lauth, 23, of Washington, D.C., and a member of Greenpeace, encourages a motorist to honk in support of a protest yesterday at Station Square, where a carbon capture conference was taking place.
Governmental regulators, scientists, academics and power industry representatives attending a conference here were interrupted yesterday morning when two dozen protesters with hundreds of balloons ... (05/07/2008)
Curbside diva turns trash into treasure
Bob Donaldson/Post-Gazette
Lauri Apple models discarded clothes she's rescued and made part of her wardrobe.
The most valued item in Lauri Apple's wardrobe is a vintage fur-trimmed jacket. ... (05/05/2008)