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Agencies undertake hydropower study
Jul 3, 2008 — The Sacramento Bee
...district Director John Fraser, representatives of the advocacy group Citizens for Water, the El Dorado County Water Agency, district staff members and representatives of various hydroelectric firms, The El Dorado Irrigation District and the El Dorado County Water Agency will split the $214,480 cost of the contract with EN2 Resources. The board also approved an additional $42,760 for related district staff costs. Director Harry Norris voted to authorize the contract, but he...
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CAPITAL NOTES
Jul 3, 2008 — The Columbus Dispatch
Mark Niquette Jul. 3, 2008 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- Strickland in Florida for party fundraising Gov.
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ConocoPhillips to build big center in Colorado
Jul 3, 2008 — Tulsa World
...the Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels. The center includes several university research arms and energy laboratories aimed at new ways to covert biomass into low-carbon fuels. One of the center's first projects will involve trying to convert algae into renewable fuel, according to reports. "Even without climate change as an issue, fossil fuels are non-renewable," Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter said in a statement. "For ConocoPhillips to partner with us to convert...
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EDITORIAL PHC4 gets caught in political crossfire
Jul 3, 2008 — The Morning Call
Rendell and most lawmakers supported its reauthorization. So what happened? The issue is the ancillary subject the Senate has added." Senate Republicans tied PHC4's reauthorization to extension of the medical malpractice insurance extension for physicians. PHC4's reauthorization shouldn't be linked to extension of the Mcare abatement.
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EDITORIAL: Energy policy U.S. should lead by example and treaty
Jul 3, 2008 — The Salt Lake Tribune
But it also gives us hope because we believe that rising oil prices will provide the economic incentives to begin weening the United States from fossil fuels.
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Gov New Bay State green law will fuel energy reform in U.S.
Jul 3, 2008 — Boston Herald
...fuel sources under a landmark energy reform package lawmakers say will help wean the Bay State off foreign oil. Calling the legislation "the best clean energy bill in America," Gov. Deval Patrick declared the comprehensive measure a bipartisan victory that will be a national model. "We are trying to create incentives for individuals and for homeowners to afford to invest in clean energy," Patrick said yesterday after signing the Green Communities Act into law at the Museum of...
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Gov. Crist's 'Serve to Preserve" expo stays green despite drilling
Jul 3, 2008 — The Miami Herald
Americans -- and especially Floridians -- are capable of extraordinary innovation when we marshal our resources and focus on a common goal," Crist said in his keynote address. Let me repeat that -- far enough, safe enough and clean enough," Crist said. A plug-in hybrid electric Toyota Prius was displayed at the exhibition. There are benefits over and above the cost of energy," Florida Power and Light's Sunshine Energy Program Manager David Bates said.
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McCain again shuffles top campaign aides
Jul 3, 2008 — Los Angeles Times
Ronald Reagan, Bob Dole, Al Gore and John F. Kerry all retooled their campaigns. The hard-charging Schmidt came to the campaign after running Schwarzenegger's 2006 reelection bid. Aides expect Schmidt to streamline and sharpen operations.
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McCain Orders Shake-Up of His Campaign
Jul 3, 2008 — New York Times
McCain after several of his aides, including Mr. McCain’s advisers said that one sign of Mr. Schmidt ran the successful re-election campaign of Gov.
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McCain Puts New Strategist Atop Campaign
Jul 3, 2008 — Washington Post
John McCain ordered a shake-up of his team yesterday, reducing the role of campaign manager Rick Davis and vesting political adviser Steve Schmidt with "full operational control" of his bid for the presidency. One strategist wondered whether McCain was continuing to vest authority in multiple leaders, a recipe for continued frustration. Remaining on the outside are Weaver and Mike Murphy, a GOP consultant and McCain confidant whose advice the candidate still seeks out.
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NFL has long been at the forefront of environmental awareness
Jul 3, 2008 — The Orlando Sentinel
Part of that responsibility is to the environment."The emphasis on the environment is magnified at the Super Bowl. The Arizona Cardinals introduced a comprehensive community recycling program. They want to see tangible benefits."Their next stop is Tampa, site of Super Bowl XLIII in 2009.
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On Campus, Liberal Professors Retire
Jul 3, 2008 — New York Times, A1
Olneck was making his way and the one in which Ms. Olneck earned his degree, traditional views of American education were also being upended. Olneck and others call an increasing careerism among junior faculty members.
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Price of Oil Rises Again, Rattling the Markets
Jul 3, 2008 — New York Times
The single largest component in the price of a gallon of gasoline is the price of crude oil. Since then, the prices of oil and gasoline have just kept rising. “In fact, they have been liquidating crude oil inventories.
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Sacramento solar company's owner comes full circle
Jul 3, 2008 — The Sacramento Bee
Along with its solar electric panel sales and installations, Aztec gross annual revenue reached $5 million, Murray said. A marriage with publicly traded Conergy seemed like a perfect fit. The conglomerate's U.S. unit, Sacramento-based Suntechnics Energy Systems Inc., logged $440 million in yearly revenue by building and installing solar electric panels and other renewable energy systems. The company then told Murray to shop the division around.
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The Miami Herald Andres Oppenheimer column Obama's trade pledge may hurt U.S.
Jul 3, 2008 — The Miami Herald
John McCain during his current visit to Mexico. The United States has been losing ground in its ability to compete with China, India, Eastern Europe, Brazil," Calderon said.
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U.S. Lifts Moratorium on New Solar Projects
Jul 3, 2008 — New York Times
But amid concerns from the solar power industry, members of Congress and the general public that the freeze would stymie solar development during a particularly critical time for energy policy, the bureau abruptly reconsidered. “We’re encouraged that the B.L.M. lifted their moratorium, but we’re only halfway there,” said Rhone Resch, president of the Solar Energy Industries Association. “We now need to get them to expedite the permitting of the solar projects on public land.” Mr.
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Delegation slams oil-shale moratorium Hatch and Bennett say one-year ban hurts U.S. energy independence
Jul 2, 2008 — The Salt Lake Tribune
Most of the oil shale is in western Colorado; all of the tar sands are in eastern Utah. But last year, Sen. Anyone disputing that "is not thinking clearly," he said. Gov.
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EDITORIAL: Radioactive cocktail Blending waste won't lessen the danger
Jul 2, 2008 — The Salt Lake Tribune
The Class B waste in the mix will still be hazardous for 300 years, and the Class C waste will still be hazardous for 500 years. Only time, and we're talking centuries, can render nuclear waste benign. Federal regulators need to see through the facade. Until that happens, nuclear power plant operators can store their poison at the plants that produce them. Utah lawmakers and Gov.
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Education secretary perfect role for education reformer
Jul 2, 2008 — Telegram & Gazette
Reville, describes him as charming and “not terribly conventional,” which was typical of Dynamy leadership. Reville helped build the 1993 phase of Education Reform. Reville said, but he believes others were more convincing.
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Education secretary perfect role for Reville
Jul 2, 2008 — Telegram & Gazette
Reville, describes him as charming and “not terribly conventional,” which was typical of Dynamy leadership. Reville helped build the 1993 phase of Education Reform. Reville said, but he believes others were more convincing.
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Florida Power and Light customer bills to rise in August and January over fuel costs
Jul 2, 2008 — South Florida Sun-Sentinel
They also delayed half of Progress' 8 percent increase. "We understand this is very painful for the customer. We hate to do these increases," FPL spokesman Mayco Villafana said. "We know the pain and today's decision is not ... a victory for anyone.
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FPL customer bills to rise 16% by January due to fuel costs
Jul 2, 2008 — South Florida Sun-Sentinel
They also delayed half of Progress' 8 percent increase. "We understand this is very painful for the customer. We hate to do these increases," FPL spokesman Mayco Villafana said. "We know the pain and today's decision is not ... a victory for anyone.
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High gas prices threaten to drain small towns' populations
Jul 2, 2008 — The Kansas City Star
I got my family and friends all here. I don't want to pack up and leave. In isolated areas, such as western Kansas, the drive could be 100 miles or more.
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Huntsman calls for climate change plan to rival Kennedy moon challenge
Jul 2, 2008 — The Salt Lake Tribune
Robert Gehrke Jul. 2, 2008 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- JACKSON, Wyo. -- Gov. Western governors, he said, are uniquely situated to provide the vision. "We have geography and numbers on our side. Christine Gregoire of Washington was skeptical that the federal government would listen, or feared the Western governors' offering would "get turned into mush" by Congress.
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Improve Human Rights, McCain Tells Colombian President
Jul 2, 2008 — New York Times
ELISABETH BUMILLER and SIMON ROMERO CARTAGENA, Colombia — Senator John McCain pressed President Álvaro Uribe of Colombia to do more to improve human rights in a meeting on Tuesday evening here. McCain also stepped up his criticism of Mr. Elisabeth Bumiller reported from Cartagena, and Simon Romero from Caracas, Venezuela.
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KC district must build upon strengths, education task force says
Jul 2, 2008 — The Kansas City Star
...by members of the citizens' Education Reform Task Force. The task force now will take its report to the Kansas City Board of Education, which created the task force in the wake of Superintendent Anthony Amato's resignation after just 18 months on the job. The task force recommends that the district build upon its strengths, base instruction on a vision that all children can learn and mold a better public perception of the district. But task force members also expressed...
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Late cuts chop into education
Jul 2, 2008 — News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware
To make the cuts work, lawmakers eliminated a mandate requiring schools to administer the writing portion of the Delaware State Testing Program in five grades. This year, if a student scores at the bottom of the DSTP in certain grades and subjects, the student must attend summer school and retake the test successfully to advance. Finally, the epilogue language eliminated the requirement for schools to provide individual improvement plans for students who scored poorly on the DSTP.
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McCain shakes up campaign from the top down
Jul 2, 2008 — Seattle Post-Intelligencer
ADAM NAGOURNEYTHE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign has gone through its second shake-up in a year. The McCain campaign played down the significance of this latest personnel shift. "Voters don't care about the organizational chart of our campaign," said Jill Hazelbaker, the campaign spokesman.
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McCain to tour Colombian drug control efforts
Jul 2, 2008 — Chicago Sun-Times
McCain met with Uribe Tuesday night at the Colombian leader's seaside retreat here. Thirty-one trade unionists have been murdered in Colombia so far this year, eight fewer than all of last year, according to the Medellin-based Escuela Nacional Sindical, a labor research institute. Speaking to reporters, Uribe said he and McCain had discussed Obama and what Uribe described as ''positive'' comments by the Illinois senator about Colombia.
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McCain visits Colombia
Jul 2, 2008 — Detroit News
Thirty-one trade unionists have been murdered in Colombia this year, eight fewer than last year, according to the Medellin-based Escuela Nacional Sindical, a labor research institute. Speaking to reporters, Uribe said he and McCain had discussed Obama and what Uribe described as "positive" comments by the Illinois senator about Colombia. McCain praised Plan Colombia, a program the U.S. government launched 10 years ago to reduce cocaine production in the country.
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McCain: Free trade is win-win deal
Jul 2, 2008 — Telegram & Gazette
Although Obama didn’t mention McCain or his trip, a prominent Obama supporter criticized McCain’s visit. NAFTA and other free trade deals were a flash point in Obama’s primary campaign against Hillary Rodham Clinton. McCain arrived in Cartagena, Colombia, last evening for meetings with Uribe and several cabinet ministers.
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Message to U.S. Preceded Nuclear Declaration by North Korea
Jul 2, 2008 — Washington Post
Originally, the administration had promised that Pyongyang would come clean on its uranium-enrichment activities, not merely "acknowledge" U.S. concerns. Before acknowledging U.S. concerns, North Korea had consistently denied having any kind of enrichment program. Hill said the administration will spend the next week deciding on the "verification mechanism" to assess North Korea's claims in the declaration.
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Minimum wage rises to $7.75
Jul 2, 2008 — Chicago Sun-Times
Minimum-wage workers in Illinois are getting a 25-cent boost in pay, to $7.75 an hour. The raise, which took effect Tuesday, is the second in a four-step wage increase. Workers who don't receive the minimum wage or who have questions can call the Illinois Department of Labor at (800) 478-3998.
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Obama's sis, Maya, helps reach out to Asian voters
Jul 2, 2008 — Chicago Sun-Times
In early June he organized a fundraiser along with two other Obama events focusing on Asian-American voters in San Francisco. Soetoro-Ng and Obama have different fathers and the same mother. Soetoro-Ng's appearances give voters a chance to get to know Obama as a person, not just an elected official.
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Rendell to sign tax collection bill today
Jul 2, 2008 — The Philadelphia Inquirer
Amy Worden Jul. 2, 2008 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- Gov. One collector would be named for each of 65 counties, while Allegheny County would be divided into four districts, one of them the city of Pittsburgh.
