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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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2 ] Rasmussen’s “one agreement, two steps” plan was quickly endorsed by US President Obama, as well as Australia’s Prime Minister Rudd and Russia’s President Medvedev, all of whom were present at the APEC summit. Earlier post.).

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Separate MIT, IEA reports both outline major expansion in role of natural gas; caution on climate benefits

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Unlike other fossil fuels, natural gas plays a major role in most sectors of the modern economy—power generation, industrial, commercial and residential. tcm, about three times the current production of Russia. When replacing other fossil fuels, natural gas can lead to lower emissions of greenhouse gases and local pollutants.

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EPA Reinstates California’s Authority To Set Stricter Auto Pollution Standards

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reinstated California’s authority to set its own motor vehicle pollution standards, the LA Times reported yesterday.

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