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"Oil Industry Has Yet To Adopt Lessons of BP Spill"

"Oil industry and government officials could get caught flat-footed again by another deep-water blowout in the coming months because they have yet to incorporate many of the lessons learned during the BP disaster, experts inside and outside the business tell The Associated Press."

Source: AP, 10/05/2010

"U.S. Military Orders Less Dependence on Fossil Fuels"

"With insurgents increasingly attacking the American fuel supply convoys that lumber across the Khyber Pass into Afghanistan, the military is pushing aggressively to develop, test and deploy renewable energy to decrease its need to transport fossil fuels."

Source: NYTimes, 10/05/2010

"Monsanto’s Fortunes Turn Sour"

"As recently as late December, Monsanto  was named 'company of the year' by Forbes magazine. Last week, the company earned a different accolade from Jim Cramer, the television stock market commentator. 'This may be the worst stock of 2010,' he proclaimed."

Source: NYTimes, 10/05/2010

"Plan to Expand Rail Service Imperiled at State Level"

"Republicans running for governor in a handful of states could block, or significantly delay, one of President Obama’s signature initiatives: his plan to expand the passenger rail system and to develop the nation’s first bullet-train service."

Source: NYTimes, 10/05/2010

"Obama Administration Plans for 60 MPG Vehicles in 2025"

"The Obama administration served notice [Friday] that it is developing tougher greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards for passenger cars and trucks built in model years 2017 through 2025. A national program finalized in April covers cars from model years 2012-2016."

Source: ENS, 10/05/2010

"Toiling to Save a Threatened Frog"

Amphibian species all over the world are being decimated by hytridiomycosis, a deadly fungal disease. One California scientist working in the Sierras thinks a specific bacterium may help frogs survive.

Source: NYTimes, 10/05/2010

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