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"No Contractor Left Behind Part II: KBR’s Negligence"

Engineering and construction firm KBR has profited from the war in Iraq, thanks to secret-no-bid contracts coordinated by the office of then VP Cheney, who had previously headed KBR's parent company. Evidence shows that US soldiers were exposed to carcinogen sodium dichromate as part of KBR's activities in Iraqi oil fields.

Source: DC Bureau, 10/08/2009

"Green Shoots Rise From Brownfields"

"Uncle Sam looks to eliminate the biggest hurdle to expanding renewable energy – the need for suitable sites to place commercial-scale wind and solar farms – by reusing hundreds of old mines, landfills and industrial sites."

Source: Daily Climate, 10/08/2009

Analysis: "Schwarzenegger Muscles Lawmakers for Major Water Bill"

"California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger desperately wants a bill to fund an overhaul of the state's water system -- so much so he is hinting he may veto more than 700 bills awaiting his signature by midnight Sunday if top lawmakers fail agree to one."

Source: Reuters, 10/08/2009

"Senior G77 Members Protest Steps To Change Kyoto Pact"

"BANGKOK - Senior G77 members walked out of a meeting during climate talks in the Thai capital saying they would not discuss a future without the Kyoto Protocol climate pact, delegates said on Wednesday."

Source: Reuters, 10/08/2009

"Dow Unveils Solar Shingles"

"Dow Chemical has unveiled a residential roof shingle in the form of a solar panel designed to be integrated into asphalt-tiled roofs."

Source: NYTimes, 10/08/2009

"Contaminated Groundwater Found Near NC Ash Ponds"

"Thirteen North Carolina coal ash ponds are leaking toxic pollutants into groundwater, according to an analysis of groundwater contamination data conducted by Appalachian Voices' Upper Watauga Riverkeeper team."

Source: Asheville Citizen-Times, 10/08/2009

Salazar Presents Ambitious Plan to Manage Wild Horses"

"The government plans to aggressively sterilize wild horses and transplant thousands to new public preserves in the Midwest and East as a solution to the nearly 40-year-old problem of how to manage the exploding numbers of wild horses in the West, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday."

Source: Wash Post, 10/08/2009

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"No Contractor Left Behind Part II: KBR’s Negligence"

"Green Shoots Rise From Brownfields"

Analysis: "Schwarzenegger Muscles Lawmakers for Major Water Bill"

"Senior G77 Members Protest Steps To Change Kyoto Pact"

"Dow Unveils Solar Shingles"

"Contaminated Groundwater Found Near NC Ash Ponds"

Salazar Presents Ambitious Plan to Manage Wild Horses"

Do E-Journalists Have a "Document Cloud" in Their Future?

FOIA Not Fixed Yet: Senate Panel

Sen. Schumer Pushes Back Against WH Effort To Weaken Shield Law

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