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  • Crews work to keep oil spill from Lake Michigan (AP)

    Raul Vervuzco of Eagle Services uses a suction hose to clean oil from atop the Kalamazoo River, Wednesday, July 28, 2010, in a containment area in Augusta, Mich. A company operating a pipeline that dumped more than 800,000 gallons of oil into a southern Michigan river said Wednesday that it is doubling its work force on the containment and cleanup effort. (AP Photo/The Kalamazoo Gazette, Jonathon Gruenke) MANDATORY CREDITAP - Federal officials believe an oil spill that has contaminated a major Michigan river was larger than first estimated, and the governor is warning of a "tragedy of historic proportions" should the oil reach Lake Michigan some 80 miles away, and the vacation communities that depend on it.


  • Feds OK project to drill under, not on, wild areas (AP)

    AP - An energy company received federal approval Thursday to open one of Utah's biggest natural gas fields by agreeing to use new technology to drill under wild areas, instead of on top of them.

  • Ten key indicators show global warming "undeniable" (Reuters)

    Reuters - Melting glaciers, more humid air and eight other key indicators show that global warming is undeniable, scientists said on Wednesday, citing a new comprehensive review of the last decade of climate data.

  • Scientists say global warming is continuing (AP)

    Last month was the hottest June ever recorded on Earth, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday, amid global climate warming worries.(AFP/NASA/File)AP - Scientists from around the world are providing even more evidence of global warming, one day after President Barack Obama renewed his call for climate legislation.


  • Malaysia may close more dive sites hit by coral bleaching (AFP)

    A surfer wades into the waters of the South China Sea in 2009. Malaysia may close three more popular dive sites in the South China Sea which have been hit by coral bleaching blamed on global warming, an official said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Malaysia may close three more popular dive sites in the South China Sea which have been hit by coral bleaching blamed on global warming, an official said Wednesday.


  • Obama vows to fight on for climate change bill (AFP)

    US President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama on Tuesday pledged to fight on for a climate change bill, despite the collapse of US Senate legislation designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions.(AFP/Saul Loeb)AFP - President Barack Obama on Tuesday pledged to fight on for a climate change bill, despite the collapse of US Senate legislation designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions.


  • Gulf Residents Face Quandary: Sue Or Settle?

    The administrator of BP's compensation fund is trying to persuade Gulf Coast residents not to sue the company, but to take a settlement instead. But many in the region affected by the oil spill say it's too early to pinpoint their damages.

  • Outlook Dims For Popular Energy-Efficiency Loans

    A White House-backed program to allow property owners to pay for energy-efficiency improvements through property tax assessments may be shut down. The federal agency that oversees mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac says the program poses a risk to mortgage lenders.