Administration addressing ethanol, climate change (San Jose Mercury News) The Obama administration renewed its commitment Tuesday to speed up investments in ethanol and other biofuels while seeking to deflect some environmentalists' claims that huge increases in corn ethanol use will hinder the fight against global warming. [News Source]

Democrats maneuver to advance U.S. climate change bill (KFDA-TV Amarillo) Democrats in the House of Representatives said on Tuesday they were still working to pass a climate change bill by year's end. [News Source]

Democrats maneuver to advance U.S. climate change bill (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Democrats in the House of Representatives said on Tuesday they were still working to pass a climate change bill by year's end as they scrambled to get enough of their fellow lawmakers to support the initiative. [News Source]

Administration addressing ethanol, climate change (AP via Yahoo! News) The Obama administration renewed its commitment Tuesday to speed up investments in ethanol and other biofuels while seeking to deflect some environmentalists' claims that huge increases in corn ethanol use will hinder the fight against global warming. [News Source]

Administration addressing ethanol, climate change (INO News) (AP:WASHINGTON) The Obama administration renewed its commitment Tuesday to speed up investments in ethanol and other biofuels while seeking to deflect some environmentalists' claims that huge increases in corn ethanol use will hinder the fight against global warming. [News Source]

Population and Climate Change Solutions (OneWorld.net via Yahoo! News) WASHINGTON, May 5 (OneWorld.net) - Positive initiatives to slow global population growth -- such as empowering women and girls -- can play a significant role in addressing rising pollution levels worldwide, says population and climate change expert Kathleen Mogelgaard. [News Source]

Population and Climate Change Solutions (OneWorld) WASHINGTON, May 5 (OneWorld.net) - Research indicates rising levels of pollution worldwide are tied to population growth, but a number of win-win solutions could reverse this equation, says population and climate change expert Kathleen Mogelgaard. [News Source]

Obama announces ethanol balancing act

The Obama administration on Tuesday cited climate problems with corn-based ethanol but touted developing alternatives and vowed no final decision before a science-based review.

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Obama announces ethanol balancing act

The Obama administration on Tuesday cited climate problems with corn-based ethanol but touted developing alternatives and vowed no final decision before a science-based review.

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New governor approves one coal-fired power plant for Kansas. In a stunning reversal from his predecessor, Gov. Mark Parkinson signed an agreement Monday ending a two-year fight over plans to build coal-fired power plants in western Kansas. [News Source]

US supports reducing climate-warming gases. The Obama administration expressed a preference for drastically reducing hydrofluorocarbons widely used in refrigerators and air conditioners that are promoted under the U.N.'s ozone treaty rather than phasing them out entirely. [News Source]