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Still, there are hints of good news. Rates charged by large coal and iron-ore carriers recently jumped by more than 50%, mostly because demand for Australian coal is rising again. The huge port of Newcastle on Australia's east coast is busier than it was even a few weeks ago. Could shipping have bottomed out already...
...reversed. The new laws would allow: ? Federal agencies to develop land without scientific oversight ? Farms to dump waste into nearby waterways ? Weaker standards for safe drinking water ? Uranium mining near the Grand Canyon and oil drilling in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming ? Increased emissions for coal-fired stations ? Loaded, concealed firearms in national parks...
Christmas Eve will mean a lump of coal for senior citizens who use the Oliver Farnum Senior Health Center. The Central Square-based health facility, operated by the Cambridge Health Alliance, will close that day. In public meetings, the CHA has cited ongoing budget problems and the inefficiency of operating the center as reasons for shutting the center’s doors. While patients and other residents have said they are upset that the center will be closing, some said that it will not negatively affect their health care. “I have the best of care here...
...Warsaw is leading the resistance to the E.U. emissions cuts: according to World Coal Institute figures for 2007, Poland, which produces 94% of its electricity from coal, is second only to South Africa in its dependence on the fuel...
European nations have a deserved reputation as the world's greenest, with firm carbon caps and a commitment to renewable energy. But that's not the whole story. Eastern European nations, like summit host Poland, remain dependent on heavy industries and polluting power like coal. And lately, given the severe economic downturn, Europe has edged away from its leadership on climate change. On Dec. 11, even as the U.N. summit has begun to heat up, the E.U. will meet in Brussels to vote on its ambitious 20-20-20 plan, which aims to reduce greenhouse gases continent-wide...