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Myanmar To Proceed With Controversial Dam, Reports Say

AP | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Irrawaddy River, Hydroelectric, Video, Myanmar, Myanmar-China Myitsone Hydroelectric Project, Asia, Dam, Myanmar Dam, Green News

YANGON, Myanmar -- Myanmar has decided to go ahead with construction of a major dam along its main river despite opposition from ethnic minorities and...

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Xcel Acquitted In 5 Worker Deaths During Plant Fire

Reuters | By Robert Boczkiewicz | Posted 08.29.2011

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DENVER (Reuters) - Public utility Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL.N) and a subsidiary were acquitted on Tuesday of criminal charges stemming from a fire tha...

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A Chance to Right a Wrong: The Seneca Nation of Indians and the Kinzua Dam

David Kimelberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Native American Rights, Hydroelectric, Native Americans, Kimelberg, First Energy, Seneca-Nation-of-Indians, Kinzua-Dam, Politics News
David Kimelberg

A mere 46 years ago, the federal government orchestrated a series of events, , which included the forcible relocation of Native Americans. The U.S. government now has a chance to at least partially right these wrongs.

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Eco Etiquette: Should I Delete My Facebook Account?

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hydroelectric, Facebook Coal, Green News, Green Advice, The Social Network, Social Networking, Server Farms, Renewable Energy, Cloud Computing, Green Living, Greenpeace, Information Technology, Coal Subsidies, Coal, Facebook, Internet, Data Centers, Mark Zuckerberg, Green News
Jennifer Grayson

What does all this photo-sharing and status-updating mean for the environment? Well, a lot of energy use, for one.

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Part V: What Is the Brazilian Brand?

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brazilian-Elections, Belo-Monte-Dam-Project, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Marina Silva, Dilma Rouseff, Hydroelectric, Latin America, Brazil, Green, Clean Energy, Green Party, World News
Nikolas Kozloff

Though Dilma Rousseff's eventual victory will cheer Brazil's social movements, may have negative consequences for the environment.

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The Solar 'Katrina' Storm That Could Take Our Power Grid Out For Years

Lawrence E. Joseph | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Power Grid, Hydroelectric, Kappenam, Surge Protector, Sunblock, Katrina, Utilities, Aftermath, Electromagnetic Pulse, Electricity, Solar Flares, Sun, Blackout, Nuclear Power, Books News
Lawrence E. Joseph

John Kappenman is determined to save civilization from the mother of all blackouts. If he fails, we may well suffer on a scale that makes even World Wars seem trivial in comparison.

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Big Hydro Falls Behind

Patrick McCully | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wind Power, Energy, Hydroelectric, Bp, Clean Coal, Wind Energy, British Petroleum, International Rivers, Coal, Dirty Coal, Solar Energy, Dams, Hydroelectricity, Hydropower, Climate Change, Solar Power, Green News
Patrick McCully

The fact that wind is now a bigger and more dynamic industry than hydro means that the new renewables industries will increasingly have more economic and political clout.

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Green News Report -- March 11, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hydroelectric, India, Venezuela, Sustainable Food, Fda, Green News Report, Whales, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, American Farm Bureau, Stephen Colbert, Drought, Solar Energy, Industrial Food, Sushi, Climate Change, Pcbs, Processed Food, Copenhagen 2009, Salmonella, Wind Energy, Stephen Colbert Pringles, Pringles Recall, Copenhagen Accord, cop15, BRAD BLOG, The Cove, Green News, Natural Gas, Food Recall, Pringles, Unfccc, Extreme Weather, China, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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Green News Report -- March 4, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hydroelectric, Walmart, Toxic Water, Energy Independence, Ipcc, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Epa, Wal-Mart Sustainability, Cyber Bullying, Climategate, Coal, Barack Obama, Wal-Mart, Frogs, Phil Jones, Bush Administration, Energy Efficiency, Atrazine, Mountaintop Removal, National Security, BRAD BLOG, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Chamber of Commerce, Climate Change Skeptics, Air Pollution, Homestar, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport Now available via Stitcher Radio's way cool iPhone app! Now available via Stitcher Radio's way cool app! Listen on your iP...

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Water Is The New Oil

Steven Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hydroelectric, Natural Resources, Books, Running Water, New Books, Water Scarcity, Barack Obama, Water Crisis, Fresh Water, Water, Environment, Oil, Row for Water, Al Gore, Copenhagen, Stephen Solomon, Books News
Steven Solomon

With the impending freshwater scarcity crisis, world politics and human civilization is undergoing another turbulent sea change. Alarmingly societies are bifurcating into those with enough water and those without.

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Obama, Palin, Copenhagen: The End Of Drinkable Water?

Steven Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hydroelectric, Natural Resources, Copenhagen 2009, Books, Water Book, Water Copenhagen, Running Water, Maldives, Obama, Water Scarcity, Drill Baby Drill, Water Crisis, Fresh Water, Barack Obama, Water, Climate Science, Nepal, Sarah Palin, Environment, Row for Water, Climate Change, Water Policy, Alaska, Bill McKibben Copenhagen, Bill Mckibben, Water Politics, Copenhagen, Global Warming, Books News
Steven Solomon

Those committed to doing the planet's serious business should stay focused on one, often overlooked but trackable key factor of climate change--the pivotal role of water.

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Victims of Global Warming: The "Lucky Ones" Got Shot

Laurie David | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Hydroelectric, Iceland, Geothermal, Climate Change, Environment, Polar Bears, Global Warming, Green News
Laurie David

Not a single chunk of coal is burned for electricity in Iceland. Instead, they power their booming economy with renewable geothermal and hydropower.

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Climate Bill Bugged Even Some Senators From Greener States

WSJ.com | Jeffrey Ball | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hydroelectric, U.S. Senate, Senate Republicans, Carbon Credits, Climate Bill, Senate Democrats, Green Energy, Green News

Last week's Senate debate over a bill to cap U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions wasn't much of a cliffhanger. Opponents called the bill too expensive; prop...

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