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• EPA to unveil great tool for tracking status of pollution from coal-fired power plants

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  The US EPA today is planning today to unveil a new interactive tool to help the public track the status of pollution from coal-fired power plants.
  
  See at http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/quarterlytracking.html
  
  This is going to be a great tool to track progress in cleaning up the air. And to [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 12:21pm EST
  by Frank O'Donnell, Clean Air Watch

• EPA proposes new sulfur dioxide air standards

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  The US EPA today proposed new standards to limit short-term public exposure to the dangerous pollutant sulfur dioxide. See at http://www.epa.gov/air/sulfurdioxide/actions.html#nov09
  
  The EPA standards could put more pressure on existing coal-fired power plants to clean up. The standards will underscore the urgency for the EPA [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 12:21pm EST
  by Frank O'Donnell, Clean Air Watch

• Newsweek: we're "honored" to take oil lobby money and give them a soapbox

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  A follow up on an earlier item. The blog known as the Talking Points Memo picked up our note about the climate change event co-hosted by the oil lobby and Newsweek. See below. Of particular interest was a response to inquiries by Newsweek, whose director of external relations said Newsweek [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 10:45am EST
  by Frank O'Donnell, Clean Air Watch

• Newsweek partners with the oil lobby on climate? What the heck?

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  Some offices on Capitol Hill are abuzz this week about an invitation they received from Newsweek magazine to participate in an "Executive Forum" on "Climate and Energy Policy" that is being "co-hosted" with the American Petroleum Institute -- the oil industry lobby that is fighting an all-out war against climate [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 8:47am EST
  by Frank O'Donnell, Clean Air Watch

• The biggest climate story of the day

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  In my opinion, is not the psycho-drama being played out in Senator Boxer’s committee, but the decision by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to buy the coal-hauling Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad.
  
  http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/berkshire-to-buy-rest-of-burlington-northern-for-44-billion/
  
  This is a $34 billion dollar bet that coal will remain the centerpiece of American [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 11:06am EST
  by Frank O'Donnell, Clean Air Watch