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As senators across the country bicker about the inclusion of earmarks in the $1.1 billion omnibus bill, there is at least one item included in the legislation that won’t add a penny to the national debt. The four senators representing Massachusetts and Rhode Island have proved successful in getting language that would restrict federal funds from being used in the permitting process related to …

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Washington D.C. – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that a partial loan guarantee for a $1.3 billion loan has been finalized to support the world’s largest wind farm.

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The state now has the first system in the nation to give polluting companies such as utilities and refineries financial incentives to emit fewer greenhouse gases. But some businesses that would fall under the new rules say the system could dampen California’s already flagging economy.

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A coalition of local governments, agencies and conservation groups have come together to try and create an ice age park in the Las Vegas valley. Tule Springs is a unique site, brimming with pre-historic fossils. But now that coalition says they are facing a new threat.

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Problems at the Willamette Education Service District run much deeper than those found in a series of audits last year. A 16-month Statesman Journal investigation into the regional educational service provider has turned up no-bid contracts, questionable property deals and supposedly self-supporting ventures that failed, lost money or drew formal complaints and lawsuits.

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In a reach across party lines, the Senate overwhelmingly passed sweeping legislation Wednesday to prevent a Jan. 1 income tax increase for millions and to renew jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed. A House vote is expected by Thursday.

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Senator John Rockefeller of West Virginia on Thursday said he would seek a vote before the end of the current congressional session on his bill to postpone Environmental Protection Agency regulation of smokestack carbon dioxide emissions for two years.

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ON Semiconductor, a premier supplier of high performance silicon solutions for energy efficient electronics, introduced BelaSigna R261. This complete system-on-chip (SoC) solution for portable consumer electronics incorporates a highly optimized digital signal processor (DSP) with an advanced dual-microphone noise reduction algorithm to improve speech intelligibility in noisy environments, while …

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System Would Give Polluting Companies Financial Incentives to Emit Fewer Greenhouse Gases

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Executive says conglomerate looks beyond $6 billion in projects

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