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Environment
Colo. Fracking Votes Put Pressure On Energy Companies
Voters in three Colorado communities passed measures this month limiting the practice of hydraulic fracturing. A close vote in a fourth community means a recount next week. Companies say the measures are creating an uncertain business environment.
A View From China, India On Carbon Dioxide Emissions
In the coming decades, carbon dioxide emissions from China, India and other rapidly developing countries are expected to grow rapidly. China and India have said they won't commit to controlling their carbon dioxide emissions. So how are international concerns about climate change viewed in China and India?
U.S. May Be Producing 50 Percent More Methane Than EPA Thinks
Previous estimates of the climate-warming gas were based on the rough number of methane-emitting sources on the ground — such as factories, refineries, stoves, swamps, landfills and cattle herds. But by directly measuring levels of methane in the air instead, a new study puts the total much higher.
Jim Morris: Alpaca Farmer
Jim Morris is an Alpaca Farmer and Co-owns Diastole Alpaca Farm with his wife Sandy. They Started the Farm in 2007 on 22 acres of land with the desire to spend more time working outdoors.&nbs
NC State One Step Closer to Selling Forest
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit that would have blocked North Carolina State University from selling a massive research forest.
N.C. Zoo Receives Polar Bear
After a long truck ride from a zoo in Erie, Pennsylvania, Patches the polar bear arrived safely at the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro on Wednesday
Firefighters Gain More Ground at Linville Gorge
The U.S. Forest Service says firefighters gained a little more ground on the Linville Gorge blaze thanks to efforts to rid the area of unburned fuel and favorable weather.
At Climate Meeting, Tensions Rise Between Rich And Poor Nations
At the United Nations climate talks in Warsaw, Poland, conflict between rich and poor nations is mounting. The developing world wants large sums of money to help them adapt to climate change. The U.S. and Europe say they're doing what they can to help but times are tough.
Is Running Your Car On Rubbish The Future Of Fuels?
The EPA proposed a new standard on Friday for how much biofuel must be mixed into the nation's gasoline. The portion of vehicle fuel that comes from plants has increased dramatically over recent years to about 10 percent. But most of it comes from corn. Congress hoped that, by now, a billion gallons would be coming from advanced biofuels, which have much smaller greenhouse gas footprints. That hasn't happened. But the nascent cellulosic fuel industry says don't count it out. Several plants are on the verge of opening and more will be on the way.