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EDITION: Friday, March 6, 2009 -- 08:18 AM

1. EMISSIONS:
Recession may help on the climate front -- for a while

The global recession will provide a short respite from climate challenges, shrinking greenhouse gas emissions from industry, offices, homes and vehicles this year. When the economy resumes growing, so will the planet's carbon footprint, unless business-as-usual practices change. Go to story #1

TODAY'S STORIES

2. MARKETS:
Corporate suppliers largely ignore climate change risks -- study

3. NATIONS:
Conference highlights trans-Atlantic climate gulf

4. BUSINESS:
U.K. minister accuses industry officials of denying global warming

5. LOBBYING:
Lord Stern encouraged by U.S. climate policy shift, skeptical of Copenhagen deadline

6. COAL:
Experts say risky experiments are necessary to perfect carbon capture and storage

7. REGULATION:
Calif. fuel standard sparks volatile footprint debate

8. FUELS:
Pickens still cooking with gas and wind, despite setbacks

9. AUTOS:
Is a loophole big enough to drive a Hummer through worth debating?

10. CHINA:
Country will boost agricultural production spending to head off food crisis

11. OCEANS:
Wildlife managers seek mobile marine sanctuaries

12. SOUTH AFRICA:
Planning for a mandatory CO2 cap in three years

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President Obama's efforts to implement a new international climate agreement are expected to face scrutiny tomorrow when Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton goes to Capitol Hill to defend her department's fiscal 2011 budget request. (E&E Daily, 02/08/2010)

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has been mostly silent on global warming issues since November's partisan meltdown over a cap-and-trade bill that Democrats advanced despite a Republican boycott. (E&E Daily, 02/08/2010)

A Senate Energy and Natural Resources panel this week will examine the Bureau of Reclamation's progress implementing climate change and water conservation programs. The SECURE Water Act, passed last March as part of the public lands omnibus bill, directs Reclamation to study how climate change threatens Western water supply. (E&E Daily, 02/08/2010)

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A trial balloon that might ease climate-related trials in the future. (ClimateWire, 02/09/2010)

An ad campaign that previously pushed the phrase "clean coal" launches new spots this week focused on jobs and low-cost power, the latest offering in a three-year, nearly $120 million effort to sell Congress and the White House on coal's future. (Greenwire, 02/08/2010)

Phil Jones, the scientist who appeared in e-mails to ask colleagues to destroy scientific data rather than release them to climate skeptics, said the backlash prompted him to think about killing himself "several times." (Greenwire, 02/08/2010)

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Tuesday, February 09, 2010 -- 07:03 AM

NUCLEAR POWER: What does $36B buy Democrats?

CLIMATE: Enviro groups target moderate senators ahead of vote on EPA regs

CLIMATE: NOAA's plans for new climate service require congressional OK

NUCLEAR POWER: Watchdog group protests Magwood's nomination to NRC

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Tuesday, February 09, 2010 -- 12:31 PM

ELECTRICITY: Company hopes to put SoCal's power-storage problems on ice

CLIMATE: Have scandals tarnished IPCC chief's legacy?

RENEWABLE ENERGY: French nuclear giant buys Calif. solar startup

GREAT LAKES: Carp summit yields no commitments on lock closures

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Transportation: Environmental Law and Policy Center's Learner discusses new funding for high-speed rail (02/04/2010)

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Budget: CAP's Weiss discusses energy, climate proposals in fiscal 2011 spending plan (02/03/2010)

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Efficiency: Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility's Byrne talks progress on clean energy development (02/02/2010)

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