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California Requires TVs To Be More Energy Efficient()  

November 18, 2009 Power-hungry TVs will be banned from store shelves in California after state regulators adopted a first-in-the nation mandate to lower electricity demand. On a unanimous vote, the California Energy Commission on Wednesday required all new televisions up to 58 inches to be more energy efficient beginning in 2011.

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Environment Or Economy? Obama's Balancing Act()  

President Obama tours the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center in Arcadia, Fla.

November 17, 2009 To sell Congress and others on the idea of taking bold steps to curb global warming, President Obama casts his arguments in terms of job creation. Many environmental activists say they wish he'd do more to push the "green" agenda.

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Top Executives Launch Electric Car Coalition()  

November 16, 2009 A group of executives from more than a dozen auto, transportation and energy companies launched a new coalition Monday to urge the federal government to make a major investment in electric transportation. Their goal is to bring 100 million electric cars to the road by 2030.

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Lower Tuna Limit Still Too High, Researchers Say()  

Tuna being fished on a fishing boat off the coast of Spain.

November 16, 2009 The international commission that regulates fishing of tuna and other large migratory fish in the Atlantic voted to sharply reduce the fishing quota for bluefin tuna at their latest meeting. But some scientists say the new quota is too high to sustain the species.

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The Dirt On Dust()  

A microscopic image of a dust particle.

November 16, 2009 Where does all that dust under your couch come from? It turns out that most household dust comes from outside — and may contain some pretty harmful stuff. How the toxins in dust get into your body depends on the size of the dust particle.

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Brown Pelican Flies Off The Endangered List()  

A brown pelican sits atop a channel marker as the sun sets over the Galveston Ship Channel.

November 11, 2009 After nearly 40 years on the brink of extinction, the brown pelican has made a substantial enough comeback that it was removed Wednesday from the endangered species list. The bird was nearly killed off by the pesticide DDT.

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