Emissions of Carbon Dioxide Hit Record in 2011, Researchers Say - NYTimes.com

 

Global emissions of carbon dioxide were at a record high in 2011 and are likely to take a similar jump in 2012, scientists reported Sunday — the latest indication that efforts to limit such emissions are failing…..

new figures show that emissions are falling, slowly, in some of the most advanced countries, including the United States. That apparently reflects a combination of economic weakness, the transfer of some manufacturing to developing countries and conscious efforts to limit emissions, like the renewable power targets that many American states have set. The boom in the natural gas supply from hydraulic fracturing is also a factor, since natural gas is supplanting coal at many power stations, leading to lower emissions.

“If we’re going to run the world on coal, we’re in deep trouble,”

Over all, global emissions jumped 3 percent in 2011 and are expected to jump another 2.6 percent in 2012,

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Belvidere City Council discusses Irene Road interchange | Belvidere Daily Republican

 

“If we buy the land, complete due diligence and environmental impact, then the Tollway will build it on their dime.” The catch is, the local parties have to have the land purchased by May 1, 2013 in order to get this project in-line with the state’s larger project and benefit from it.

“If we can’t agree on a price,” Drella warned, “The whole thing goes away.” If there isn’t a negotiated contract by the May date, the parties are no longer bound by the agreement.

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The 3 Unofficial GOP Rules That Are Making A Deficit Deal Even Harder : It's All Politics : NPR

 

1.  …"the majority of the majority." Under this de facto rule, no bill is brought up for a vote when Republicans control the House unless a majority of their caucus supports it.

So while there may well be enough Republicans willing to break ranks and vote with Democrats to pass that Senate bill, Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma, the GOP's deputy whip, said that's just not going to happen: "You're not going to come up here and be able to put together a deal with 170 Democrats and 40 Republicans — that's just not in the cards."….

2. Any increase in the debt ceiling must be matched by an equal decrease in spending

3. No new taxes

"We're willing to put revenues on the table, but revenues that come from closing loopholes, getting rid of special interest deductions, and not raising rates," Boehner said Friday.

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Northwest Pallet still seeks mulch storage location - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

By Jennifer Wheeler

The company has asked to relocate to Lee Quarry located in unincorporated Flora Township. It would allow agricultural preservation areas to stockpile mulch through special use permits.

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