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Archive from 12/4/09
Prairie dogs deemed not endangered
Associated Press
There has been a drastic drop in prairie dog numbers since the early 1900s, from roughly one billion animals to an estimated 24 million today, but the blacked-tailed prairie dog was denied protection under the Endangered Species Act…
Solar plant in space gets go-ahead
New York Times
California regulators approved a utility contract for the nation’s first space-based solar power plant…
An energy answer in the shale below?
Washington Post
New technology opens vast stores of natural gas, and the land rush is on…
Boxer suggests leaked emails represent 'criminal' hacker conspiracy
Fox News
Sen. Boxer is calling the leaked emails from climate scientists at a British university research unit a "theft" and "crime" that should be investigated…
Precautions delay BP cleanup of Alaska oil spill
Reuters
British oil giant BP on Thursday submitted a plan to clean up the bulk of oil that spilled from one of its Alaska pipelines…