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Caribbean talks conservation on Branson's island

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

By DAVID McFADDENAssociated Press KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - In a bid to safeguard biodiversity and the Caribbean's tourism-based economy, regional political leaders and corporate executives will gather Friday on billionaire Richard Branson's private island with the aim of protecting 20

Role reversal: GOP blasts Obama plan to sell TVA

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 16th

By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - In a political role reversal, Republicans are blasting President Barack Obama's plan to consider selling the Tennessee Valley Authority, an icon of the New Deal long targeted by conservatives as an example of government overreach. Obama's

Greenhouse gases make high temps hotter in China

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 12th

By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - China, the world's largest producer of carbon dioxide, is directly feeling the man-made heat of global warming, scientists conclude in the first study to link the burning of fossil fuels to one country's rise in its daily temperature

Survey: Many conflicted on gov't spending cuts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 8th

By TOM RAUMAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - As President Barack Obama and lawmakers spar over huge federal deficits, they're confronted by a classic contradiction: Most Americans want government austerity, a survey shows, but they also want increased spending on a host of popular programs:

Survey: Many conflicted on gov't spending cuts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 8th

Economists were opposed to automatic spending cuts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 4th

WASHINGTON (AP) - Most business economists opposed the automatic spending cuts that took effect Friday night amid the gridlock between President Obama and Congress, but they overwhelmingly support efforts to reduce the deficit over the next 10 years, according to a survey released Monday. The

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar leaving Cabinet

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 16th

By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who oversaw a moratorium on offshore drilling after the BP oil spill and promoted alternative energy sources throughout the nation, will step down in March. Salazar, a former Colorado senator, has run the Interior

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar leaving Cabinet

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 16th

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar leaving Cabinet

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 16th

GE buys 2,000 Ford plug-in hybrids for fleet

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - GE is buying 2,000 plug-in hybrid cars from Ford for its corporate fleet. Ford and GE announced the purchase of the C-Max Energi hybrid Tuesday. GE has set a goal of converting half its fleet to alternative energy vehicles. With the Ford purchase, GE now has 5,000 alternative