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October 28, 2009 | Posted by Michael McCarthy, Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Research Intern - 7:23am | 0 Comments
- The Obama administration announced yesterday that the federal government would spend $3.4 billion in grants to bolster America’s energy infrastrcuture, providing for “smart” power grids, digital transformers, and other improvements to make transmission lines more efficient, the Washington Post reports.
- The BBC features a story about Kyrgyzstan's melting glaciers, which are causing Central Asian reservoirs to overflow and have “created tension between countries in the region.”
- The BBC also reports that Gaza's only source of fresh water is in serious danger of sewage contamination and overuse, which does not bode well for this impoverished and conflict-ridden area.
- The Washington Post reports on a new study claiming that a warming planet could mean more disease, heat waves, and natural disasters, which could lead to malnutrition and pulmonary disease.
- Alternative Energy reports on the International Air Transport Association's efforts to use biofuels in commercial planes by the end of 2010.
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