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Today's Greenwire Headlines

SPOTLIGHT

COAL: Va. power plant faces opposition on two fronts

TOP STORIES

BUSINESS: Unions put more green on the bargaining table

PUBLIC LANDS: Investigation finds NPS scientist manipulated data to hurt Calif. oyster farm

AGRICULTURE: USDA, wildlife group are millions of acres apart on conservation agreement

ENERGY POLICY & MARKETS

OIL AND GAS: Congress asks Chevron to consider Burma divestment

OIL AND GAS: ConocoPhillips reports recovery from Venezuelan woes

OIL AND GAS/HURRICANES: Crude prices drop as Dolly dodges major production areas

ENERGY MARKETS: Venezuela, Russia announce oil and gas alliance

NUCLEAR POWER: India approves controversial U.S. energy deal

COURTS: Plaintiffs, BP settle in latest refinery explosion trial

BUSINESS, FINANCE & TECHNOLOGY

ALTERNATIVE FUELS: La. chemicals maker to supply Finnish company with renewable diesel catalyst

AUTOS: Toyota 2Q sales up slightly; GM sales fall 5 percent

AUTOS: Electric cars will turn a profit, Nissan says

AVIATION: Boeing 2Q profits down despite production increase

BUSINESS: 'Junk' mailers attempt to go green

NATURAL RESOURCES

AGRICULTURE: Commercial bees spread diseases to wild populations -- researchers

SEALS: E.U. execs pass anti-cruelty rules for hunting

FEDERAL AGENCIES

FOREST SERVICE: Record $102M settlement in Union Pacific wildfire case

AIR, WATER & CLIMATE

AIR POLLUTION: Former EPA official says TVA broke law

CLIMATE: French company reaps benefits of U.N. scheme

AIR POLLUTION: Bush signs marine shipping bill

WATER POLLUTION: Marcellus boom poses threat to N.Y. reservoirs

WASTES & HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

TOXICS: Bush administration hurries to clear chemical exposure rules

CHEMICALS: Unlabeled fragrances in household products may prove dangerous -- study

BROWNFIELDS: N.Y. governor expected to sign law limiting cleanup rewards for developers

STATES

CALIFORNIA: L.A. City Council approves conditional ban on plastic bags

STATE LINES: La., N.C., Pa. and Texas

INTERNATIONAL

WORLD LINES: Australia, Germany, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico and Vietnam

E&ETV'S ONPOINT

AIR POLLUTION: Former EPA air chief Holmstead discusses appeals court ruling on CAIR

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CHINA: As the planet warms, booming cities scramble to cut energy use (Greenwire, 07/15/2008)

SHANGHAI -- A fifth of the world's construction cranes were at work here in the mid-1990s, pushing this city's skyline up from the banks of the Huangpu River. High-rises went up fast, but were generally not made to last. Steel was comparatively cheap and electricity consumption was an afterthought. Shanghai and other big Chinese cities are still rising by the block, but construction practices are shifting in the country's emerging market economy. Developers are starting to embrace "green" design standards to meet tougher building codes as well as give their projects an edge in the crowded marketplace.

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