CHICAGO, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) Conservatives who have abandoned the U.S. Episcopal Church by the thousands in recent years are trying to form a separate-but-equal church, a move that could leave two branches of Anglicanism on American soil. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) Chances dimmed that a last-minute plan being crafted by Republican senators, with White House support, to provide $25 billion to bail out U.S. automakers would receive enough backing from Democrats to pass before the end of this week. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 13, 2008 (Reuters) President-elect Barack Obama is considering naming a point person to lead efforts to help the distressed auto industry return to health, an Obama aide said on Thursday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2008 (Reuters) The White House on Wednesday said it would listen to ideas from Congress to help the ailing U.S. auto industry. ... > full story
TOKYO, Nov. 12, 2008 (Reuters) Japan's greenhouse gas emissions rose to a record high in the year to March, putting the world's fifth-largest carbon dioxide producer at risk of an embarrassing failure to achieve its Kyoto target over the next four years. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2008 (Reuters) Global institutional investors holding more than $6 trillion in assets pushed policymakers Tuesday to quickly hash out a binding agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions and promote clean technology. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2008 (Reuters) Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection has some environmental advice for the incoming Obama administration: focus on energy efficiency and renewable resources, and create a unified U.S. power grid. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2008 (Reuters) U.S. environmental groups see Barack Obama's presidential victory as a chance to undo the Bush legacy on global warming, and one idea they are discussing is the possibility of a White House "climate czar". ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2008 (Reuters) As the U.S. presidential candidates sprint toward the finish line, the Bush administration is also sprinting to enact environmental policy changes before leaving power. ... > full story
GENEVA, Oct. 28, 2008 (Reuters) The Earth's natural resources are being depleted so quickly that "two planets" would be required to sustain current lifestyles within a generation, the conservation group WWF said on Wednesday. ... > full story
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