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        Construction on Georgia's first new coal-fired power plant in decades came to a halt yesterday, thanks to a groundbreaking decision by a judge.	
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        July 1, 2008 -
        
  
        A New York Times editorial last week took a hit at Mississippi over its misspending of Hurricane Katrina relief funds.
  
      
     
   
  
  
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        July 1, 2008 -
        
  
        National average gas prices, July 1 2007: $2.97/gallon		National average gas prices, July 1 2008: $4.09/gallon		Source: AAA Fuel Gauge Report	
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
          
        
        
          
              
            
            
            
        June 30, 2008 -
        
  
        A week after leading climate scientist James Hansen called for radical steps to prevent environmental chaos caused by greenhouse gas pollution, 13 people were arrested today during a blockade of Dominion's Richmond headquarters to protest the granting of an air permit earlier this month for the company's planned new coal-burning power plant in Wise Coun
  
      
     
   
  
  
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        June 30, 2008 -
        
  
        The man who's been called a "pirate in seersucker" is heading to the brig.