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A sampling of top news stories... Wednesday, May 3, 2006

NJ Politics

• Corzine's self-service gas plan tanks Facing an uproar over his plan to lift NJ's 57-
  year-old ban on self-service gasoline, he  places the controversial proposal on the back
  burner Star-Ledger  Inquirer  Gannett  Bergen Record  Editorial cartoon 1 Editorial cartoon 2

• Menendez, Kean accuse each other of oil interests As gasoline prices hit $3 a
  gallon, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and his likely Republican opponent in the fall election,
  Republican Thomas H. Kean Jr., bashed each other yesterday with blame and accusations
  of hypocrisy Inquirer Star-Ledger Gannett 

 NJ Environment

• State panel calls for an experimental wind farm offshore Governor’s blue-ribbon
  panel recommends creating an offshore wind farm with up to 80 turbines, throwing its
  weight behind a clean-energy option that’s drawn fire from some ocean advocates and
  Shore communities  Star-Ledger Inquirer AC Press  Panel Report

• State to announce energy-efficient housing efforts The Department of Community
  Affairs is scheduled to announce a new statewide initiative today to encourage energy-efficient
  housing and use of renewable energy sources in new commercial and residential buildings
  and affordable housing units. AP
   

 PA Politics 

• Dougherty says he lent 6G to Mariano Two Philadelphia trial defendants have
  something in common with John Dougherty, the electricians union chief and potential
  mayoral candidate - they lent money to former City Councilman Rick Mariano and
  never got it back Daily News
   

PA Environment

• Public hearing on PG Energy sale The PA Public Utility Commission schedules two
  hearings to gauge the public impact of UGI Corp.’s proposed purchase of PG Energy Times Tribune

• Wind-energy firm sells out to one in Spain With soaring fuel prices making wind energy
  seem economical as well as green, a local wind-power company agrees to be bought for $30M
  by Iberdrola, a big Spanish rival Inquirer
   

New York/Nation/World  

• Study reconciles data in measuring climate change A government study released
  yesterday undermines one of the key arguments of climate change skeptics Washington Post
   

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