NYT > Environment

• In Areas Fueled by Coal, Climate Bill Sends Chill
  Missouri’s reliance on cheap electricity is deeply ingrained, but few pay attention to the origin of their savings: 21 coal-fired power plants.
• The Green Home: New I.R.S. Incentives, From Cold to Hot
  A house being tested for energy efficiency with a thermal imaging device.Kateri Callahan, president of the Alliance to Save Energy, offers tips on ways to lower your taxes by greening your home.
• U.S. Acts to Alter New England Fisheries
  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is taking preliminary steps toward privatizing fisheries in New England, the agency’s administrator said.
• At U.N. Talks on Climate, Plans by U.S. Raise Qualms
  As meetings drew to a close on Wednesday, some delegates were grumbling that the United States was not moving fast enough to take action on global warming.
• Santa Barbara Reshifts, Now Opposing Drilling
  Six months after it dropped its opposition to offshore oil drilling, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors reverted to its traditional stance against drilling in federal waters.