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Key Senators Snubbing Climate Bill: According to a Reuters survey of 12 key Democrat and Republican Senators who could hold the swing votes, “the U.S. Senate is unlikely to pass a comprehensive climate change bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions this year.” — CNET.

Apple Spends a Third of Its Shareholder Meeting on Green: According to GreenBiz Apple spent “about a third of its annual meeting discussing sustainability, melting glaciers and the finer points of reporting about greenhouse gas emissions?” — GreenBiz.

Making sense of Wal-Mart’s big green announcement: Why Wal-Mart’s carbon neutral pledge is important. — Grist.org.

Cleantech Entrepreneurs Not Stoked on Stimulus: The entrepreneurs at the “Meet the DOE” event at the Cleantech Forum on Tuesday “didn’t seem to agree that things were going so well,” in terms of the stimulus funds “and used the Q&A session to vent their frustration about the lack of funding for energy startups,” — MIT Tech Review.

Will Energy Efficiency Work?: Efficiency and Resilience: After Jevons Paradox, the Piggy Principle — Oil Drum.