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California Approves
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California Approves Cap-and-Trade System
3 years in the making; first of its size in the nation
(Newser)
- While climate legislation flounders in Congress, California is taking the lead: Air regulators there voted yesterday to cap industrial greenhouse gas emissions and instate the first carbon-trading program of its size in the US, the
Los Angeles Times
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Dec 16, 2010 9:21 AM CST
Arctic Melting May Bring New Beast: Polar-Grizzly
Mama grizzly, papa polar means threatened baby
(Newser)
- Melting arctic sea ice isn’t just threatening polar bears’ lives—it’s threatening their gene pool. The loss of ice means more contact between polar bears and genetically-similar grizzlies, which means cross-breeding, scientists say. Hunters have shot at least two polar-grizzly crosses since 2006, the
Independent
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Developing nations would be paid to preserve land
Dec 8, 2010 12:55 PM CST
Nations Near Deal to Save Tropical Forests
Developing nations would be paid to preserve land
(Newser)
- Looks like the UN climate talks under way in Cancun could yield at least one tangible deal—an agreement to start saving the world's tropical forests. The concept is simple enough: Developing nations such as Brazil, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea would be paid to stop bulldozing their forests, reports...
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Senate Dems Push to Pass
100 Bills in One Go
Reid seeks filibuster-proof measures for public lands, water
Dec 6, 2010 1:18 PM CST
Senate Dems Push to Pass 100 Bills in One Go
Reid seeks filibuster-proof measures for public lands, water
(Newser)
- With time running out in the lame-duck session, Democrats are working hard to push through some 100 environmental bills, Politico reports. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is calling on party leaders to compile a list of public lands and water measures Republicans won’t kill with a filibuster. On the...
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Top Polluters Got Waivers, Cash for Stimulus Projects
BP, DuPont escape environmental rules
Nov 29, 2010 10:11 AM CST
Top Polluters Got Waivers, Cash for Stimulus Projects
BP, DuPont escape environmental rules
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- The White House has handed wads of stimulus cash to the biggest US polluters and given them "sweeping exemptions from the most basic form of environmental oversight," finds a Center for Public Integrity investigation. Coal burners like Westar Energy and chemical maker DuPont have been among the beneficiaries...
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LA County Bans Plastic Bags
And puts a surcharge on paper ones to boot
Nov 17, 2010 9:55 AM CST
LA County Bans Plastic Bags
And puts a surcharge on paper ones to boot
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- The LA County Board of Supervisors passed a ban on plastic grocery bags yesterday, and instituted a 10 cent surcharge for each paper bag used instead, in an effort to push customers toward more environmentally-friendly cloth and reusable plastic bags, the
LA Times
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Reusable Bags May
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Studies find sacks have risky levels of lead
Nov 15, 2010 7:05 AM CST
Reusable Bags May Hurt Planet, Too
Studies find sacks have risky levels of lead
(Newser)
- Now that you’ve made the transition from plastic bags to reusable ones, it turns out they, too, may be an environmental threat, reports the
New York Times
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Toxin
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Brockovich
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Cancer-causing material spreads through wells
Nov 10, 2010 8:50 AM CST
Toxin Plagues
Brockovich
Town, Again
Cancer-causing material spreads through wells
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- A toxic plume of chromium continues to trouble the California desert town that Erin Brockovich put on the map—and the pollution is getting worse, reports the AP . High levels of the material, which can cause cancer, have spread through wells near Hinkley. “Because of the widespread nature of...
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Meet the First Car
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Urbee combines eco-friendliness with innovative look
Nov 1, 2010 1:14 PM CDT
Meet the First Car Made by a 3-D Printer
Urbee combines eco-friendliness with innovative look
(Newser)
- Saving the planet just got a lot better-looking: The hybrid Urbee is the first-ever car made using 3-D printers. The firms Stratasys and Kor Ecologic created the vehicle, whose whole exterior is printed by additive manufacturing—printing layer on top of layer until, essentially, a car appears—a method that...
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NYC Dims Lights
for Migrating Birds
Feathered friends confused by the light, scientists believe
Sep 3, 2010 8:33 AM CDT
NYC Dims Lights for Migrating Birds
Feathered friends confused by the light, scientists believe
(Newser)
- The city that never sleeps will be a little less bright through Nov. 1, as buildings hit the lights to protect migrating birds. An estimated 90,000 birds die each year by slamming into buildings in NYC alone; turning lights off can reduce that number by 83%, according to one...
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Green Diva: Sheryl Crow
Makes Promoters Work
Demands local produce, biodegradable cups, recycled TP
Aug 12, 2010 3:39 PM CDT
Green Diva: Sheryl Crow Makes Promoters Work
Demands local produce, biodegradable cups, recycled TP
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- Everyone should do their part to help the environment, and Sheryl Crow is making sure that her tour is as green as possible—even if it kills her promoters. Crow's tour rider demands "biodegradable non-petroleum cups" and "disposable napkins made of 100% recycled fiber," the Smoking Gun...
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Shark Week Bummer
Brazilian Business Accused
of Mutilating Sharks for Fins
Shark fin soup is the hot ticket in Asia
Aug 3, 2010 11:11 AM CDT
Brazilian Business Accused of Mutilating Sharks for Fins
Shark fin soup is the hot ticket in Asia
(Newser)
- Here’s a story sure to rain on your Shark Week parade: A Brazilian environmental advocacy group is suing a Brazilian seafood exporter, alleging that it has been capturing sharks, cutting off their fins, and throwing the severely wounded creatures back into the water. Removing a shark’s fin is...
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Algae Devouring Baltic
Country-sized growth threatens marine life
Jul 23, 2010 4:15 AM CDT
Algae Devouring Baltic
Country-sized growth threatens marine life
(Newser)
- Record-breaking temperatures combined with farm run-off have caused an evil-smelling algae bloom the size of Germany to sprout in the Baltic Sea. The World Wildlife Fund warns that the algae explosion—the biggest in the region since 2005—endangers human as well as marine life, the
Independent
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Gulf Oil Spill Fallout
Baffles Scientists
Scientists have little experience with oil from below
Jun 11, 2010 6:00 PM CDT
Gulf Oil Spill Fallout Baffles Scientists
Scientists have little experience with oil from below
(Newser)
- The Gulf oil spill will affect all living things in the area—but determining what those consequences will be is stumping the best minds in environmental science. There's never been an oil spill of the magnitude of the Deepwater Horizon accident on the ocean floor, and data is scarce on...
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Superweeds Start Herbicide Arms Race on Farms
Roundup's strangehold falters in face of new threats
Jun 4, 2010 10:11 AM CDT
Superweeds Start Herbicide Arms Race on Farms
Roundup's strangehold falters in face of new threats
(Newser)
- New breeds of “superweeds” are creeping across the Farm Belt, and shaking up the weedkiller and seed industries in the process. The long-dominant Roundup can't deal with immune invaders like pigweed, horseweed, and Johnsgrass, which has given rival chemical companies a chance to bring back old herbicides that Roundup...
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Oil Tragically Drenches Birds
Images emerge from Grand Terre Island in Louisiana
Jun 4, 2010 9:10 AM CDT
Oil Tragically Drenches Birds
Images emerge from Grand Terre Island in Louisiana
(Newser)
- Even if that new containment lid manages to siphon most of the gushing oil, it won't help the birds on East Grand Terre Island in Louisiana. Truly heartbreaking images of them are emerging: "I am a 48 yr old man and i want to cry," wrote one commenter...
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opposing views
Blame Environmentalists!
(For Very Different Reasons)
They're apparently either too passive or too aggressive
May 28, 2010 1:21 PM CDT
Blame Environmentalists! (For Very Different Reasons)
They're apparently either too passive or too aggressive
(Newser)
- Environmentalists just can't catch a break in today's op-ed pages of the
Washington Post
. Charles Krauthammer blames their aggressiveness for contributing to the Gulf oil spill, while Eugene Robinson criticizes their passivity. Robinson's point is that while green-leaning people are good with the easy stuff (recycling and fluorescent light bulbs)...
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No pressure-wash here
Louisiana Marshland
Defies Cleanup
Dredging to create barrier might actually be the most cost effective
May 21, 2010 1:30 PM CDT
Louisiana Marshland Defies Cleanup
Dredging to create barrier might actually be the most cost effective
(Newser)
- Ever since the Deepwater Horizon spill, Bobby Jindal has been advocating building temporary islands to protect Louisiana's marshes from oncoming oil. With heavy oil hitting the wetlands this week, environmentalists are actually starting to take the Louisiana governor seriously, AOL News reports. It's not that the plan is great—there...
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BP Boss: Environment
Will Be Fine
Gulf spill cleanup 'textbook example' of emergency response
May 18, 2010 11:14 AM CDT
BP Boss: Environment Will Be Fine
Gulf spill cleanup 'textbook example' of emergency response
(Newser)
- Tony Hayward is an optimist. The BP CEO believes his company's done a great job responding to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, he tells Sky News . After bragging about a new piece of technology that's allowed BP to harvest thousands of gallons of oil from the leak,...
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Obama: I Still Like
Drilling, But ...
The Gulf spill shows why it must be done 'responsibly'
Apr 30, 2010 12:40 PM CDT
Obama: I Still Like Drilling, But ...
The Gulf spill shows why it must be done 'responsibly'
(Newser)
- In the wake of the spill off the Louisiana coast, how goes President Obama's plan to expand offshore drilling? After statements from the president and a top aide, it amounts to: We'll see. The president reiterated today that he likes the idea as part of an overall energy plan. "...
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