Gas Lobby Targets Anti-Fracking Bill
The natural gas industry yesterday launched a campaign against rules to control a drilling technology called 'hydraulic fracturing.'
Source: Greenwire/NYTimes, 05/08/2009
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Jews Go 'Eco-Kosher' Print | Forward |
With Sabbath candles burning, 14 guests eat a "sustainable" Sabbath dinner with "food that was locally grown, mostly organic and intended to elevate their practice of Judaism."
Source: Los Angeles Times, 05/08/2009
Obama Insists: Auction CO2 Permits
"President Barack Obama's $3.55 trillion budget, released on Thursday, retains his plan to cut climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions by auctioning off 100 percent of emission permits to industries."
Source: Reuters, 05/08/2009
EPA Hid Risks Of Coal Ash: Report
"The Bush administration kept secret for nearly five years data that showed increased cancer risks from drinking water polluted by coal-ash impoundments...."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 05/08/2009
RTK NET Relaunches Chemical Risk Data Site
RTK NET's powerful tools make it easy to see which cities face the worst chemical risks, and what chemicals are involved.
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Obama Has Yet To End PIO "Minders," Permissions
A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists documents the Obama administration's declarations that it intends to be more open. But the same report also documents the many actions not taken at the agency level.
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Congress Chiefs Want Probe into Secret Bayer Poison Gas
House Energy Chair Waxman and Senate Commerce Chair Rockefeller call for investigation of whether Bayer could use safer chemicals at its Institute WV plant.
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Citizens Journalist and Citizens Scientific Redefine Disaster Story
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Getting Started With Some New Skills: Producing Podcasts
Dale Willman, executive editor of Field Notes Productions, explains how to use audio as a way to make your offerings stand out.
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EPA Targets Utility Waste
EPA may regulate runoff from the coal ash and sludge from air-pollution-control that power plants store in ponds and piles.
Source: Washington Post, 05/04/2009
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