"Confused by SPF? Take a Number"
"SPF creep has hit the triple digits with Neutrogena’s SPF 100+ sunblock, leading some dermatologists to complain that this is merely a numbers game that confuses consumers."
Source: NYTimes, 05/15/2009
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Rebroadcast: "Our Vanishing Wilderness"
A landmark 8-part video documentary series on the environment from 1970, the dawn of the modern environmental movement, is rebroadcast (Web and broadcast) from THIRTEEN, New York City's flagship publid television station.
Source: Thirteen, 05/14/2009
"Senate Backs Allowing Guns in National Parks"
"The Senate on Tuesday backed an amendment that would allow people to carry loaded guns in national parks and wildlife refuges."
Source: AP, 05/14/2009
Wealth of Environmental Science at AAAS Meeting
The annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Feb. 12-16, 2009, offers at least 67 sessions devoted directly to one aspect or another of the environment beat.
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Critical Infrastructure--Other
The President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection was set up in July 1996 under President Clinton's Executive Order 13010.
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NIEHS Director Schwartz Resigns
David Schwartz, the embattled director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), resigned the post Feb. 8, 2008
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FOIA Friday Takes Hold on SEJ Listserve
The latest fad on SEJ's members-only listserve is "FOIA Friday."
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USGS Announces Free Access To Satellite Image Archive
If you need information on land use changes over time, or on current land uses and character, you may want to check out decades-worth of globe-spanning satellite images that USGS has made freely available to the public.
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Green Prefab Buildings: Beyond the Trailer Park
From Quonset huts to double-wides, prefabricated and modular buildings generally have not enjoyed a stellar reputation for quality, style, or eco-friendliness.
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Dead Zone Count Rises to About 250 Worldwide
It's the time of year when dead zones are prominent all over the northern hemisphere and their causes are varied.
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