"Groups Seek Delay In Westinghouse Reactor Approval"
"Environmental groups, on Thursday, again asked the U.S. nuclear regulator to delay approval of Westinghouse Electric's AP1000 reactor design."
Source: Reuters, 06/17/2011
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Va. Lawmakers Flown Free To France in Lobbying Push for Uranium Mining
"More than a dozen Virginia legislators are flying to France this month on all-expenses paid trips as part of an aggressive lobbying effort by a company pushing lawmakers to lift a ban on uranium mining in the state."
Source: Wash Post, 06/17/2011
"Congress Panel Approves Bill To Fast-Track Keystone XL Pipeline"
"[A House subcommittee] took a first step on Wednesday to fast-track a controversial Alberta tar sands pipeline, ordering Barack Obama to reach a decision on the project by 1 November."
Source: Guardian, 06/16/2011
"Food Ark"
"A crisis is looming: To feed our growing population, we’ll need to double food production. Yet crop yields aren’t increasing fast enough, and climate change and new diseases threaten the limited varieties we’ve come to depend on for food. Luckily we still have the seeds and breeds to ensure our future food supply—but we must take steps to save them."
Source: Nat Geo, 06/16/2011
Ohio Senate Approves Bill To Allow Oil and Gas Drilling at State Parks
"Ohio's state parks will be open for oil and natural gas drilling for the first time under legislation the state Senate passed on Wednesday."
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer, 06/16/2011
"China in Lead Poisoning 'Cover-Up' - Human Rights Watch"
"China has been accused of trying to cover up the extent of lead poisoning among children, and of blocking effective testing and treatment."
Source: BBC, 06/16/2011
"House Moves To Bar Genetically Modified Salmon"
"The House voted Wednesday to prohibit the Food and Drug Administration from approving genetically modified salmon for human consumption."
Source: AP, 06/16/2011
"Lisa Jackson Calls Out Power Utilities"
EPA chief Lisa Jackson told the Senate Environment Committee Wednesday that American Electric Power's recent narrative about job loss resulting from EPA's mercury regulations was were "misleading at best and scare tactics at worst."
Source: Mother Nature Network, 06/16/2011
"Goodnight Sun: Sunspots May Disappear for Years"
"The sun is heading into an unusual and extended hibernation, scientists predict. Around 2020, sunspots may disappear for years, maybe decades. But scientists say it is nothing to worry about. Solar storm activity has little to do with life-giving light and warmth from the sun."
Source: AP, 06/16/2011
"Did 'No. 1' Climate Change Denier Fake His Résumé?"
"Sometimes it seems hard to believe how much skepticism still exists about climate change, with the scientific community in near-unanimous agreement that yes, it's happening and yes, it's our fault. But as Minnesota State Senator Michael Jungbauer reminded us yesterday, most of that dissent comes from people who are more or less clueless about the science."
Source: Mother Jones, 06/16/2011
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