"Government Tightening Food Safety Standards"
"The White House is trying to make Americans' food safer after recent recalls of popular products like peanut butter and cookie dough."
Source: AP, 07/08/2009
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"Senate Begins Push for Climate Change Bill"
"Democrats in the Senate on Tuesday began a drive to advance climate change legislation, a top Obama administration priority, amid warnings that a bill recently passed by the House of Representatives to reduce carbon emissions would have to be changed."
Source: Reuters, 07/08/2009
'Carbon Black' Report Shows Impacts On Native Americans
By MIKE DUNNE
An effort to document the lives of Oklahoma Indians introduced reporter Vicki Monks to a story that begged to be told: how a carbon black plant affected the health of a neighboring Ponca Indian community.
Carbon black, made by the burning of waste oil, is used primarily to strengthen the rubber in tires.
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"Smart Grid: Digging The Foundations"
"President Obama's energy team is mandating up-front standards for smart grid technology to ensure that what is built by the disparate forces involved works and is efficient."
Source: SolveClimate, 07/07/2009
"The Summer BBQ: Gas Or Charcoal?"
Summertime and the grilling is easy... but how environmentally friendly is it? Which type of grill is greener: gas or charcoal?
Source: Environment Report, 07/07/2009
New CDC Site Tracks Environmental Illness
"The goal of a new CDC Website, the National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network, is to become a one-stop shop for anyone who wants to investigate environmental causes of illness, from asthma to well water."
Source: Daily Green, 07/07/2009
"Incandescent Bulbs Return to Cutting Edge"
Tough new efficiency standards haven't killed the incandescent light bulb -- but instead are spurring inventors to make better ones.
Source: NYTimes, 07/07/2009
"Threat to Polar Bears: Despite Facts, Doubters Remain"
"Wildlife biologists and climate scientists overwhelmingly agree that the disappearance of Arctic sea ice will lead to a sharp drop in polar bear populations. But some skeptics remain unconvinced, and they have managed to persuade the Canadian government not to take key steps to protect the animals."
Source: YaleE360, 07/07/2009
"A Busy Week Ahead as Senate Starts Work on Climate Bill"
"The Senate climate debate cranks up this week with a series of hearings and high-level meetings aimed at producing legislation that can be matched up with last month's House-passed bill."
Source: Greenwire, 07/07/2009
"Street Farmer"
Urban farmer Will Allen, half a mile from Milwaukee's biggest housing project, is different from others in the good-food movement.
Source: NYTimes Mag, 07/06/2009
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