CO2 Emissions Rise in Most States, But Some Buck Trend
Carbon dioxide emission volumes, trends, and sources vary substantially by state, according to a report released Nov. 12, 2009, by the advocacy group Environment America.
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4 Years, 500 Lakes, and A Lot of Polluted Fish: New EPA Study
Results of sampling the tissue of fish caught in freshwater lakes throughout the
"Toxic Playgrounds"
"No kid should ever play in arsenic. Especially at school. Yet many probably do, according to findings of a study presented today."
Source: Science News, 11/25/2009
"Canada Backs Alberta CO2 Pipeline Plan"
"The Canadian and Alberta governments said on Tuesday they will invest as much as C$558 million ($525 million) in a pipeline project to carry carbon-dioxide from an industrial region near Edmonton, Alberta, to aging oil fields."
Source: Reuters, 11/25/2009
"United States and India Embark on a Green Partnership"
"President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today reaffirmed the global strategic partnership between the United States and India and launched a new and greener phase in their relationship. Recognizing that energy security, food security, climate change are interlinked, and that eliminating poverty and ensuring sustainable development and a clean energy future are among the foremost global objectives, the two leaders agreed to enter into a Green Partnership to address these global challenges."
Source: ENS, 11/25/2009
"New Endangered Species Listings Wait as Obama Admin Charts New Course"
"The Obama administration is lagging behind the pace set by its predecessor for listing endangered species, and some environmentalists are not happy."
Source: Greenwire, 11/25/2009
"Interior Chief Slams Oil and Gas Groups' 'Election-Year Politics'"
"Firing back at recent industry charges that the Obama administration is not promoting domestic energy development, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today announced that his department has scheduled 38 onshore oil and gas lease sales for 2010."
Source: Greenwire, 11/25/2009
"Stolen E-Mails Sharpen Brawl Between Climate Scientists and Skeptics"
"The University of East Anglia said yesterday that it was cooperating with police and launching its own internal probe into how thousands of e-mails and documents from its Climatic Research Unit ended up on the Internet last week, sparking an ongoing fight between climate scientists and skeptics who say the data breach suggests ethical lapses in the research community."
Source: ClimateWire, 11/25/2009
"Sears, Kmart Among Latest Companies Swearing Off 'Dirty Gold'"
"Sears Holdings, the parent company of Sears and Kmart, along with two other jewelry retailers last week signed on to the No Dirty Gold campaign's Golden Rules for responsible sourcing of precious metals."
Source: GreenBiz, 11/25/2009
California Proposes Trading Program To Cut Carbon Emissions
"California officials on Tuesday issued the nation's first blueprint for a broad-based cap-and-trade plan, an innovative and controversial effort to use market forces to control global warming."
Source: LA Times, 11/25/2009
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