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"Scalding A Quarter-Mile In An Electric Ford Pinto"

Think electric cars are small and wussy? Go out on the drag strip and smell the burning rubber. "Mike Willmon's 1978 Ford Pinto can go from zero to 60 in about 3.5 seconds — just like the $1 million Ferrari Enzo." He built it himself.

Source: NPR, 08/26/2009

"To Some Chesapeake Crabbers, a $50 Document Is Priceless"

A crabbing license is a cultural icon for Chesapeake Bay watermen, whose way of life is as threatened as the shellfish their ancestors harvested.

Source: Wash Post, 08/26/2009

"Population Control for Cormorants"

"The pesticide DDT almost wiped out the double-crested cormorant. Now, the bird is thriving, and it's blamed for devouring fish in lakes, rivers, and fish farms in many parts of the country. Karen Kelly reports on the struggle to share resources with this unpopular bird" -- on The Environment Report August 25, 2009.

Source: Environment Report, 08/26/2009

"Old Photos Show That Teton Glaciers Are Shrinking"

"Researchers found that two of the Tetons' biggest glaciers have lost more than 20 percent of their surface area since the late 1960s."

Source: AP, 08/26/2009

"UN's Ban To See Climate Change Effects on North Pole Trip"

"UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is to visit a Norwegian island deep inside the Arctic Circle, near the North Pole, to see firsthand the effects of climate change, his spokeswoman said."

Source: AFP, 08/26/2009

"Chesapeake To Extend Public Water To Fly Ash Site"

The city of Chesapeake, Va., will extend public water supply lines to residents around a golf course built on fly ash from a coal-burning utility. But the utility and city disagree on how much the utility will pay.

Source: Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, 08/26/2009

"Mexican Drug Cartels Set Up Shop in California Parks"

The recent Los Padres fire exemplifies a growing trend: Mexican drug cartels setting up shop in California wilderness and parkland.

Source: TIME, 08/26/2009

"Lead-Laden Paint Still Widely Sold Around the World"

"Paint with dangerously high lead levels is still being sold for household use worldwide, putting hundreds of millions of young children at risk of permanent brain damage," new research shows.

Source: Reuters, 08/26/2009

"China Racing Ahead of U.S. in the Drive to Go Solar"

Chinese companies like Suntech are using government subsidies to leap ahead of the U.S. in the solar panel market.

Source: NYTimes, 08/26/2009

"U.S. Sets Awards To Evaluate CO2 Storage Technology"

"The U.S. Department of Energy said on Monday it has awarded $27.6 million of funding to evaluate the potential risks of storing carbon dioxide underground, which is seen as a way to control global warming."

Source: Reuters, 08/25/2009

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