"Mexico Hit By Lowest Rainfall In 68 Years"
"Mexico is suffering from its driest year in 68 years, killing crops and cattle in the countryside and forcing the government to slow the flow of water to the crowded capital."
Source: Reuters, 08/20/2009
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"New Gov't Study Shows Mercury in Fish Widespread"
"No fish can escape mercury pollution. That's the take-home message from a federal study of mercury contamination released Wednesday that tested fish from nearly 300 streams across the country."
Source: AP, 08/20/2009
"CANADA: Storing Nuclear Waste a $24-Billion Problem"
Canada faces a monumental challenge in finding a way to store or dispose of highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel. The problem has dragged on unsolved for decades, and any solution is likely to prove costly.
Source: CBC, 08/19/2009
"The Carbon Case for Downloading Music"
"A new study has found that downloading music is substantially better from an emissions perspective than buying compact discs."
Source: NYTimes, 08/19/2009
"Kenya May Lose All Its Lions in 20 Years"
"Kenya's lion population could disappear altogether in the next 20 years because of climate change, habitat destruction, disease and conflict with humans, the country's wildlife authority said on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 08/19/2009
Herbicide Glyphosate Deadly to Liver Cells
"Very low doses of some types of the herbicide Roundup can disrupt human liver cell function; the formulations' toxicity may be tied to their 'inactive' ingredients rather than the active weed-killing ingredient glyphosate."
Source: EHN, 08/19/2009
"Taking Fresh Fruits and Veggies To 'Food Deserts'"
Some parts of the U.S. are "food deserts," where liquor stores may vastly outnumber grocery stores. Now one Detroit group is fixing that by taking fresh veggies to an inner city neighborhood in what looks like a Good Humor truck.
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 08/19/2009
"2 Studies Challenge Notion of Rise in Atlantic Storms"
"Since the mid-1990s, hurricanes and tropical storms have struck the Atlantic Ocean with unusual frequency -- or have they? Two new studies suggest that the situation may not be so clear."
Source: NYTimes, 08/19/2009
"Studies Offer New Insights Into Causes of Deformed Frogs"
New research offers a partial solution to the ongoing mystery of deformed frogs.
Source: MinnPost.com, 08/19/2009
"Monsanto Chief Accuses Rival Dupont of Deceit"
"The chairman of agribusiness giant Monsanto demanded Monday that his counterpart at DuPont -- his firm's leading competitor in the seed business -- appoint a special committee to investigate what he said was a pattern of covert attacks on Monsanto's business practices by DuPont."
Source: Washington Times, 08/19/2009
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