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Ground Source Heating and Cooling for Residential and Commercial Properties

Latest technologies, economic advantages, environmental impacts and regulations.

Congress of the European Societies of Toxicology (EST)

Sessions will cover the REACH program; consumer chemicals and food contaminants; safety of herbal medicine; emerging pesticide issues related to human health; and environmental risk from human pharmaceuticals.

"Predicting Wildfires In A Warmer World"

"Climate change has already brought warmer temperatures, rising sea levels and melting glaciers. Now, researchers believe global warming will cause major shifts in wildfire patterns around the world."

Source: Environment Report, 06/22/2009

BPA May Cause Heart Disease in Women

"A study released this week by researchers at the University of Cincinnati says that exposure to bisphenol A may increase heart disease in women."

Source: AlterNet, 06/22/2009

"Iowa Utilities Fight Proposed Mercury Rule"

"Iowa's largest utility companies are ramping up their opposition to proposed state rules that would require them to monitor the mercury being emitted from their power plants, public records obtained by The Des Moines Register show."

Source: Des Moines Register, 06/22/2009

"Permit Delay Worries Uranium Hopefuls"

"Several proposed uranium mining projects in Wyoming and across the West will be delayed due the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's recent decision requiring a more thorough site-specific analysis for each project."

Source: Casper Star-Tribune, 06/22/2009

San Joaquin Valley Cities Divert Cleanup Funds

"A handful of San Joaquin Valley cities and public agencies have used millions of dollars meant for filtering contaminated water for entirely unrelated purposes."

Source: Fresno Bee, 06/22/2009

Roma Displaced to Toxic Area

A settlement of Roma people (often called "Gypsies") at Mitrovica in Northern Kosovo, displaced by the ethnic conflict following the breakup of Yugoslavia, are living near the toxic slag heap of an old lead mine, Human Rights Watch says.

Source: Guardian, 06/22/2009

Greenwash Misleads Shoppers, Congress Told

"98% of supposedly environmentally friendly products in US supermarkets make false or confusing claims, campaigners say."

Source: Guardian, 06/22/2009

Cuyahoga River Reborn

The Cuyahoga River, which became a symbol of pollution when it caught fire 40 years ago, has come back to life.

Source: NYTimes, 06/22/2009

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