Eastern States Warn on Fish Consumption
Eight eastern states warned against over-consumption of rockfish, bluefish, and other popular Atlantic Ocean species because of PCB contamination.
Source: Baltimore Sun, 06/05/2009
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Feds Cut Water to California
"Farmers and urban users will see about a 5% to 7% annual reduction from actions intended to help salmon and other fish."
Source: LA Times, 06/05/2009
Long Beach Turns On Port Grid
"Port officials unveil what is billed as the world's first electrical shore-side power system for tankers, which are notorious fuel guzzlers and air polluters."
Source: LA Times, 06/05/2009
El Nino Could Develop as Hurricane Season Opens
"The El Nino weather pattern, which can bring global weather chaos such as droughts and floods, could develop within weeks, [NOAA's] Climate Prediction Center ...ssid."
Source: Reuters, 06/05/2009
House Committees Eye Climate Bill Under Deadline
"House Natural Resources Chairman Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) hopes to add a major oil and gas title to the Democratic energy and climate bill, but it remains unclear whether he will get the chance as House leaders aim to speed the bill's progress."
Source: Greenwire, 06/05/2009
Senators Push for More Nuclear Power in Energy Bill
While the Senate Energy Committee has so far resisted counting nuclear power in mandated "renewables" quotas, it adopted an amendment allowing nuclear plants to up their output.
Source: Reuters, 06/05/2009
Obama May Go to Copenhagen
"President Obama may attend world climate talks in Copenhagen this December, marking the first visit to the annual U.N. conference by a sitting U.S. president since George H.W. Bush's 1992 trip to Rio de Janeiro."
Source: Greenwire, 06/05/2009
Oil Nears $70 Barrel
"Oil prices on Thursday set a new high for the year, buoyed by a weaker dollar and the first drop in unemployment since January."
Source: AP, 06/05/2009
"Portable Classrooms Get a Makeover"
Modular classrooms -- cheap trailers, essentially -- may be an ideal solution when it comes to energy savings.
Source: Environment Report, 06/04/2009
"Are Perfluorochemicals Widespread in Biosolids?"
"Scientists are scrambling to get a handle on the levels of perfluorochemicals in treated municipal sewage sludge as further details emerge about the unexpected discovery of these compounds in fields near Decatur, Ala."
Source: ES&T, 06/04/2009
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