Publication Items

GM Dropout Endangers Vehicle Mercury Switch Recycling Program [1]

The Associated Press reports "GM says mercury pollution not its problem anymore," defaulting on its dues payments just as the US government's cash-for-clunkers program is causing the retirement of many older vehicles.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [3]
Chemicals [4]
Pollution [5]
Waste [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Diverse Range of Experts Team Up On Wind Turbine Issue [9]

Concerns continue to mount over the potential impact of wind-turbine blades on airborne wildlife. Hence, a consortium of experts has agreed on priorities for investigation, including turbine placement, design, and operation; aerodynamics of turbines, birds, and bats; and habitat, topography, and weather conditions.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Biodiversity [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Dole Sues "Bananas!" Film-Maker For Defamation [12]

Showing of the film, depicting purported harm and claims of sterility by Nicaraguan plantation workers, went ahead at the Los Angeles Film Festival, even though an April 2009 Superior Court ruled that those claims were fraudulent.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [13]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [14]
Economy & Business [3]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Region:
California [16]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Feds Continue Compensation for Lost Local Tax Revenue [17]

The fiscal year 2009 allocation of Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) is up about 4% from last year, and is being distributed to about 60% of the nation's counties and other local jurisdictions.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [3]
Government [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Book Shelf, Book 2- The Winds Of Change: Climate, Weather, And The Destruction Of Civilization [19]

Climate change scientist paints a stark and vivid picture

THE WINDS OF CHANGE: CLIMATE, WEATHER AND THE DESTRUCTION OF CIVILIZATIONS By Eugene Linden
Simon & Schuster, $26
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [20]
Fish & Fisheries [21]
Economy & Business [3]
Consumer [22]
Disasters [23]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Studies [24]
Food [25]
Forests [26]
Health [27]
Government [18]
Environmental Politics [28]
Journalism & Media [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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Billions at Stake with Climate Change Legislation [30]

The climate bill in Congress will impact hundreds of companies – some big in your area. Many are spending big bucks on lobbying. Here's how to follow the money.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [20]
Economy & Business [3]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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"Trade Secrets" — Largely Untested Grounds for Toxic Secrecy [31]

Witnesses at a House Energy Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection hearing in February said excessive and unjustified claims of "confidential business information" dampen EPA's efforts to regulate commonly used chemicals.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [13]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [3]
Chemicals [4]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Government [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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New Science Reports on Climate Change and Energy [32]

Watch for the National Academies to release more climate change and energy reports this month, on alternative liquid transportation fuels, energy efficiency, renewables and economic impacts of greenhouse gas mitigation.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [20]
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about New Science Reports on Climate Change and Energy [32]
Water Footprint: New Way To Measure Green [33]

A recent CERES/Pacific Institute report identifies water-related risks specific to eight key industries, and offers good sources on calculating and using water footprints.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [20]
Economy & Business [3]
Water & Oceans [34]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Water Footprint: New Way To Measure Green [33]
Bike Sharing Programs Widespread [35]

Bike sharing programs are becoming an increasingly popular way to provide affordable transportation that requires less energy, while boosting various sectors of the economy.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Transportation [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
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