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"First Major U.S. Snowstorm, Cold Snap May Harm Some Crops" [1]

"The first major snowfall of the year and a cold snap set to sweep into the northern Midwest could harm some late-maturing corn and soybeans crops and delay the harvest, an agricultural meteorologist and the National Weather Service said on Thursday."

Source: Reuters [2], 10/05/2012

"EU Rejects French Scientist Report Linking GM Corn To Cancer" [3]

"BRUSSELS -- The European Food Safety Authority said Thursday it cannot accept an 'inadequate' report by a French scientist on a link between cancer and genetically modified corn."

"The EFSA said an initial review showed that the 'design, reporting and analysis of the study ... are inadequate,' meaning it could not 'regard the authors' conclusions as scientifically sound.'

Source: AFP [4], 10/05/2012

Handouts for Oct. 17, 2012 Workshop: The Craft and Commerce of Successful Freelancing [5]

Corps OKs $2.9 Billion MR-GO Restoration Plan, With 35% State Share [6]

"The chief of the Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday approved a $2.9 billion plan to restore wetlands destroyed by construction of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet. But the corps continues to demand that

Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [7], 10/04/2012

Opponents Cry Foul Over of Pebble Mine's Scientific Review [8]

"ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The group aiming to develop a giant copper and gold mine in the Bristol Bay area is vetting the scientific studies that underlay its work, turning to a Colorado-based non-profit with expertise in environmental conflict resolution. But critics of the proposed Pebble mine are having little of it."

Source: Anchorage Daily News [9], 10/04/2012

"Study Finds Lower Thyroid Hormones in Baby Boys Exposed To BPA" [10]

"Pregnant women exposed to higher levels of the chemical bisphenol A gave birth to baby boys with lower thyroid hormones, according to a new study published today."

Source: EHN [11], 10/04/2012

"Argus Energy Mine Spill In Lincoln County, West Virginia Kills Fish" [12]

"CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- State regulators in West Virginia have ordered Argus Energy to repair a water treatment system at a Lincoln County mine site after a blackwater spill killed fish."

Source: AP [13], 10/04/2012

"Study Reveals Ancient Greenhouse Gas Emissions" [14]

"An analysis of Greenland ice core samples indicates significant global methane emissions per capita during the Roman Empire and China's Han Dynasty — much greater than had been known."

Source: LA Times [15], 10/04/2012

"Standard Bulbs Phased Out; Alternatives Can Be Turnoff for Shoppers" [16]

"It's lights out for the standard 100-watt incandescent light bulb after new national energy-efficiency laws took effect Monday."

Source: Island Packet [17], 10/04/2012

"Secret Cold War Tests in St. Louis Raise Concerns" [18]

"ST. LOUIS -- Doris Spates was a baby when her father died inexplicably in 1955. She has watched four siblings die of cancer, and she survived cervical cancer. After learning that the Army conducted secret chemical testing in her impoverished St. Louis neighborhood at the height of the Cold War, she wonders if her own government is to blame."

Source: AP [19], 10/04/2012

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