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"Alaska Glaciers Shrinking Fast: Survey" [1]

"Three major glaciers in Alaska and Washington state have thinned and shrunk dramatically, clear signs of a warming climate, according to a study released Thursday by the U.S. Geological Survey."
Source: Reuters [2], 08/07/2009

$2 Billion in Grants for Electric Car Batteries [7]

"Seeking to put the nation back in the lead on an important technology, the Obama administration awarded more than $2 billion in grants on Wednesday for manufacturing advanced batteries and other components for electric cars."
Source: NYTimes [8], 08/07/2009

"Battle Over Chemical Used to Make Non-Stick Pans Heats Up" [11]

DuPont will try to persuade New Jersey state drinking water regulators to go easy on cleanups of PFOA, a chemical used in non-stick pans -- even before the regulators hear scientific evidence from their own scientists.
Source: ENS [12], 08/07/2009

"Corn Syrup's Mercury Surprise" [15]

When FDA researcher Renee Dufault found residual mercury in high fructose corn syrup in 2004, the FDA ordered her to stop investigating. Mercury is used to make lye -- and lye is used to make the corn syrup that constitutes one in every ten calories that Americans eat.
Source: Mother Jones [16], 08/07/2009

"Forged Letters Not the First of ACCCE’s Misrepresentations" [17]

"The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity claims to be shocked, shocked that forged anti-climate-bill letters were sent to members of Congress by one of its subcontractors, saying it was 'an isolated incident.' But it seems ACCCE also engaged in some fishy behavior last year during debate over a Senate climate bill."
Source: Grist [18], 08/07/2009

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