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Fire Highligts Refinery Impacts [1]

A May 17 fire at Sunoco's Marcus Hook refinery near Philadelphia underscored its day-in-day-out impact on the environment.
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer [2], 05/26/2009

"Scientists Look at Flares' Impact on Smog" [3]

Scientists in the Houston area are focusing research on the flare stacks at its hundreds of petrochemical plants -- which may be a major overlooked cause of smog.
Source: Houston Chronicle [4], 05/26/2009

Business Leaders Hear Climate Warnings [5]

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a meeting of business leaders in Copenhagen that "climate change is the defining challenge of our time."
Source: ENS [6], 05/26/2009

"Wind Power Gets Urban Friendly" [7]

From a design award-winner to a model that uses the updraft on a roof, small residential wind turbines are getting smarter and sexier.
Source: Globe & Mail [8], 05/25/2009

"Great Lakes Water Diversion Praised and Blasted" [9]

Wisconsin's landmark out-of-basin diversion of the Great Lakes is getting both praised and blasted by water watchers.
Source: Great Lakes Echo [10], 05/25/2009

"Speedway's Environmentally Friendly Efforts" [11]

The Indianapolis Speedway, site of yesterdays Indy 500, mounts a major effort to be environmentally friendly.
Source: Indianapolis Star [12], 05/25/2009

"The Lithium Boom Is Coming" [13]

The push for greener cars will likely bring a boom for companies that mine and refine lithium -- a key ingredient in batteries.
Source: Reuters [14], 05/25/2009

Chase for Wind Power Turns to Public Lands [15]

"Rows of tall turbines have already remade the landscape on wheat farms and ridgelines on private land around the region. But so far there have been no wind farms built on public land in the Northwest. That's about to change."
Source: Portland Oregonian [16], 05/25/2009

"Sun for Rent" [17]

"It's an old energy problem with a new solution: After decades of facing prohibitively high costs to install solar panels, Massachusetts residents will be able to lease the panels for a tiny fraction of their upfront cost."
Source: Boston Globe [18], 05/25/2009

Zebra Mussels Invade Chesapeake Bay Watershed [19]

Zebra mussels, which have caused an estimated $5 billion in damage to the Great Lakes, have been found in a Maryland tributary of Chesapeake Bay. If they spread, they could threaten the less-salty waters of the Bay.
Source: WashPost [20], 05/25/2009

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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/fire-highligts-refinery-impacts [2] http://www.philly.com/inquirer/front_page/20090525_Fire_underscores_threats_and_benefits_of_refineries.html [3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/scientists-look-flares-impact-smog [4] http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6439826.html [5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/business-leaders-hear-climate-warnings [6] http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/may2009/2009-05-25-01.asp [7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/wind-power-gets-urban-friendly-0 [8] http://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/wind-power-gets-urban-friendly/article1147505/ [9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/great-lakes-water-diversion-praised-and-blasted [10] http://greatlakesecho.org/2009/05/22/5072/#more-5072 [11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/speedways-environmentally-friendly-efforts [12] http://www.indystar.com/article/20090524/LOCAL1804/905240389/1195/LOCAL18/Speedway aims to limit impact of race [13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/the-lithium-boom-is-coming [14] http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/53030 [15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/chase-wind-power-turns-public-lands [16] http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/05/chase_for_wind_power_turns_to.html [17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/sun-rent [18] http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2009/05/24/sun_for_rent/ [19] https://www.sej.org/headlines/zebra-mussels-invade-chesapeake-bay-watershed [20] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/23/AR2009052301793.html [21] https://www.sej.org/search_results [22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4914 [23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4911 [24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4912 [25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4913 [26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4916 [27] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4917 [28] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4918 [29] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4919 [30] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=5023