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Book Shelf, Book 2- The Winds Of Change: Climate, Weather, And The Destruction Of Civilization [1]

 

 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 [2]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Consumer [5]
Disasters [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Studies [8]
Food [9]
Forests [10]
Health [11]
Government [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
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National (U.S.) [15]
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Public [16]

Cash for Clunkers Legislation Rolls Closer [17]

Two competing bills before Congress would pay people to scrap old, inefficient vehicles. But some say the proposed legislation is not as green as it looks and other factors need to be taken into consideration.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [18]
Topics on the Beat: 
Consumer [5]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Waste [20]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [15]
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Public [16]

An Old topic-Recycling-Offers Some New Angles And Stories [21]

 

 By SALLY DENEEN

If you haven't covered recycling for a while, you – and your audience – might be surprised by how things have changed and the variety of new angles to explore.

The number of curbside recycling programs now surpasses 9,000. Yet, a greater percentage of recyclable plastic bottles and aluminum cans are landing in the garbage.

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Consumer [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [15]
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Public [16]

Report: Hints of Substantial Urban Residential Infill [22]

Researchers with EPA's Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation has found that residential development in some metro areas has moved from suburbs and exurbs to infill development within urban areas.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [18]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [23]
Consumer [5]
People & Population [24]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [15]
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Public [16]

Food Deserts: Where The Food Isn't [25]

Areas lacking easy access to affordable staple foods can signal larger long-term problems, including environmental ones. Simple interactive maps can play a key role in engaging your community.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [18]
Topics on the Beat: 
Consumer [5]
Food [9]
People & Population [24]
Technology [26]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [15]
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Public [16]

Food Terror: Indigestion For Security Experts [27]

Although the US food supply remains among the safest in the world, it also remains a point of vulnerability to terrorist attack.
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TipSheet [18]
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Consumer [5]
Food [9]
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National (U.S.) [15]
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Public [16]

"Diagnosis: Mercury, Money, Politics & Poison" [28]

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BookShelf [29]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [30]
Consumer [5]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Food [9]
Government [12]
Health [11]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [31]
Water & Oceans [32]
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Public [16]

Senate Passes Farm Bill With Softened Secrecy Language [33]

The Senate passed a five-year Farm Bill Dec. 14, 2007, that softened a provision imposing draconian penalties for publication of information from a federal database for tracking food animals.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [34]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [35]
Consumer [5]
Food [9]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [15]
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Public [16]

Eco-Packaging for Wine: Bottles and Beyond [36]

Eco-friendly wine isn't just about what's in the bottle. It also IS the bottle — or, increasingly the box — plus the cork (or, increasingly screwtop), and more.
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TipSheet [18]
Topics on the Beat: 
Consumer [5]
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International [37]
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Public [16]

EPA Doesn't Bother to Collect Chemical Safety Data From Companies [38]

Neither EPA nor the American public know very much about the possible health effects of tens of thousands of chemicals used in commerce and consumer products every day.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [34]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [30]
Consumer [5]
Government [12]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [15]
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Public [16]

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