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Could Smart Meters Allow Privacy Invasion? [1]

The Philadelphia Inquirer explores the implications of an electric meter that knows when you are sleeping, when you are awake, and a lot more besides.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [3]
Government [4]
People & Population [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]
October 6, 2009 to October 7, 2009

The Natural Step: Strategic Sustainability for Leaders - Level 1 Course [8]

Companies and communities can thrive within naturally sustainable systems. The workshops focus on The Natural Step Framework, a proven, science-based method for achieving strategic sustainability. “Green initiatives are a good start, but not enough,” according to TNS-USA Executive Director, Regina Hauser. “We use a comprehensive framework that helps people develop a vision and strategies for long term sustainability, building on short term successes.” Learn More: http://www.naturalstepusa.org/SSFL [9]
Workshops and Fellowships [10]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [11]
People & Population [5]
Region: 
Northwest (OR WA) [12]

"Clash in Alabama Over Tennessee Coal Ash" [13]

Perry County, Alabama, which is very poor and almost 70 percent black, is landfilling the coal ash from a spill in Tennessee in December 2008. County leaders are glad of the revenue and jobs it will bring, but some think the community "has been too easily persuaded to take on a wealthier, whiter community’s problem."
People & Population [5]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [14]
Source: NYTimes [15], 08/31/2009

"For Early Man, It Wasn't Easier Being Green" [16]

"Archaeologists who study early hunter-gatherer societies are discovering that even the simplest cultures altered their environments, whether they meant to or not."
People & Population [5]
Public [7]
International [17]
Source: NPR [18], 08/27/2009

"To Some Chesapeake Crabbers, a $50 Document Is Priceless" [19]

A crabbing license is a cultural icon for Chesapeake Bay watermen, whose way of life is as threatened as the shellfish their ancestors harvested.
People & Population [5]
Public [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]
Source: Wash Post [21], 08/26/2009

"Wanted for Wetlands Pollution, EPA Fugitive Caught in Mexico" [22]

"Robert Wainwright, 65, a fugitive wanted in Indiana for allegedly polluting wetlands, was arrested July 14 in Mexico by U.S. marshals and agents of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, working with Mexican police."
People & Population [5]
Public [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [23]
Source: ENS [24], 07/21/2009

"Gulf Waters Imperil Tribes' Way of Life In Louisiana Bayous" [25]

"As Wetlands Shrink, Oil and Gas Jobs Replace Farming, Fishing and Trapping."
People & Population [5]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [14]
Source: Wash Post [26], 07/21/2009

"Survey Shows Gap Between Scientists and the Public" [27]

The opinions of many Americans on climate change have not caught up with the views of scientists.
People & Population [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes [28], 07/10/2009

EPA: Most US Residents Exposed to Excessive Air Pollution Risk [29]

While it does have limitations, the updated National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment offers risk estimates for each of 180 substances, and three separate combined assessments.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [30]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [31]
Pollution [32]
People & Population [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

"Exxon To Pay $500 Million in Interest To Spill Victims" [33]

"Exxon Mobil said Monday it won't appeal nearly $500 million in interest a court recently ordered it to pay to Alaska fishermen, business owners and others harmed by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill."
People & Population [5]
Public [7]
Alaska and Hawaii [34]
Source: McClatchy [35], 07/01/2009

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