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A Dozen (Or More) TV Stories To Sell Your News Manager For Sweeps [1]

By VINCE PATTON

 

 In Miami, NBC-6 reporter Jeff Burnside thought he had a great story about the restoration of bountiful seagrass beds. But managers weren't interested.

"Later," Burnside says, "I pitched a story about steep fines for boaters running aground." That story they liked.

Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [2]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [3]
Visibility: 
Public [4]

Redefining 'Renewable' To Win Billiions [5]

In the quest for billions in federal incentives, industries are trying to redefine technologies as 'renewable' that might once have been considered otherwise.
Environmental Politics [6]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [3]
Source: NYTimes [7], 05/26/2009

"Speedway's Environmentally Friendly Efforts" [8]

The Indianapolis Speedway, site of yesterdays Indy 500, mounts a major effort to be environmentally friendly.
Economy & Business [9]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [3]
Source: Indianapolis Star [10], 05/25/2009

Hoyer Expects Fast Action from House Committees on Climate [11]

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said he expected the eight committees with partial jurisdiction over the new House climate bill to act swiftly.
Climate Change [12]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [3]
Source: NYTimes [13], 05/25/2009

"Green Last Requests, Pt. 1" [14]

Some people are starting to weigh the environmental costs of caskets and other trappings of traditional funerals. And they have found alternatives.
Economy & Business [9]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [3]
Source: Environment Report [15], 05/22/2009

Interest Surges in Neglected Geothermal [16]

"Nearly 200 million acres of public lands, mostly in the West, could become prime generators of emissions-free electricity by extracting steam heat from the earth's core to drive electric turbines."
Energy & Fuel [17]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [3]
Source: Greenwire [18], 05/22/2009

"Coca-Cola Introduces Plant-Based Plastic Bottles" [19]

"For some of its beverages, The Coca-Cola Company is introducing a new type of plastic bottle made partially from plants."
Economy & Business [9]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [3]
Source: ENS [20], 05/22/2009

EPA To Rely More on Scientists for Air Rules [21]

"The U.S. government will reverse a Bush administration policy and increase the role of scientists in setting air standards for criteria pollutants harmful to human health, Lisa Jackson, the administrator of the EPA, said."
Science [22]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [3]
Source: Reuters [23], 05/22/2009

"Hurricane Forecast Predicts Slightly Milder Season" [24]

"Forecasters from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say they are expecting an average Atlantic hurricane season this year, with four to seven hurricanes."
Disasters [25]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [3]
Source: NPR [26], 05/22/2009

"Renewable Power Overcomes Hurdle in Senate" [27]

"A measure requiring utilities to generate a certain amount of electricity from renewable sources, such as wind and solar, overcame a legislative hurdle in the U.S. Senate on Thursday."
Energy & Fuel [17]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [3]
Source: Reuters [28], 05/22/2009

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