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Jews Go 'Eco-Kosher' Print | Forward | [1]

With Sabbath candles burning, 14 guests eat a "sustainable" Sabbath dinner with "food that was locally grown, mostly organic and intended to elevate their practice of Judaism."

Agriculture [2]

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Source: Los Angeles Times [5], 05/08/2009

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Bhopal Victims Lobby Congress [6]

"Victims of the 1984 gas leak that killed thousands of people in Bhopal, India took their battle Thursday to the US Congress, seeking pressure on Dow Chemicals."

Chemicals [7]

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International [8]

Source: AFP [9], 05/08/2009

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NJ To Appeal Kiddie Kollege [10]

"The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection announced yesterday that it would appeal a court ruling that the owner of the Kiddie Kollege building in Franklin Township, Gloucester County, is not responsible for its $1 million cleanup."

Waste [11]

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Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [12]

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer [13], 05/08/2009

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Obama Insists: Auction CO2 Permits [14]

"President Barack Obama's $3.55 trillion budget, released on Thursday, retains his plan to cut climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions by auctioning off 100 percent of emission permits to industries."

Climate Change [15]

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Source: Reuters [16], 05/08/2009

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EPA Hid Risks Of Coal Ash: Report [17]

"The Bush administration kept secret for nearly five years data that showed increased cancer risks from drinking water polluted by coal-ash impoundments...."

Waste [11]

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Source: Charleston Gazette [18], 05/08/2009

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July 13, 2009 to July 17, 2009

ESRI International User Conference [22]

A conference on GIS, widely used in environmental applications.

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RTK NET Relaunches Chemical Risk Data Site [26]

RTK NET's powerful tools make it easy to see which cities face the worst chemical risks, and what chemicals are involved.

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WatchDog TipSheet [27]

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Obama Has Yet To End PIO "Minders," Permissions [29]

A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists documents the Obama administration's declarations that it intends to be more open. But the same report also documents the many actions not taken at the agency level.

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Congress Chiefs Want Probe into Secret Bayer Poison Gas [32]

House Energy Chair Waxman and Senate Commerce Chair Rockefeller call for investigation of whether Bayer could use safer chemicals at its Institute WV plant.

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