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

Book Shelf, Book 1 - Deep Water: The Epic Struggle Over Dams, Displaced People And The Environment [17]

Exploring the legacy of dams and human delusions of grandeur

DEEP WATER: THE EPIC STRUGGLE OVER DAMS, DISPLACED PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT Jacques Leslie 
Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, $15.75

Reviewed by NANCY BAZILCHUK 

A dam may not be forever, even if constructions like the Hoover Dam are expected to survive for a thousand years. A dam's environmental and social impacts, though, are enormous, extensive and essentially irreversible.

Topics on the Beat: 
Water & Oceans [18]
Journalism & Media [14]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [15]
Visibility: 
Public [16]

From Environmental Fiction to Top Investigative Awards [19]

 

By JACKLEEN de La HARPE

Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [14]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [15]
Visibility: 
Public [16]

"DC Gets Tough On Disposable Bags" [20]

The District of Columbia's city council is poised to tax disposable plastic and paper bags and to use the revenue to clean up the trash-strewn Anacostia River.
Waste [21]
Public [16]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [22]
Source: Environment Report [23], 06/02/2009

"Tight Credit Markets Becalm Minnesota Wind Industry" [24]

Development of wind power in Minnesota is being frustrated by a clogged up capital market.
Energy & Fuel [7]
Public [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [25]
Source: MinnPost.com [26], 06/02/2009

"Deadly Water -- Black Falls: Water Sources, But None To Drink" [27]

Drought is driving some people in the Navajo Nation to drink water that is contaminated with uranium and other contaminants.
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [28]
Source: Gallup Independent [29], 06/02/2009

"Cigarettes Without Smoke, or Regulation" [30]

'Electonic cigarettes, which offer a dose of vaporized nicotine to be inhaled from a tube that looks like a cigarette, may offer a less dangerous way for smokers to quit -- or stay addicted. But the mostly made-in-China devices are largely unstudied and unregulated.
Health [11]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [31], 06/02/2009

"Canada Hedges On 2010 Start For Emissions Rules" [32]

"Canada's rules for cutting greenhouse gas emissions may not come into effect by 2010 as had been planned, Environment Minister Jim Prentice said Thursday."
Climate Change [2]
Public [16]
Canada [33]
Source: Reuters [34], 06/02/2009

"Spain’s High-Speed Rail Offers Guideposts for U.S." [35]

The high-speed rail system in Spain is a huge success, and offers some lessons for Obama administration officials seeking to develop something similar in the U.S.
Transportation [36]
Public [16]
International [37]
Source: NYTimes [38], 06/02/2009

Column: "Few Rules for Recycling Electronics" [39]

A company that collects used electronic equipment for "recycling" comes under fire from activists who say the waste is sent to developing countries and mishandled.
Waste [21]
Public [16]
International [37]
Source: NYTimes [40], 06/02/2009

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