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"Lyme Disease Spreading Across Canada" [1]

"Lyme disease is moving its way into new parts of Canada but the government is not doing enough to track it or to teach doctors how to diagnose it, says a new report."

Biodiversity [2]

Public [3]

Canada [4]

Source: CTV [5], 06/10/2009

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New Trails Are in 13 States [6]

Twenty-two new National Recreational Trails, covering more than 525 miles, provide a good opportunity to cover outdoor recreation topics.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [7]

Topics on the Beat:

Planning & Growth [8]

Natural Resources [9]

Region:

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [10]

Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [11]

Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [12]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [13]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]

California [15]

Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [16]

Visibility:

Public [3]

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Family, Finances Prompted Withdrawal [17]

"President Obama's nominee to lead the Forest Service and farmland conservation programs says he withdrew his name from consideration for family and financial reasons."

Environmental Politics [18]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [19]

Source: Greenwire [20], 06/10/2009

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"Google Closing in on Cheap Renewable Energy" [21]

"Google Inc is closing in on its goal of producing renewable energy at a price cheaper than coal, the company's so-called green energy czar, the engineer in charge of the project, said on Tuesday."

Energy & Fuel [22]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [19]

Source: Reuters [23], 06/10/2009

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"Imported Minerals, Metals Fuel U.S. Shift To Homegrown Power" [24]

"A U.S. clean-energy boom could force the nation to shed its addiction to foreign oil, only to develop a dependence on imported minerals and metals."

Energy & Fuel [22]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [19]

Source: Green Last Requests, Part 1 [25], 06/10/2009

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"Airlines Call For CO2 Targets, Climate Fund" [26]

"Some of the world's largest airlines called on Tuesday for the industry to set global emissions targets as part of efforts to include aviation in a broader climate agreement at the end of the year."

Climate Change [27]

Public [3]

International [28]

Source: Reuters [29], 06/10/2009

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"Corps Orders Thousands of Trees Chopped Down" [30]

"The Army Corps of Engineers is on a mission to chop down every tree in the country that grows within 15 feet of a levee — including oaks and sycamores in Louisiana, willows in Oklahoma and cottonwoods in California."

Water & Oceans [31]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [19]

Source: AP [32], 06/10/2009

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User-Friendly Climate Change Prediction Tool Available [33]

ClimateWizard, by researchers from the Univ. of Washington, the Univ. of Southern Mississippi, and the Nature Conservancy, may be a useful takeoff point for covering estimated temperature and precipitation changes in your area.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [7]

Topics on the Beat:

Climate Change [27]

Region:

National (U.S.) [19]

Visibility:

Public [3]

Read more about User-Friendly Climate Change Prediction Tool Available [33]

House Passes Cash-for-Clunkers Bill [34]

The House passed a bill that would give some $4 billion in vouchers to owners of gas-guzzlers who trade them in for more efficient cars. It would boost car sales.

Energy & Fuel [22]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [19]

Source: Wash Post [35], 06/10/2009