"Both Sides Claim Victory Over EPA Fracking Study" [1]
Despite early headlines, an EPA study on the impact of fracking on drinking water offered both sides ammunition.
Despite early headlines, an EPA study on the impact of fracking on drinking water offered both sides ammunition.
"When Pope Francis speaks to Congress, he'll likely provide moral — and scientific — instruction".
"President Barack Obama’s meeting Sunday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel is an opportunity for the pair to champion an issue dear to them both: climate change."
For the latest Between the Lines – a question-and-answer feature in which published authors provide advice to SEJ members – SEJournal Book Editor Tom Henry interviewed Jörg Friedrichs, author of “The Future Is Not What It Used to Be: Climate Change and Energy Scarcity,” which received an honorable mention in the Rachel Carson Environment Book Award category [20] of SEJ’s 2014 annual awards contest. The book offers a unique perspective by explaining how transitions between climatic eras of the past are unlikely to happen again because infinite growth is not possible. Friedrichs, a native of Germany, is an associate professor in politics at the University of Oxford in England.
For the Society of Environmental Journalists, diversity in environmental reporting has long been a concern. Over the organization’s 25-year history, its staff continually has asserted a two-pronged approach to inclusive coverage on the beat. The organization hopes the diversity concern will have its day in the sun at the upcoming annual conference Oct. 7-11, 2015, in Norman, OK.
"The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is highly unlikely to agree to curbs on its members’ oil output at its meeting here on Friday, even though oil prices are about 40 percent lower than a year ago, OPEC officials and analysts say."
"Ikea, the world’s biggest furniture retailer, plans to spend €1bn ($1.13bn) on renewable energy and steps to help poor nations cope with climate change, the latest example of firms upstaging governments in efforts to slow warming."
"The very seats designed to provide safety for small children have been found to be at risk for containing toxic chemicals, according to an updated study released today by Healthystuff.org. Still, despite the concerns raised by this study, using a properly installed child safety seat is the best way to transport a child by car."
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/both-sides-claim-victory-over-epa-fracking-study
[2] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy
[3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution
[4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water
[5] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81
[6] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national
[7] http://www.npr.org/2015/06/07/412633615/both-sides-claim-victory-over-epa-fracking-study
[8] https://www.sej.org/headlines/pope-francis-chemist-should-give-congress-science-lesson
[9] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change
[10] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics
[11] http://time.com/3907567/pope-francis-rick-santorum-science/
[12] https://www.sej.org/headlines/obama-merkel-seek-parlay-g-7-meetings-climate-action
[13] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international
[14] http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-06-06/obama-merkel-seek-to-parlay-g-7-meetings-into-climate-action
[15] https://www.sej.org/publications/sejournal-wi15/carbon-shock
[16] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/bookshelf
[17] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer
[18] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/business
[19] https://www.sej.org/publications/sejournal-wi15/when-cure-worse-disease
[20] https://www.sej.org/initiatives/winners-sej-13th-annual-awards-reporting-environment#Friedrichs
[21] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media
[22] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/cities-towns
[23] https://www.sej.org/publications/sejournal-wi15/digital-tools-free-and-easy-ej-educators-students
[24] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/ej-academy
[25] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/technology
[26] https://www.sej.org/publications/sejournal-wi15/sej-struggles-to-achieve-long-standing-diversity-aims
[27] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/sej-news
[28] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/biodiversity-1
[29] https://www.sej.org/headlines/opec-strives-adjust-new-economics-oil-industry
[30] http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/06/business/international/opec-oil-prices.html?ref=energy-environment&_r=0
[31] https://www.sej.org/headlines/ikea-pledges-1-billion-euros-help-slow-climate-change
[32] http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jun/04/ikea-pledges-1bn-on-renewable-energy-and-climate-change-efforts?utm_content=buffer32491&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
[33] https://www.sej.org/headlines/toxic-chemicals-found-child-car-seats
[34] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics
[35] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health
[36] http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2015/06/toxic-chemicals-found-in-child-car-seats/index.htm
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[40] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81?page=2447
[41] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81?page=2450
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[45] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81?page=4344