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November 3, 2009 to November 6, 2009

Responsibility — Climate Change as Challenge for Intercultural Inquiry on Values [1]

An intercultural interdisciplinary research conference on the ethics of climate protection will explore the question: Can we develop a notion of joint global ecological responsibility?
Other Events [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [4]
Region: 
Europe [5]

Long Range Pollution Affects Inuit [6]

Persistent organic pollutants from thousands of miles away accumulate to unusual levels in the bodies of the indigenous peoples of the Arctic.
Pollution [7]
Public [3]
International [8]
Source: SolveClimate [9], 06/10/2009

"Fighting Over Oil And Water" [10]

"In the future, keeping your gas tank full could make disputes over water in the American West a lot worse. It's because energy companies hope to develop the oil shale industry. Getting oil from shale requires lots of water, and the richest oil shale deposits happen to be in the dry state of Colorado."
Energy & Fuel [11]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Environment Report [13], 06/10/2009

Projects in 12 States Share Wildfire Funding [14]

$15 million of Stimulus funding for 55 projects, designed to help reduce wildfire hazards and reclaim burned lands, could be of substantial interest in the receiving communities.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [16]
Forests [17]
Government [18]
Region: 
Northwest (OR WA) [19]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [20]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [22]
California [23]
Alaska and Hawaii [24]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

"Court Won't Hear Suit on Camp Lejeune Water" [25]

"The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a Marine's lawsuit blaming the government's dumping of toxic chemicals at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina for his son's illnesses."
Pollution [7]
Public [3]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [26]
Source: AP [27], 06/10/2009

"Lyme Disease Spreading Across Canada" [28]

"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 [29]
Public [3]
Canada [30]
Source: CTV [31], 06/10/2009

New Trails Are in 13 States [32]

Twenty-two new National Recreational Trails, covering more than 525 miles, provide a good opportunity to cover outdoor recreation topics.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [33]
Natural Resources [34]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [35]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [36]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [26]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [22]
California [23]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [37]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Family, Finances Prompted Withdrawal [38]

"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 [39]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Greenwire [40], 06/10/2009

"Google Closing in on Cheap Renewable Energy" [41]

"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 [11]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Reuters [42], 06/10/2009

"Imported Minerals, Metals Fuel U.S. Shift To Homegrown Power" [43]

"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 [11]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Green Last Requests, Part 1 [44], 06/10/2009

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