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The Beat: SEEEJ? News Convergence — the Three Es of Environment, Energy and Economy

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change
Economy & Business
Energy & Fuel
Journalism & Media
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Bush OMB Claims Public Health Endangerment As Secret

The White House Office of Management and Budget has denied a FOIA request by the online newsletter Greenwire to release EPA's public health "endangerment finding" on climate change.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change
Health
Government
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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DOT Stifles Report on How Climate Change Will Affect Gulf Coast Infrastructure

It wasn't exactly a secret that climate change will have drastic and often harmful impacts on the roads and causeways, chemical plants and oil/gas pipelines, and shipping facilities along the Gulf Coast. Two reports released in March had already said so.
But another report on the same subject from the Department of Transportation was buried deep in the bureaucracy - as has been the case with many reports on climate change impacts during the past eight years.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN)
Visibility:
Public
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Soybean Groups Pull Funding for Biofuel Research Over Climate Findings

Two soybean industry groups temporarily suspended about $1.5 million in grants to the University of Minnesota for biofuel research after it found using food crops for fuel could worsen global warming and cause other environmental harm.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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CNN, Weather Channel Axe Environmental Units

At a time when public understanding of complex science and environmental issues grows critical, CNN laid off its entire science/enviro team and NBC's The Weather Channel fired the staff of the "Forecast Earth" environmental program.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change
Journalism & Media
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Research Roundup: E-beat Questions: Favoring Sources? What about TV Envirocasts?

Studies show environmental news crosses beats, with the beat influencing the coverage, and weathercasters play a key but overlooked role in explaining science.
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change
Science
Journalism & Media
Visibility:
Public
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5 Federal Agencies Charged With Lax Effort on Climate Change

Five federal agencies that are responsible for management of a high percentage of US lands and waters are doing a poor job preparing for the effects of climate change.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change
Environmental Politics
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Hot Times for Summer of 2007

The summer of 2007 was another hot one in the US and worldwide.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change
Region:
International
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Stealth Release: U.S. Climate Action Report

On July 27, 2007, the Bush administration released (three years overdue) the 4th U.S. "Climate Action Report" to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Recent Data on Power Plants Available

Power plants are under the gun as federal and state legislators and regulators haggle over how to address climate change and energy production issues.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change
Energy & Fuel
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
- Read more about Recent Data on Power Plants Available

Publication Items

The Beat: SEEEJ? News Convergence — the Three Es of Environment, Energy and Economy

Bush OMB Claims Public Health Endangerment As Secret

DOT Stifles Report on How Climate Change Will Affect Gulf Coast Infrastructure

Soybean Groups Pull Funding for Biofuel Research Over Climate Findings

CNN, Weather Channel Axe Environmental Units

Research Roundup: E-beat Questions: Favoring Sources? What about TV Envirocasts?

5 Federal Agencies Charged With Lax Effort on Climate Change

Hot Times for Summer of 2007

Stealth Release: U.S. Climate Action Report

Recent Data on Power Plants Available

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