"Lucy Cooke and the War on Cute Wildlife"
"Forget fluffy pandas and doe-eyed forest creatures. This TV presenter is all about the ugly, the freakish, the unloved."
Source: Guardian, 08/15/2012
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"Oregonians Fear Harmful Effects From Timberland Herbicides"
Rural residents near forest tracts in Oregon have tested positive for 2,4-D (an ingredient in Agent Orange) and atrazine in their urine -- and they think timber companies are to blame.
"BLACHLY, Ore. -- Six years ago, Eron King, an artist and young mother, moved from the edge of Eugene to a creekside plot of forest valley so her two boys could grow up raising hens and Toggenburg goats.
Source: Ctr for Investigative Reporting, 08/15/2012
"J&J Removing Harsh Chemicals From Products By 2015"
"TRENTON, N.J. -- Johnson & Johnson plans to remove potentially cancer-causing and other dangerous chemicals from nearly all its adult toiletries and cosmetic products worldwide within 3 1/2 years."
Source: AP, 08/15/2012
"Mutant Butterflies Found Near Fukushima"
"Radiation from the Fukushima nuclear disaster might have increased the rate of mutation in one species susceptible to environmental changes."
Source: TIME, 08/15/2012
"Source of Mysterious Pumice 'Raft' in Pacific Found, NASA Says"
"The source of an enormous floating mass of pumice spotted this week in the South Pacific Ocean off the coast of New Zealand has been discovered: NASA satellite images and other sleuthing science have pinpointed an erupting undersea volcano called the Havre Seamount as the culprit."
Source: LiveScience, 08/15/2012
"Scorching Phoenix Plans For An Even Hotter Future"
"The Arizona city already logs more days over 100 degrees than any U.S. city, and climate researchers predict Phoenix will grow hotter still in the coming decades. Planners are taking the projections seriously, and are looking for ways to adapt the city and its residents to a hotter, drier reality."
Source: NPR, 08/15/2012
"Chemical Firms Reviewing Flame Retardant Advocacy Efforts"
"Facing criticism from federal and state lawmakers, the world's leading manufacturers of flame retardants say they are reviewing their advocacy efforts, including their involvement with an industry front group that waged a deceptive campaign to fuel demand for the chemicals."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 08/15/2012
"Nuclear Regulator Ticks Off Her Wish List"
"The new chairwoman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Tuesday that she had asked the agency’s staff to look into the likely effects of climate change on nuclear power reactors."
Source: Green/NYT, 08/15/2012
"Wildfire Destroys 60 Homes, Burns 20,000 Acres in Washington"
"Firefighters battled wildfires across the U.S. West on Tuesday, including a massive out-of-control blaze that has destroyed 60 homes and burned more than 20,000 acres between two national forests in Washington state."
Source: Reuters, 08/15/2012
"Obama, Romney Talk Energy in Battleground States"
"President Obama promotes wind energy in Iowa while Mitt Romney defends the coal industry before a group of miners in Ohio."
Source: LA Times, 08/15/2012
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