"Parkinson's: The Pesticide Link"
"Scientists are closing in on an inescapable conclusion: Pesticides may be a cause of Parkinson's disease."
Source: onearth, 06/09/2009
Search results
"Shell Settles Nigeria Deaths Case"
"Royal Dutch Shell has agreed a $15.5 million out-of-court settlement in a case accusing it of complicity in human rights abuses in Nigeria."
Source: BBC News, 06/09/2009
"Yvo de Boer, Global Climate Butler"
AFP profiles Yvo de Boer, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Source: AFP, 06/08/2009
China Plans Smart Grid
An ambitious Chinese plan for a national smart grid could provide an opening for US-China technological cooperation.
Source: SolveClimate, 06/08/2009
Climate Bill Bears Scrutiny
A closer look at the climate bill approved by the House Energy Committee reveals some surprising and paradoxical impacts -- some negating the pollution control the bill is supposed to achieve.
Source: SolveClimate, 06/08/2009
"Algae Could Become Reliable Jet Fuel Source"
"Seawater algae -- a cousin to pond scum -- may someday become a significant source of fuel for military jets and airliners...."
Source: Dallas News, 06/08/2009
"Native Americans Ask Court to Stop Gold Mine on Sacred Mountain"
"The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Wednesday on whether the Canadian corporation Barrick Gold will be allowed to construct and operate an open pit gold mine on Mt. Tenabo in Nevada."
Source: ENS, 06/08/2009
"Judge Disallows Environmental Review of Chevron Refinery Expansion"
"The Environmental Impact Report for a major expansion at the Chevron Refinery in Richmond, California is inadequate, a Contra Costa County Superior Court judge has ruled in a case brought by environmental, community, and public health groups."
Source: ENS, 06/08/2009
"S.S. Badger Coal Ash Dumping Surprises Many"
A historic ferry that carries cars and passengers across Lake Michigan is still dumping ash from its coal-fired engines into the Lake -- legally.
Source: Muskegon Chronicle, 06/08/2009
"China and U.S. Seek Truce on Greenhouse Gases"
The U.S. and China are engaged in bilateral negotiations over greenhouse gas reductions, and a deal may be the key to a global climate treaty.
Source: NYTimes, 06/08/2009
Advertisement 
