"A Gritty Problem: New Bedford Built Schools, Homes on Old Dump"
The redevelopment of a New Bedford waste dump raises toxic threats to homes, schools, and churches.
Source: Boston Globe, 08/17/2009
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"Gloomy Negotiators End Bonn Climate Talks"
"The latest round of preparatory talks for the U.N. climate conference concluded today with negotiators lamenting that the languid pace of talks could mean there won't be a deal on emissions in Copenhagen this December."
Source: Greenwire, 08/17/2009
"A Drifting Danger for Central Valley Schoolchildren"
"Despite regulations and laws to protect children, Fresno County authorities say school buses are still being exposed to pesticide clouds once or twice a year."
Source: LA Times, 08/17/2009
"'The Clunkers of the Power-Plant World'"
An aging fleet of coal-fired power plants continue to pollute many urban areas. They were exempted from pollution-control requirements of the 1977 Clean Air Act. Companies rebuild them over and over to avoid installing pollution-control equipment. "The clunkers of the power-plant world" may once again escape new rules and modern technology.
Source: WashPost, 08/17/2009
"An Electric Chopper? What Would Dennis Hopper Think?"
Orange County Choppers has built a custom motorcycle that can go 100 mph without waking up a baby. It's electric.
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 08/14/2009
"French Winemakers Sound Alarm Over Climate Change"
"Leading figures from the French wine and food industries are urging their government to push for a strong global agreement at a United Nations climate summit in Copenhagen in December, warning that failure to cut greenhouse gases will devastate their sector."
Source: NYTimes, 08/14/2009
"Montreal Exports Its Bike-Sharing Program"
Montreal's successful bike-sharing program will be copied in Boston and London.
Source: NYTimes, 08/14/2009
"Millions of Salmon Disappear From Canadian River"
"Millions of sockeye salmon have disappeared mysteriously from a river on Canada's Pacific Coast that was once known as the world's most fertile spawning ground for sockeye."
Source: Reuters, 08/14/2009
"Obama Admin Breathes New Life Into Long-Delayed Great Lakes Restoration Program"
"EPA is rolling out a new package of restoration programs that could begin shifting the Great Lakes back toward ecological health. The program, known as the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, is backed by a $475 million pledge from the White House and House of Representatives, which approved full funding for the program in June."
Source: Greenwire, 08/14/2009
"U.S. and Mexico To Work on Border Conservation"
The US and Mexico are joining forces to enhance conservation in the area around Big Bend, in Texas, and El Carmen in the northern Mexican states of Chihuahua and Coahuila.
Source: Reuters, 08/14/2009
