Big Fossil Fuel Companies Support An International Climate Agreement
"Thirteen of the world's largest energy companies support a climate deal that would limit warming to 2 degrees C."
Source: Huffington Post, 09/04/2015
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More Evidence: Key To Allergy-Free Kids Is Plenty of Dirt — And Cows
"People who grow up on farms -- especially dairy farms -- have way fewer allergy and asthma problems than the rest of us. Now one research team thinks they've brought science closer to understanding why.
Source: Wash Post, 09/04/2015
"Coal Ash Contains Radioactive Contaminants: US Study"
"High levels of radioactive contaminants have been found in coal ash in major coal-producing regions of the United States, raising concern about the dangers of this unregulated waste, researchers said Wednesday."
Source: AFP, 09/04/2015
"Big Cities Scramble To Be Prepared for An Oil Train Disaster"
"They rumble past schools, homes and businesses in dozens of cities around the country — 100-car trains loaded with crude oil from the Upper Midwest. While railroads have long carried hazardous materials through congested urban areas, cities are now scrambling to formulate emergency plans and to train firefighters amid the latest safety threat: a fiftyfold increase in crude shipments that critics say has put millions of people living or working near the tracks at heightened risk of derailment, fire and explosion."
Source: AP, 09/04/2015
"Residents of Eroding Village Welcome Obama's Attention"
"Residents of a Native village threatened by erosion were thankful Wednesday for President Barack Obama's attention to their plight, saying they hope his visit to Alaska will help them secure funding to build a critical evacuation road to drier ground."
Source: AP, 09/03/2015
"There Is Literally A US Government Conspiracy Against Vegan Mayo"
"Hampton Creek, the food technology company, has apparently been the subject of much discussion at the American Egg Board—an egg research and promotion program overseen by the US Department of Agriculture. Newly released documents show high-level members of the American Egg Board, a USDA employee, and an outside PR firm discussing strategies for dealing with Just Mayo, Hampton Creek’s plant-based mayonnaise substitute, the Associated Press first reported."
Source: Quartz, 09/03/2015
California Lawmakers Pass Sweeping Ivory Ban To Curb Elephant Poaching
"SACRAMENTO -- Hoping to discourage the alarming killing of African elephants, the state Senate on Wednesday voted to ban the sale of old elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn."
Source: San Jose Mercury News, 09/03/2015
"Emissions 'Far Above' 2C Target"
"Global plans to curb carbon dioxide are well below what's needed to keep temperatures from rising above 2 degrees according to a new analysis."
Source: BBC News, 09/03/2015
"Washington State Sues U.S. Over Toxic Vapors at Nuclear Waste Site"
"The U.S. government has failed to adequately safeguard crews involved in the decades-long cleanup of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state, leaving workers sickened by exposure to toxic vapors, the state said in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 09/03/2015
"Court Vacates Lesser Prairie Chicken’s Threatened Status"
"A court has vacated federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken, a Great Plains bird that was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act last year."
Source: The Hill, 09/03/2015
