"Poland, Wedded to Coal, Spurns Europe on Clean Energy Targets"
"BELCHATOW, Poland -- They call it Poland’s biggest hole in the ground."
Source: NY Times, 11/01/2013
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"Emerging Economies Nearing Half of Global Warming Emissions"
"Total greenhouse gas emissions by China and other emerging nations since 1850 will surpass those of rich nations this decade, complicating U.N. talks about who is most to blame for global warming, a study showed on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 11/01/2013
Obama Expected To Sign New Exec Order on Climate Adaptation Today
"The White House is expected to take new steps on Friday to help society adapt to global warming, an acknowledgment that worldwide efforts to control emissions will be inadequate to head off big climatic shifts."
Source: NY Times, 11/01/2013
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Come to Dubai to learn how to stop overfishing and manage fish stocks for future generations, while creating new business opportunities.
"PG&E Faces Big Fine for Flawed San Carlos Pipe"
"Pacific Gas and Electric Co. should pay a $6.75 million fine for delaying the disclosure of record-keeping flaws on a San Carlos gas pipeline that were 'distressingly similar' to problems that contributed to the San Bruno gas line disaster of 2010, a regulatory judge ruled Wednesday."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 10/31/2013
Toxic Metals at New Orleans High School Site Must Be Addressed: Report
"Toxic heavy metals found on the construction site of a planned $55 million replacement for the former Booker T. Washington High School in New Orleans will require the removal of 3 feet of soil in areas that won't be covered by the new building's concrete foundation or parking lots, according to a report submitted on behalf of the Recovery School District to the state Department of Environmental Quality."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 10/31/2013
"Kids Face 'Cooking Pot for Asthma' in California'S Central Valley"
"MODESTO, Calif. – The students filing into Bret Harte Elementary School every morning barely notice the flags fluttering by the school's main entrance. There is the American flag, the California state flag and the color-coded asthma flag – green when the air is clear, red when it is a respiratory nightmare, as it so often is here."
Source: Center for Investigative Reporting, 10/31/2013
"Mexico Evacuates 5,000 for Gasoline Pipeline Leak"
"A geyser of gasoline spewed into the sky from a state-owned pipeline in western Mexico, forcing officials to evacuate about 5,000 people Wednesday. Authorities blamed the accident on fuel thieves tapping into the pipe."
Source: AP, 10/31/2013
"Analysis: Waterworld USA: Climate Harming Regional Waters"
"HOBOKEN, N.J. -- Rising temperatures and shifting, capricious precipitation patterns are affecting where, when, and how much water fills America's rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, and how water is absorbed to replenish groundwater reserves – putting tremendous pressure on communities and businesses who compete for that water."
Source: ENS, 10/31/2013
Enbridge Seeks To Run Pipeline across N Minnesota; Opponents Gird
"WRENSHALL, Minn. -- Canadian pipeline builder Enbridge will file applications this week to build a $2.5 billion oil pipeline across northern Minnesota. Opponents, though, are organizing already for a fight."
Source: Minnesota Public Radio, 10/31/2013
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