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Sen. Sanders: Climate Change Is Real, Sen. Inhofe Is 'Dead Wrong'

"In a speech to the Senate on Thursday, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) addressed what he calls the 'major environmental crisis of our time,' and took aim at the 'myths' of Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Ok.) and other legislators who ignore or actively deny the existence of anthropogenic climate change."

Source: Huffington Post, 08/01/2012

Illinois DNR Rejects Application for Coal Strip Mine

"ST. LOUIS -- Illinois rejected an application for a permit for a strip coal mine that opponents claimed would have threatened a tiny village's water supply and various animals in a nearby wildlife area."

Source: AP, 08/01/2012

Pact Would Shut Massive Coal Ash Dump Near PA-WV Border

"Owners of one of the nation’s largest impoundments of the often-toxic byproducts of burning coal must do more to protect residents from groundwater contamination and stop accepting waste by 2016, under an agreement with Pennsylvania regulators."

Source: iWatch News, 08/01/2012

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"Electricity Grids Fail Across Half of India"

"NEW DELHI -- India's energy crisis cascaded over half the country Tuesday when three of its regional grids collapsed, leaving 620 million people without government-supplied electricity in one of the world's biggest-ever blackouts."

Source: AP, 07/31/2012

"Legal Battle Erupts Over Whose Plastic Consumers Should Trust"

Eastman Chemical is suing a scientist for saying that some of its products could expose consumers to estrogen-disrupting chemicals.

"In 2007, Eastman Chemical began marketing a tough new BPA-free plastic called Tritan. Business was good, says Lucian Boldea, a vice president at Eastman.

'We were able to make the statement that our product is not made with BPA and would release data to consumers to support that fact,' he says.

Source: Shots/NPR, 07/31/2012

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