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"Hungary Sludge Flood Called 'Ecological Disaster'"

"A lethal torrent of toxic red sludge from a metal refinery engulfed towns in Hungary, burning villagers through their clothes and threatening an ecological disaster Tuesday as it swept toward the Danube River."

Source: AP, 10/06/2010

"Power Plant's Smoke a Bad Habit"

"For more than six years, a power plant that towers over Chicago's Southeast Side repeatedly has belched out smoke so thick it violates air pollution laws and aggravates respiratory illnesses for residents nearby."

Source: Southtown Star, 10/06/2010

Congress OKs Oil Spill Prevention, Fishing Vessel Safety Upgrades

"Congress Friday unanimously passed and sent to the President the first authorization bill the U.S. Coast Guard has had since 2006. The measure strengthens oil spill protections, saves taxpayer dollars by overhauling a failed Coast Guard acquisitions program and sets new fishing vessel safety standards."

Source: ENS, 10/06/2010

"10-10-10: Numerology Meets Environmentalism"

"Sunday marks a calendrical coincidence sure to catch the eye of numerologists and anyone fond of binary code. But Oct. 10, 2010, or 10-10-10, also has taken on ecological significance as a stage for global events centered around climate change."

Source: LA Times, 10/06/2010

"Oil Industry Has Yet To Adopt Lessons of BP Spill"

"Oil industry and government officials could get caught flat-footed again by another deep-water blowout in the coming months because they have yet to incorporate many of the lessons learned during the BP disaster, experts inside and outside the business tell The Associated Press."

Source: AP, 10/05/2010

"U.S. Military Orders Less Dependence on Fossil Fuels"

"With insurgents increasingly attacking the American fuel supply convoys that lumber across the Khyber Pass into Afghanistan, the military is pushing aggressively to develop, test and deploy renewable energy to decrease its need to transport fossil fuels."

Source: NYTimes, 10/05/2010

"Monsanto’s Fortunes Turn Sour"

"As recently as late December, Monsanto  was named 'company of the year' by Forbes magazine. Last week, the company earned a different accolade from Jim Cramer, the television stock market commentator. 'This may be the worst stock of 2010,' he proclaimed."

Source: NYTimes, 10/05/2010

"Plan to Expand Rail Service Imperiled at State Level"

"Republicans running for governor in a handful of states could block, or significantly delay, one of President Obama’s signature initiatives: his plan to expand the passenger rail system and to develop the nation’s first bullet-train service."

Source: NYTimes, 10/05/2010

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