"Rooftop Farming Booming in New York"
"Urban farming is a growth industry in New York city's concrete jungle, and with little open land free agriculturalists and beekeepers have taken to the rooftops to pursue their passion."
Source: AFP, 04/27/2010
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"Scientists Investigate Ecuador's Receding Glaciers"
"A study to be published this year by Ecuadorean glaciologist Bolivar Caceres suggests that the country's glaciers lost more than 40% of their surface area between 1956 and 2006."
Source: BBC News, 04/27/2010
"Scientists Uncover Deep Ocean Current Near Antarctica"
"Scientists have discovered a fast-moving deep ocean current with the volume of 40 Amazon Rivers near Antarctica that will help researchers monitor the impacts of climate change on the world's oceans."
Source: Reuters, 04/27/2010
"Buying Carbon Offsets May Ease Eco-Guilt But Not Global Warming"
"Voluntary carbon offsets are a 'Wild West' market ripe for fraud, exaggeration, and poorly run projects that probably do little to ease global warming."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 04/27/2010
"Metro Storm-Water Ponds Are Chemical Soups"
"Metro communities from White Bear Lake and Maplewood to South St. Paul are discovering that their storm-water ponds are chemical soups of pesticides, fertilizers, pet wastes, oil, grease and other contaminants."
Source: Minneapolis Star Trib, 04/27/2010
"Toxic Soil Lurks Beneath Southern Calif. Neighborhood"
"The discovery of methane gas and benzene has transformed a 50-acre neighborhood into an environmental case study — a reminder of Southern California’s history as a center of the oil industry."
Source: LA Times, 04/27/2010
"Court Turns Down Michigan Over Great Lakes Carp"
"The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a legal request by Michigan aimed at keeping voracious Asian carp out of the Great Lakes where they are considered a threat to fisheries."
Source: Reuters, 04/27/2010
"Oil Leak From Rig Threatens Coast"
"BP crews raced to protect the Gulf of Mexico coastline as a remote sub tried to shut off an underwater oil well gushing 42,000 gallons a day from the site of a wrecked drilling platform."
Source: Press Association, 04/27/2010
Senate Climate Bill in ICU as Partisan Pressure Surges
"Prospects for the Senate climate bill grew even dimmer yesterday after the trio working on a comprehensive measure emerged from a closed-door meeting headed in separate directions -- both literally and figuratively."
Source: ClimateWire, 04/27/2010
ENERGY STAR Gets the Spotlight
A recent GAO report indicates the ENERGY STAR product certification process is vulnerable to fraud and abuse. The Environmental Law Institute brings together a panel of EPA and DOE reps with commentators who will discuss the impacts to energy efficiency and the roles of consumers, investors, and the manufacturing bottom line.
