"A House Made of Straw"
Straw, a century-old building material, is making a comeback as an eco-friendly choice for modern home construction.
Source: Environment Report, 09/10/2009
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"Clothesline Dispute Pits Aesthetics vs. Energy Savings"
"Switching to low-tech drying saves energy but can get residents in hot water with associations, landlords or towns that see clotheslines as eyesores. Now states from Maine to Hawaii are stepping in to override local laws and rules."
Source: Asheville Citizen-Times, 09/10/2009
"Study Reveals How Much Cellphone Radiation You're Getting"
The Environmental Working Group has compiled a database on the amount of radiation emitted by 1,268 different brands of cell phones.
Source: Wired, 09/10/2009
"Senate Dems Send Small Signs of Progress on Climate Bill"
"Key Senate Democrats insisted that they are making incremental progress on a comprehensive global warming bill as they returned to Capitol Hill yesterday following a monthlong break where health care reform surged to the top of Congress' legislative agenda."
Source: ClimateWire, 09/10/2009
"Another Company Leaves 'Mixed Messaging' Coal Alliance"
"Another member of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity is leaving the coal-and-utility trade group, citing concerns about whether the alliance wants to obstruct legislation to cap greenhouse gas emissions."
Source: Greenwire, 09/10/2009
Could Smart Meters Allow Privacy Invasion?
The Philadelphia Inquirer explores the implications of an electric meter that knows when you are sleeping, when you are awake, and a lot more besides.
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Government Clinical Trials Database Is Missing Data
The Sunlight Foundation's Real Time Investigations blog explains the problems with a registry containing information on more than 78,000 clinical trials.
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Law Allows Astroturf Roots Cover-Up
Current law has no disclosure requirements for fake grass-roots lobbying — such as that of a coal industry campaign to stop climate legislation which sent forged letters to members of Congress, pretending to be from minority and community organizations.
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Did EPA Hide Atrazine Risks?
The Huffington Post Investigative Fund uncovers EPA's failure to warn people in at least four states about unsafe levels of the weedkiller atrazine in their wellwater.
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EPA Releases All Responses to Coal Ash Survey
The data, from hundreds of facilities in 35 states, provide reporters the raw material for hundreds of local stories.
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