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January 27 2012
New York's Fracking Deliberations Inch Along
A meeting with an advisory panel is deferred, suggesting that the decision-making process will not be rushed in coming months.
Racing Up (and Down) the Performance Index
In the latest Environmental Performance Index, Switzerland is at the top, Russia is much closer to the bottom and the United States has failed to gain much ground.
When Marine Mammals Become Food
Rising human consumption of marine mammals in tropical regions poses a threat to animals like the dugong, which is similar to a manatee, and the Atlantic humpback dolphin, researchers write.
On Our Radar: 6 More Coal Plants to Close
FirstEnergy says it would not be cost-effective to install scrubbing technology at aging plants to meet new federal emissions rules.
Reaping a Bonus From Cap-and-Trade
Rather than imposing higher costs on consumers and businesses, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative lowered their bills.
How to Manage U.S. Forests, Version 3.1
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack sets out the Obama Administration's new blueprint for management of 193 million acres of national forests, emphasizing collaborative development of forest plans and protection of wildlife and watersheds.
Is Spent Nuclear Fuel Really Waste?
A special commission on nuclear waste is not bullish on the near-term prospects for reprocessing it so that the uranium and plutonium it contains can be reused..
Sexwale to join Antarctica climate change expedition
Source: Engineering News - Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale will be joining a climate change expedition to the Antarctica this weekend.
Severe Drop in Demand Threatens Climate Action, Auditors Say
Source: Bloomberg - A severe drop in demand for greenhouse gas audit firms threatens the worlds ability to protect the climate, said a lobby group for the companies that measure United Nations-overseen emissions reductions.
Wind power: Clean energy, dirty business?
Source: Christian Science Monitor - In the developing world, where land-intensive wind turbines are being rapidly constructed, wind power has often turned clean energy into dirty business.
No chance for climate deal unless firms join push: UN
Source: AFP - The world has no chance of sealing an emissions cut deal unless companies lobby their governments for an accord, the UN climate chief told the global business elite in Davos on Thursday.
PM for global climate fund
Source: The Nation - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday called for a global approach to respond to climate risks in view of vulnerability and inability of developing nation to cope with the challenge.
How climate change, urbanization are changing disaster aid
Source: AlertNet - Picture this: a terrible drought forces you to abandon your meager plot of farmland, so you migrate to a city where the jobs are, only to end up living in a slum regularly submerged by floods.
COLUMN-Uncertainty stalks climate science
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Obama pushes energy plan on campaign-style tour
Source: Reuters - President Barack Obama pitched a plan on Thursday to boost U.S. use of natural gas and open more land for drilling during a campaign-style tour aimed at bolstering confidence in his economic stewardship in an election year.
The 'wind rush': Green energy blows trouble into Mexico
Source: Christian Science Monitor - Wind power is sweeping the globe: It's clean energy, but it does have some dirty business aspects that hit the developing world particularly hard.
The verdict is already in on climate change
Source: Korea Herald -
January 26 2012
Panel Urges 'Urgent' Solution on Nuclear Waste
A special panel warns that if a disposal site is not expedited, the federal government will foot ever-greater related expenses -- and lose face with its citizens and the international community.
They've Done It Again: An Albatross Chick
For the second time, an endangered short-tailed albatross couple have produced a chick on United States soil.
Apple, Electronics and Environmental Ills
Environmental groups say that while multinational corporations like Apple are trying to improve conditions, thousands -- or perhaps tens of thousands -- of smaller companies are cutting corners and dumping hazardous chemicals in rural areas and even near densely populated areas.
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