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Dole Sues "Bananas!" Film-Maker For Defamation [1]

Showing of the film, depicting purported harm and claims of sterility by Nicaraguan plantation workers, went ahead at the Los Angeles Film Festival, even though an April 2009 Superior Court ruled that those claims were fraudulent.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Agriculture [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
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California [6]
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August 12, 2009

DEADLINE: McCormick Specialized Reporting Institute on Energy Solutions [8]

This all-expenses-paid conference will convene September 20-22 at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Co-hosted by the Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism, the John Glenn School of Public Affairs, Ohio State's Institute for Energy and the Environment, and Battelle.
Workshops and Fellowships [9]
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Public [7]
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Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Journalism & Media [11]
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National (U.S.) [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [13]

"White House Begins Rewriting Army Corps' Project Guidelines" [14]

"The White House is rewriting standards for federal water projects, widening 26-year-old rules that guide the Army Corps of Engineers in an effort to consider environmental and social goals as well as economic ones."
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Greenwire [15], 07/15/2009

Rockefeller Introduces Bill To Outlaw Bayer Chem-Secrecy Ruse [16]

Rockefeller's bill keeps FOIA exemptions for real security information, but forbids using the "sensitive security information" stamp.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Chemicals [17]
Disasters [18]
Laws & Regulations [5]
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National (U.S.) [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [19]
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Public [7]

High Court To Rule on Whether "Animal Cruelty" Is Exempt From 1st Amendment [20]

This case may make it illegal for journalists to cover animal cruelty cases like the Michael Vicks dogfighting prosecution — or even to shoot investigative video of out-of-season fishing.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Laws & Regulations [5]
Journalism & Media [11]
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National (U.S.) [12]
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October 6, 2009 to October 7, 2009

Gearing Up for a Low Carbon Economy [21]

The Canadian Institute's conference will offer an in-depth look at how Canadian and U.S. carbon initiatives compare and contrast, and the most up-to-date carbon policy information from both sides of the border.
Other Events [22]
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Public [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [23]
Agriculture [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Planning & Growth [24]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Forests [25]
Natural Resources [26]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [27]
Waste [28]
Water & Oceans [29]
Government [30]
Policy [31]
Technology [32]
Journalism & Media [11]
Region: 
Canada [33]
National (U.S.) [12]

Beach Nourishment: Supreme Court To Decide Who Owns the New Sand [34]

When governments or communities pay to replenish beaches along privately owned beachfront property — or create new beaches by trucking in sand — what does that mean for the landowners' waterfront rights and property value?
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TipSheet [35]
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Planning & Growth [24]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Water & Oceans [29]
Military [36]
People & Population [37]
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National (U.S.) [12]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [38]
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Feds Boost Lead-Reduction Effort in Houses [39]

About $100 million in funding is earmarked for 53 projects in 20 states and the District of Columbia by the US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.
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Chemicals [17]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Government [30]
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National (U.S.) [12]
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Public [7]

Billions at Stake with Climate Change Legislation [40]

The climate bill in Congress will impact hundreds of companies – some big in your area. Many are spending big bucks on lobbying. Here's how to follow the money.
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Climate Change [23]
Economy & Business [4]
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National (U.S.) [12]
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Public [7]

Working Out Details of Guns in Parks [41]

Now that Congress has passed a law allowing loaded, concealed guns in National Parks, the National Park Service must figure out how to carry it out.
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Public [7]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NYTimes [42], 05/27/2009

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