"Pa. Wind Turbines Deadly To Bats, Costly To Farmers"
"A bat killed by a wind turbine in Somerset can lead to higher tomato prices at the Wichita farmers market."
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 07/18/2011
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"Meat Eater's Guide Ranks Foods by Environmental, Health Effects"
"Lamb, beef and cheese generate the most greenhouse gases of 20 popular meat, fish, dairy and vegetable proteins, according to a new study from the Environmental Working Group."
Source: LA Times, 07/18/2011
"Business Chiefs 'Betting on the President' To Kill EPA Ozone Rule"
"Powerful business and industry groups appealed to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Friday to pull back upcoming smog standards, calling the rules a test case of the White House's commitment to ensuring regulations don’t hinder U.S. competitiveness."
Source: E2 Wire, 07/18/2011
"2011 Natural Disasters Cost a Record $265 Billion"
"Politicians might not believe in climate change, but insurance companies do. They track disasters, and it turns out that disasters just in the first six months of this year already cost the world more than any other year of disasters on record."
Source: Grist, 07/18/2011
"U.N. Panel Sets Emissions Standards For Cargo Ships"
"New cargo and transport vessels must meet energy efficiency standards and cut carbon pollution, the U.N. agency regulating international shipping decided Friday. The decision came despite opposition from China, India and Brazil."
Source: AP, 07/18/2011
"North Slope Pipeline Breaks, Spills During Pressure Testing"
"State environmental officials are investigating why a pipeline on Alaska's North Slope operated by BP ruptured early Saturday during a pressure test."
Source: Anchorage Daily News, 07/18/2011
"Florida Budget Cuts, Mosquito Burst Create Itchy Issue"
As cash-strapped local governments in Florida cut their mosquito-control budgets, the fight against a surge in mosquito populations is getting ugly -- and mosquitos may be threatening both health and economic well-being.
Source: Reuters, 07/18/2011
"Worst Heatwave In Years Grips Midwest, Moving East"
"An oppressive and potentially deadly summertime mix of sizzling temperatures and high humidity baked a large swath of the country again on Sunday, pushing afternoon heat indexes in dozens of cities to dangerous levels."
Source: Reuters, 07/18/2011
"Japanese Contaminated Beef 'Sold In And Around Tokyo'"
"Japan's second-biggest retailer said on Sunday it had sold beef from cattle that ate nuclear-contaminated feed, the latest in a series of health scares from radiation leaking from a quake-crippled nuclear power plant."
Source: Reuters, 07/18/2011
"Millions At Risk Of Cholera In Ethiopia, WHO Warns"
"Five million people are at risk of cholera in drought-hit Ethiopia, where acute watery diarrhea has broken out in crowded, unsanitary conditions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday."
Source: Reuters, 07/18/2011
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