"Floodwaters Rising Across Southern Africa"
"As South Africa declares a national disaster due to flooding, other countries in the region hold their breath while water levels continue to rise."
Source: IPS, 01/21/2011
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"EPA Loses in Bid to Delay Air Rules"
"A federal judge on Thursday rejected the Obama administration's request to delay by more than a year controversial new regulations targeting emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants from industrial boilers."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 01/21/2011
"New Figures Confirm That 2010 Was a Hot Year"
"New figures issued on Thursday in Britain show that 2010 was the second-warmest year in the historical record. That comes on the heels of reports last week from two American agencies that 2010 was tied for the warmest year in the record books."
Source: Green (NYT), 01/21/2011
"200-Year Flood in Calif. More Devastating Than Major Quake, USGS Says"
"A massive California rain event -- one expected to occur once every 200 years -- would far surpass destruction caused by a "Big One" earthquake, causing more than $700 billion in damage and hobbling the state's economy for decades, federal scientists are warning."
Source: Greenwire, 01/21/2011
"Giant Crayfish Found In Tennessee Is New Species"
"A new species of giant crayfish literally crawled out from under a rock in Tennessee, proving that large new species of animals can be found in highly populated and well-explored places, researchers said on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 01/21/2011
"Rep. Markey Seeks Immediate Review Of BP-Rosneft"
"Representative Edward Markey on Thursday asked Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to launch an immediate investigation into a $16 billion share-swap plan between BP and state-owned Russian oil firm Rosneft."
Source: Reuters, 01/21/2011
"Mayors Scramble to Preserve Block Grant Funding for Energy Projects"
Quite a few mayors are praising the Energy Department efficiency and conservation block grants authorized under the economic stimulus -- and are seeking to make it permanent.
Source: Greenwire, 01/21/2011
"The Love Affair With the Fireplace Cools"
The wood-burning fireplace, once considered a trophy and luxury, especially by urban dwellers, is acquiring a social stigma among the eco-conscious.
Source: NY Times, 01/20/2011
"Bees Facing a Poisoned Spring"
"A new generation of pesticides is making honeybees far more susceptible to disease, even at tiny doses, and may be a clue to the mysterious colony collapse disorder that has devastated bees across the world, the US government's leading bee researcher has found. Yet the discovery has remained unpublished for nearly two years since it was made by the US Department of Agriculture's Bee Research Laboratory."
Source: UK Independent, 01/20/2011
"Obama, Hu Agree to Combat Climate Change, Urged to Do More"
"Presidents Barack Obama and Hu Jintao of China, who is in Washington on an official state visit, said in a joint statement this afternoon that they 'view climate change and energy security as two of the greatest challenges of our time.' In an open letter today, U.S. environmental leaders urged the presidents to adopt 'a wartime-like mobilization' to cut greenhouse gas emissions."
Source: ENS, 01/20/2011
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