"Hurricane Alex Churns Toward Mexican Coast"
"Hurricane Alex churned through the western Gulf of Mexico overnight, slowly picking up steam as officials in northeastern Mexico and southern Texas made preparations."
Source: CNN, 06/30/2010
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"Cellphone Industry Attacks San Francisco's Ruling on Radiation"
San Francisco is requiring retailers to inform customers of how much electromagnetic radiation cell phones emit. The cell phone industry is attacking San Francisco in retaliation.
Source: Wash Post, 06/29/2010
"Canada's Oil Sands Lobby Twisting Washington's Arm"
"As U.S. senators debate some of the most sweeping climate change laws in American history, a powerful lobbying effort led by Canadian officials and huge oil firms may be winning big concessions."
Source: Tyee, 06/29/2010
"Millions of Gallons Spilled in Colo. Over 2-1/2 Year Period"
"Oil and gas companies have reported almost 1,000 spills to Colorado regulators over the past 2-1/2 years, totaling 5.2 million gallons of drilling liquids and oil."
Source: Denver Post, 06/29/2010
"Shades of Hope for Uranium's Forgotten Victims"
"The days of unregulated production and government secrecy are gone. But as the uranium industry revives in the West, health problems from the last boom still plague communities, and victims are still fighting for recognition."
Source: Daily Climate, 06/29/2010
"Agriculture's Next Revolution - Perennial Grain - Within Sight"
"Earth-friendly perennial grain crops, which grow with less fertilizer, herbicide, fuel, and erosion than grains planted annually, could be available in two decades, according to researchers writing in the current issue of the journal Science."
Source: SPX, 06/29/2010
"The Incandescent Bulb Heads Offstage After Century-Long Performance"
"Earlier this month, when Ikea announced this will be its last year selling incandescent light bulbs, the retailer billed it as an early, pro-sustainability move before federal law 'bans' the famously inefficient lamps."
Source: ClimateWire, 06/29/2010
"Potentially Harmful Chemicals Used in Pa. Drilling"
"Compounds associated with neurological problems, cancer and other serious health effects are among the chemicals being used to drill natural gas wells in Pennsylvania, although state and industry officials said Monday the practice is not polluting drinking water."
Source: AP, 06/29/2010
"US Plans 'Extraordinary Measures' to Rescue Turtles Along Gulf Coast"
"About 50,000 sea turtle eggs from beaches in the Florida Panhandle and Alabama will be dug up and moved to Florida's Atlantic Coast in hopes of keeping the hatchlings alive in the face of the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill."
Source: Greenwire, 06/29/2010
"Dengue Re-emerges in U.S., Spurring Race for Vaccine"
"For the first time in more than 65 years, dengue has returned the continental United States, according to an advisory the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued in late May. While a few cases were reported earlier, they were primarily in Americans who had caught the virus abroad or at the Texas-Mexico border."
Source: Greenwire, 06/29/2010
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