Beak Deformities Spread Through NW Crow Population
"Formerly rare beak deformities are spreading rapidly among crows in southwestern B.C. and Puget Sound, according to researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey."
Source: Vancouver Sun, 12/24/2010
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"Caribou Crisis in Labrador"
The George River herd of caribou in Labrador has fallen about 90 percent in population size from a peak some 20 years ago.
Source: Toronto Globe & Mail, 12/24/2010
"In a Region That Imports Water, Much Goes To Waste"
"Southern California laid miles of pipe and tunneled through mountains to import water. But it also built a storm drain system to quickly get rid of rainfall. The contradiction played out again this week."
Source: LA Times, 12/24/2010
"In Final Hours, McCain Objected to Reid Package, Ski Area Bill"
"Arizona Sen. John McCain (R) this week blocked a package of public lands bills pushed by Democratic leadership after the removal of his own proposal to promote a land exchange in Arizona to allow a new copper mine."
Source: Greenwire, 12/24/2010
"Obama Admin Explains 'Threatened' Listing for Polar Bears"
"Ignoring calls from environmentalists to revisit the status of the polar bear, the Obama administration outlined yesterday its legal reasoning for why it should be listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act."
Source: Greenwire, 12/24/2010
"EPA Vows To Enforce Curbs on Emissions"
"The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it will regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and oil refineries next year in an attempt to curb global warming."
Source: Wash Post, 12/24/2010
"EPA Seizes Permit Power From Texas on Greenhouse Gas Emissions"
"The Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it will seize authority from Texas to regulate major emitters of greenhouse gases because Gov. Rick Perry and state regulators refused to implement the rules."
Source: Dallas News, 12/24/2010
"Obama Administration Reverses Bush Wilderness Policy"
"The Obama administration has restored U.S. land managers' powers to curb development on vast tracts of America's back country, undoing what conservation groups called a 'no more wilderness' policy put in place under President George W. Bush."
Source: Reuters, 12/24/2010
"Climate Change and 'Balanced' Coverage"
News accounts often present a false balance between the central estimate of 5 or 6 degrees Fahrenheit global warming (for doubled carbon dioxide) and much lower estimates put forth by fossil-industry-funded "skeptics" at the fringes of legitimate science. In fact, the skeptics' take should be balanced by the real worst-case estimate from mainstream science: 18 or 20 degrees of warming.
Source: Green (NYT), 12/23/2010
"Salinas, California: The Salad Bowl of Pesticides"
Alarm bells are being set off by a new study of the families of California farm workers exposed to pesticides. It finds much higher levels of pervasive developmental disorder among children of mothers exposed to higher levels of neurotoxicant organophosphate pesticides.
Source: AOLNews, 12/23/2010
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