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Asian Glaciers: "The Big Melt"

"It's the only explanation that makes sense to Jia Son, a Tibetan farmer surveying the catastrophe unfolding above his village in China's mountainous Yunnan Province. 'We've upset the natural order,' the devout, 52-year-old Buddhist says. 'And now the gods are punishing us.'"

Source: National Geographic, 03/19/2010

"EPA Launches National Study of Hydraulic Fracturing"

"Responding to reports of environmental contamination in gas drilling areas across the country, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will conduct a nationwide scientific study to determine if the problems are caused by the practice of injecting chemicals and water underground to fracture the gas-bearing rock."

Source: ProPublica, 03/19/2010

"Safety Issues Linger as Nuclear Reactors Shrink in Size"

"MOSCOW -- When the Soviet Union introduced its Alfa class submarine -- at the time, the world’s fastest -- the subs were the bane of American sailors. Now, the reactors that powered those submarines are being marketed as the next innovation in green power."

Source: NYTimes, 03/19/2010

Harper Government Gags Climate Scientists: Documents

"Canada's climate researchers are being muzzled, their funding slashed, research stations closed, findings ignored and advice on the critical issue of the century unsought by Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government, according to a 40-page report by a coalition of 60 non-governmental organisations."

Source: IPS, 03/19/2010

"U.N. Rejects Export Ban on Atlantic Bluefin Tuna"

"Delegates at a United Nations conference on endangered species in Doha, Qatar, soundly defeated American-supported proposals on Thursday to ban international trade in bluefin tuna and to protect polar bears."

Source: NYTimes, 03/19/2010

Smart Phones for Smart Journalists

A technology event at the Freedom Forum with speakers from Mercury Intermedia, ESPN Digital Media, Lee Enterprises, and Ventura County Star.

"Major California Solar Project Moves Ahead"

"California regulators on Wednesday recommended that the state’s first new big solar power plant in nearly two decades be approved after a two-and-half-year review of its environmental impact on the Mojave Desert."

Source: Green Inc., 03/18/2010

"BP Wins $99 Million Reduction in Toxic Fumes Case"

"A federal judge in Houston on Tuesday shot down a mammoth $100 million December verdict against BP's Texas City refinery, cutting the award to less than half a million and dealing the British oil giant a rare legal victory as it struggles to overcome several years of problems at the plant."

Source: Houston Chronicle, 03/18/2010

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