SEJ Supports 'Faster FOIA' Bill
Bill S 3111, introduced on March 15, 2010, by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick J. Leahy and cosponsored by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), would create a panel to study ways to reduce FOIA delays.
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U of Toronto's Centre for Environment Research Day
On Earth Day, the University of Toronto will host a free presentation of research conducted by members of its Centre for Environment.
"Stone Age Could Complicate N.Sea Wind Farm Plans"
"Energy firms taking part in a North Sea boom for offshore wind farms will have to watch out for remains of Stone Age villages submerged for thousands of years, an expert said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 03/24/2010
"Study Says Mercury in Great Salt Lake Is Global Problem"
"Scientific studies are turning up answers to a baffling mystery about the Great Salt Lake. The new findings help explain why concentrations of toxic mercury in the lake are higher than anywhere else in the country. The new studies suggest it's not so much our local pollution that's at fault -- it appears to be mainly the world's pollution."
Source: KSL-TV, 03/24/2010
Eco-Sex: "How Green Is Your Love Life?"
"You drive a hybrid, eat organic, and are passionate about recycling. But how green is your love life?" Author Stefanie Iris Weiss explores the question in her forthcoming book, "Eco-Sex."
Source: Reuters, 03/24/2010
FL Manatee Deaths Reach Record High; Cold Blamed
"The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says 431 manatee carcasses have been documented in state waters so far this year. The agency on Tuesday said this preliminary data shows manatee deaths has exceeded the highest number on record for an entire calendar year."
Source: AP, 03/24/2010
"BPA Found Beached and at Sea"
Bisphenol A, an estrogen-mimicking building block of polycarbonate plastics and food-can coatings, is being found in beach sand and coastal seawater around the world. A Japanese chemist reported the findings, and he suspects the source may be certain resins used in marine paint.
Source: Science News, 03/24/2010
"Coastal First Nations Declare Opposition To Oil Pipeline"
A coalition of British Columbia First Nations, plus business and environmental groups, are opposing the proposed Enbridge Inc. pipeline that would bring oil from the Alberta tar sands to the B.C. coast. They say the risk of a spill is too great.
Source: Canadian Press, 03/24/2010
Climate Poses Unknown Challenges for Migrating Whales
"With climate change transforming the Arctic, biologists are scrambling to understand the impact on gray whales and other creatures living in the region."
Source: Daily Climate, 03/24/2010
"France Drops Carbon Tax After Defeat"
"After his governing conservative party took a pounding in regional polls on Sunday, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France has dropped a key environmental goal: setting up a carbon tax to limit the growth of emissions and spur the development of renewable fuels."
Source: Green Inc., 03/24/2010
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