"Alberta’s Oil Sands: Hard Evidence, Missing Data, New Promises"
A new report from the Royal Society of Canada provides a mixed verdict on the environmental impacts of oil sands extraction in Alberta.
Source: EHP, 03/02/2011
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Benefits of Clean Air Act Rules to Reach $2 Trillion a Year, EPA Says
"A two-decade-old crackdown on smog and soot under the Clean Air Act will yield about $2 trillion in annual benefits by 2020, according to a study that was released by U.S. EPA this morning and was touted as proof that the embattled agency's rules are an economic boon for the American people."
Source: Greenwire, 03/02/2011
"PG&E Rejected Warning on Shut-Off Valves"
"The California utility whose gas pipeline exploded last fall had rejected federal recommendations to install more automatic shut-off valves to help reduce the risks from a rupture and fire, an investigative panel was told Tuesday."
Source: USA TODAY, 03/02/2011
Poisons: When Good Chemicals Turn Bad
This seminar, presented by the Smithsonian Resident Associate Program in collaboration with the Society of Toxicology, features an overview of the latest research in the science of toxicology, the study of the adverse effects of chemical, biological, and physical substances on people, animals, and the environment.
Proposed Rule for Power Plant Toxics Due March 16
The consent decree that established the March 16 release date also mandates that a final rule be published by Nov. 16, 2011 (nine years later than the deadline dictated by the Clean Air Act). Here are several tools you can use to get a handle on the power plants and their emissions in your audience area prior to release of the rule.
"Republicans Recycle an Old Idea: the Foam Plastic Coffee Cup"
"Polystyrene makes comeback in US Congress building after Republicans reverse green initiatives brought in by Democrats."
Source: Guardian, 03/01/2011
"Iowa Lawmakers, Lobbyists Debate Ban on BPA Plastics"
Some Iowa lawmakers are pushing a bill they say would protect children by removing from the market many plastic products containing BPA, which some scientists think harms health. Lobbyists for the chemical industry say that's premature.
Source: Des Moines Register, 03/01/2011
"Trial Begins for Man Who Thwarted Oil-Gas Auction"
"Hundreds of activists marched to the federal courthouse Monday to support a man who became an environmental folk hero by faking the purchase of $1.7 million of federal oil-and-gas drilling leases in an act of civil disobedience."
Source: CNBC, 03/01/2011
