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10 Key Open-Gov Resources for Environmental Journalists
In honor of Sunshine Week, which began March 14, the WatchDog serves up a meaty list of essential resources for journalists working to expose governmental secrets voters and taxpayers have a right to know about.
"Chanel Muses On Global Cooling With Iceberg Show"
"PARIS -- An event based around hundreds of fashionistas flying in from all over the world was never going to be a convincing platform for environmental campaigning, but designers in Paris haven't let that stop them."
Source: Reuters, 03/10/2010
"'Towering' Conservationist Edgar Wayburn, Dies at 103"
"Honorary Sierra Club President and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner, Dr. Edgar Wayburn died late Friday night at his home in San Francisco in the presence of his family. He was 103."
Source: ENS, 03/10/2010
"Taiji Dolphin Slaughter Film Wins Best Documentary Oscar"
"'The Cove,' an American film documenting the annual killing of dolphins in a cove near the Japanese village of Taiji, was awarded an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Sunday night."
Source: ENS, 03/10/2010
"Solar Industry Learns Lessons in Spanish Sun"
Spain's boom-and-bust experience with subsidized solar energy may hold some lessons for other countries.
Source: NYTimes, 03/10/2010
"Aging Reactors Put Nuclear Power Plant 'Safety Cultures' in the Spotlight"
"The Obama administration considers the 104 U.S. reactors a cornerstone of the nation's long-term quest to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. As the plants age, the need for rigorous safety supervision steadily mounts, industry experts stress."
Source: ClimateWire, 03/10/2010
"Bipartisan Great Lakes Restoration Bill Wins Environmental Support"
"Bipartisan legislation that promises the largest federal investment ever to clean up the Great Lakes -- $650 million annually for the next five years -- has been introduced in the Senate and in the House to applause from environmental groups."
Source: ENS, 03/10/2010
"Lejeune Water Probe: Did Marine Corps Hide Benzene Data?"
Congressional investigators want to know why the Marines for years failed to provide documents about benzene in Camp Lejeune's drinking water to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Source: McClatchy, 03/10/2010
"FDA Says Basic Food Flavors Knew Plant Was Contaminated With Salmonella"
"The company at the heart of a growing recall of processed foods knew that its plant was contaminated with salmonella but continued to make a flavoring and sell it to foodmakers around the country, according to inspectors at the Food and Drug Administration."
Source: Wash Post, 03/10/2010
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