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"Coal Group Reveals 6 More Forged Lobbying Letters"

"A total of 12 forged letters -- all appearing to come from local groups unhappy with a climate-change bill -- were sent to three congressional offices this summer by a Washington lobbying firm, according to the pro-coal group for which the firm was working."
Source: Wash Post, 08/05/2009

"Out of the Kitchen, Onto the Couch"

The rise of cooking shows on TV results from deep interest in cooking. But the transformation of cooking into a spectator activity reflects a decline in actual cooking -- which has vast health and ecological consequences.
Source: NYTimes Mag, 08/04/2009

"US Scientists Study Huge Plastic Patch in Pacific"

"LOS ANGELES -- Marine scientists from California are venturing this week to the middle of the North Pacific for a study of plastic debris accumulating across hundreds of miles (km) of open sea dubbed the 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch.'"
Source: Reuters, 08/04/2009

Lawmakers, Enviros Maneuver to Block Deepwater Aquaculture

"With a deadline looming for approval of a federal plan that would open the Gulf of Mexico to deepwater fish farming, House lawmakers and conservationists are plotting strategies to block such offshore ventures until Congress creates a system to regulate them."
Source: NYTimes, 08/04/2009

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