"Dow Unveils Solar Shingles"
"Dow Chemical has unveiled a residential roof shingle in the form of a solar panel designed to be integrated into asphalt-tiled roofs."
Source: NYTimes, 10/08/2009
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"Contaminated Groundwater Found Near NC Ash Ponds"
"Thirteen North Carolina coal ash ponds are leaking toxic pollutants into groundwater, according to an analysis of groundwater contamination data conducted by Appalachian Voices' Upper Watauga Riverkeeper team."
Source: Asheville Citizen-Times, 10/08/2009
Salazar Presents Ambitious Plan to Manage Wild Horses"
"The government plans to aggressively sterilize wild horses and transplant thousands to new public preserves in the Midwest and East as a solution to the nearly 40-year-old problem of how to manage the exploding numbers of wild horses in the West, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday."
Source: Wash Post, 10/08/2009
Do E-Journalists Have a "Document Cloud" in Their Future?
An online compendium of key source documents behind all the big stories seems on its way for future reference from ProPublica, thanks to a Knight News Challenge $719,500 grant.
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FOIA Not Fixed Yet: Senate Panel
Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) says Congress has to do more to fix the Freedom of Information Act — especially stemming the hundreds of special exemptions created by Congress itself.
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Sen. Schumer Pushes Back Against WH Effort To Weaken Shield Law
A federal law protecting reporters who maintain the confidentiality of their sources is currently stalled in the Senate Judiciary Committee as Obama breaks campaign promise.
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Supreme Court Hears Animal Video Case
Some justices skeptically questioned a 10-year-old law, intended to outlaw "crush videos," making it a criminal offense to possess or publish many depictions of cruelty to animals.
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EPA Plans To Restudy Atrazine Risks in Drinking Water
"The Environmental Protection Agency plans to conduct a new study about the potential health risks of atrazine, a widely used weedkiller that recent research suggests may be more dangerous to humans than previously thought."
Source: NYTimes, 10/07/2009
"In Marine Power Race, Sea Snake Leads"
"A second-generation scarlet Sea Snake is being prepared to harness the waves of Britain's northern islands to generate electricity."
Source: Reuters, 10/07/2009
"Vanishing Arctic Ice Shows No Sign Of Returning"
The dense, multiyear ice that holds the polar ice cap together is disintegrating, and scientists say it is not coming back.
Source: Reuters, 10/07/2009
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