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Carbon trade or carbon con?
In the carbon market, a good deal for the environment needs to also be a good deal for the bottom line. Vouching for environmental credibility isn't easy: Who verifies the verifiers? Daily Climate. 9 September 2010.
Turning trash to gas.
Environmentalists are objecting to a proposed high-tech trash to gas facility, saying the “plasma gasification” process, classified by Wisconsin as a renewable energy source earlier this year, actually releases greenhouse gases and falls short of a true green power source. Milwaukee Magazine, Wisconsin. 9 September 2010.
Clean Energy Systems gets $30M federal grant.
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Clean Energy Systems $30 million to develop an advanced turbine that would allow power plants to use any hydrocarbon — from natural gas to biofuels — without atmospheric emissions. Sacramento Business Journal, California. 9 September 2010.
Bad air, green buildings.
Are LEED-certified projects not as perfect as thought? Sacramento News and Review, California. 9 September 2010.
Buoyed by growing market, more farmers go organic.
With more Indian consumers turning to organic food as part of their quest for a healthier lifestyle, many of the country’s farmers are shifting to methods that are kinder not only to the environment but also to their own bodies. Inter Press Service. 9 September 2010.
Dengue control: DDT back in reckoning.
DDT (Dichloro-diphenyl- trichloroethane), the weapon of choice against malaria till three decades ago, could make a comeback to take on dengue. Bombay Indian Express, India. 9 September 2010.
Malathion caused fainting of Foxconn workers.
A fact-finding team of social activists has questioned the government inaction against Foxconn India for its alleged disregard for workers' safety and health by allowing fumigation of its factory at Sriperumbudur, where a mysterious poisonous gas leak caused the mass fainting of workers. Chennai New Indian Express, India. 9 September 2010.
India law threatens US energy deals.
The U.S. government is scrambling to preserve the benefits of a civil nuclear agreement with India—the cornerstone of a broad new relationship between the world's two largest democracies—after India passed a law that threatens to effectively exclude U.S. companies from its market for nuclear power. Wall Street Journal. 9 September 2010.
Regulator says banned chemical Bisphenol A is not a risk to Australians.
A chemical banned in several countries does not pose a risk to Australians, according to the nation's food regulator. Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia. 9 September 2010.
Bird death count higher than oilsands industry claim: Report.
An industry claim that only an estimated 65 birds die in tailings ponds every year is being refuted by an independent report saying that the number is actually 458 to 5,026. The study looked at the bird mortality rates between 2000 and 2007 for the tailings ponds in northeastern Alberta. Fort McMurray Today, Alberta. 9 September 2010.
Clean water welcomed in Shannon, Que.
The town of Shannon, Que., near the CFB Valcartier military base, has a new water source that will supply more than half the town with clean drinking water. CBC Canada. 9 September 2010.
3 ways to reduce the health risks of nonstick chemical PFOA.
Children exposed to a chemical used to make nonstick pans, anti-stain fabric coatings, and microwave popcorn bags have higher levels of bad cholesterol than kids who haven't been exposed, according to new research that casts further suspicion on these common products. US News & World Report. 9 September 2010.
Officials field questions, more testing scheduled at Estabrook.
School administrators, health experts and industry consultants spent almost four hours last Wednesday answering questions from parents concerning elevated levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at the Joseph Estabrook School in Lexington. Lexington Minuteman, Massachusetts. 9 September 2010.
Bronx borough president takes up school PCB fight.
Some public schools in the area and citywide contain dangerous levels of chemicals known as PCBs — polychlorinated biphenyls — and local officials, parents and teachers want the Department of Education to do something about it, and do it fast. Bronx Riverdale Press, New York. 9 September 2010.
Oakes pond development dogged by environmental questions.
Before a proposed 156-unit, $40 million project at the Oakes Pond Redevelopment Area can begin construction, the township and the developer may have to battle environmentalists over residents living on potentially dangerous land contaminated with PCB's, VOC's and various metals. Bloomfield Life, New Jersey. 9 September 2010.
Town officials confront EPA on plan for Quanta cleanup.
The Environmental Protection Agency made a formal presentation to the mayor and council on Sept. 7 of its recommendations for the contaminated Quanta site and other areas nearby where pollutants have migrated for 100 years. Edgewater View, New Jersey. 9 September 2010.
Jan. 1 landfill electronics ban has state, local agencies looking at recycling.
An upcoming ban on the disposal of electronic equipment in West Virginia landfills has state and local agencies looking to create recycling programs. Associated Press. 9 September 2010.
Neighbors dispute contamination cause.
Clean up and soil testing is under way on a portion of state right-of-way property along Shelby County 25 in Columbiana. Columbiana Shelby County Reporter, Alabama. 9 September 2010.
Wisconsin Paper Council says new air emission rules could cost state jobs, but EPA cites health benefits.
A recent study said new EPA emissions standards could cost Wisconsin 7,500 jobs, but the EPA said the health benefits far outweigh compliance costs. Appleton Post-Crescent, Wisconsin. 9 September 2010.
Energy companies aim to better air along anticline.
Wyoming's Pinedale Anticline, one of the top-five natural gas fields in the U.S., has been a place of much debate on environmental issues. Gas companies in the area have been making strides to improve air quality, the rate of water consumption and wildlife conservation on the mesa. Associated Press. 9 September 2010.
Blocking the bridge.
The Sierra Club and Golden Gate Audubon Society have sued to block the final environmental impact report on the Lennar Corp. Candlestick Point-Hunters Point Shipyard redevelopment project, a move that could force reconsideration of a bridge over Yosemite Slough. San Francisco Bay Guardian, California. 9 September 2010.
State warns environmental contractor on waste.
A environmental contractor with prior regulatory run-ins has improperly stored hazardous materials within 65 feet of a Lemon Grove home in violation of California health and safety codes, state records show. San Diego Union-Tribune, California. 9 September 2010.
Will paper mill foul our air? Not in 2010.
Here’s the good news. The state is California and the year is 2010. The same regulations that can make it so difficult for some businesses also ensure that new factories build in state-of-the-art pollution controls to protect our air and water. Redding Record Searchlight, California. Editorial, 9 September 2010.
Pollution - a global threat.
EPA will promote global strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as methane from industry and agriculture and other pollutants, such as black carbon from cook stoves. These pollutants are damaging especially vulnerable regions such as the Himalayan glaciers and the Arctic. Voice of America. Editorial, 9 September 2010.
5 eco issues that could cripple India.
On the tip of the iceberg of environmental issues facing India today are impacts of climate change, land degradation, water pollution, forest degradation and rapid unplanned urbanisation. These are the five most pressing challenges that India is facing and that will hamper its rush for growth. CNN. Opinion, 9 September 2010.
Persistence dictates two more R’s.
Let us broaden the environmental “R’s” to five: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and when that is not enough, Regulate and Remediate. Environmental Science & Technology. Opinion, 9 September 2010.
Past, present, and future controls on levels of persistent organic pollutants.
Understanding the legacy of persistent organic pollutants requires studying the transition from primary to secondary source control. Environmental Science & Technology. Opinion, 9 September 2010.
Analyzing data together from two large databases opens up next steps in understanding how the environment interacts with genes to influence disease, according to two Stanford scientists who are trying to untangle the interrelated effects.
Using data mining tools they found, for example, that breast and prostate cancers are associated with estrogenic chemicals, including the natural human estrogen, estradiol, a plant estrogen found in soy called genistein and bisphenol A, the synthetic estrogen used to make polycarbonate plastics and can linings. 9 September 2010. More...
The plastic plague: 21 days of rubbish.
Marine animals all over the world are ingesting plastic bits. Plastic is not a problem that persists exclusively in the ocean either. It impacts every part of our earth, from oceans to mountains to deserts and, of course, urban areas. Kane County Chronicle, Illinois. Opinion, 9 September 2010.
Lawn care products face ban in NJ.
Called the most comprehensive and prohibitive legislation of its kind in the nation by supporters and opponents alike, a bill making its way through Trenton would ban many lawn care products on the shelf today. Bergen County Record, New Jersey. 8 September 2010.
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