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Dear media,

Today Obama’s people confirmed that your fake story from yesterday is in fact fake. Better luck next time.

CNN cuts entire environmental, science, and technology news staff

CNN announced yesterday that it is cutting its entire science, technology, and environmental news staff. Columbia Journalism Review takes a good look at the implications. The network has tried to assure folks that this doesn’t mean they’re axing their environmental coverage. “We want to integrate environmental, science and technology reporting into the general editorial structure […]

Human-caused noises in oceans messing with wildlife, experts say

Loud noises in the world’s oceans, caused by ships, powerful sonar, and oil and gas exploration, are negatively affecting a range of sea critters, including whales, dolphins, sea turtles, and others, according to a report by the International Fund for Animal Welfare. Increased noise levels have not only been scaring animals and shortening the distance […]

Colbert on the Hummer Club

Colbert on the National Hummer Club: Via Andy Revkin, who has a good post on related matters.

Public investment and regulation can be main means to green

In the face of economic catastrophe, yesterday’s controversial assertion has become today’s conventional economic wisdom. That lack of regulation is one root of the current depression is not only the view of liberals and moderates, but also of sensible conservatives. And the need for public investment to fight the depression is no longer in doubt […]

Maddow eviscerates Bush

A closer look at Bush’s last-minute anti-environmental regs: [vodpod id=ExternalVideo.1011976&w=425&h=350&fv=launch%3D27934397%26width%3D400%26height%3D320]

Mental health break

They saw crocodiles.

NYT spoofs better than the Onion

These spoofs have started to show up in real news searches. Be sure to scroll to the bottom to read Friedman’s opinion piece.

Children living in FEMA trailers are alarmingly sick

Photo: Marni Rosen Children who moved into FEMA trailers after losing their homes in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have alarming rates of sickness and mental health problems, according to an in-depth review of medical records. Forty-two percent of the children studied suffer from respiratory troubles that may be linked to formaldehyde in the trailers.

Sentence of the day

“The students say they initially planned to hang bed sheets, but had trouble collecting 350 sheets, so they moved to undergarments.” — “Coeds Take Off Underwear to Be ‘Green’,” AP