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• GAO skeptical of claims that clean coal will soon be ready for the big-time. • Houston and Los Angeles deemed to have “severe” smog. • L.A., Long Beach ports inaugurate new anti-smog plan. • Ships can keep dumping coal and other residues into Great Lakes. • Head of NOAA announces resignation.

We’re headed out on the town — join us

We’re in Chicago touring green roofs and green biz ventures, but tonight we want to share all our adventures with you — live and in person — at a Chicago pub near our hotel. Meet us at O’Callaghan’s — 29 W. Hubbard St. between Dearborn St. and State St. We’ll head over there around 9 […]

Oil economist denies peak oil

“Therefore there will never be a moment when the world runs out of oil because there will always be a price at which the last drop of oil can clear the market. And you can turn anything into oil into if you are willing to pay the financial and environmental price.” — Christof Rühl, chief […]

Hurricane Ike dealt big blow to Texas wildlife and waterways

Hurricane Ike caused plenty of problems for Gulf Coast humans, but now it looks like the storm has also messed with area wildlife. Ike’s storm surge helped turn some freshwater wetlands as far as 20 miles inland into salty marshes hostile to many freshwater fish, as well as other wildlife. “[The salt infusion] exasperates everything […]

Snippets from the news

• Mayors envision 4.2 million new green jobs. • Investment in cleantech continues to soar. • Greenpeace and Sierra Club Canada: Don’t vote Tory. • Climate change could kill off one-third of species by 2100, say scientists. • Coca-Cola lightens cans in Europe. • IKEA bags bags.

Colbert parodies Big Oil greenwashing

Last night, The Colbert Report marked the expiration of the moratorium on offshore drilling with this brilliant parody of Big Oil greenwashing. “A lot of people talk about loving the earth. But how many of them actually penetrate it?” asked Colbert. Watch the Colbert sketch: Now compare it to a real ad from Chevron:

Snippets from the news

• Influential Australian economist urges decisive action on climate change. • Climate-change report urges reducing food consumption, particularly meat. • U.S. Chamber of Commerce details energy blueprint. • Feds propose listing 48 endangered species at once. • What environmental issues should the Army consider? • EPA issues radiation standards for Yucca Mountain. • Lawsuits filed […]

Everglades restoration going slowly, poorly, federal report says

The roughly $10 billion restoration of the Everglades is “making scant progress toward achieving its goals” due to built-in bureaucracy, funding troubles, and more, according to a report from the National Research Council. The report paints a bleak picture of federal and state rescue efforts, which together comprise the largest ecosystem restoration project in history. […]

Judge puts Great Lakes wolves back on endangered-species list

The Bush administration misread the law when it removed endangered-species protections from a population of some 4,000 gray wolves in the Great Lakes region, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman reinstated the wolves onto the endangered-species list, agreeing with green groups that Great Lakes wolves are not a “distinct population segment” […]

Snippets from the news

• Obama-sponsored bill heading to Bush would ban U.S. mercury exports. • Is your kosher diet eco-friendly? • RGGI auction brings in $38.5 million. • Experts say we’re losing the battle to save the Everglades. • Number of ocean “dead zones” is rising fast. • People living near nuclear plants don’t mind new ones.