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Over 800 EPA scientists report political interference in their work, survey says
More than 800 U.S. EPA scientists reported some form of political interference in their work in the last five years, according to a survey of EPA staff by the Union of Concerned Scientists. UCS sent out some 5,500 questionnaires to EPA scientists and received some 1,580 responses; over half the respondents asserted they had experienced […]
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• U.S. EPA scientists report political interference with their work. • Atmospheric methane and CO2 levels are through the roof. • Utah governor doesn’t want Italy’s nuclear waste. • More than 40,000 comments have come in on Cape Wind. • Canada’s emissions growth tops the G8. • Florida wants to curb ocean sewage dumping. &bull […]
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How’d Earth Day treat you this year?
Well, April 22 has come and gone. How was Earth Day for you? Take our poll below!
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Snippets from the news
• Then-EPA chief Christine Todd Whitman is found not liable for touting the breathability of the Manhattan air after 9/11. • Bush administration’s spotted-owl plan still unimpressive. • Can airlines achieve carbon-neutral growth? • China will model its emissions reduction after California. • Toys “R” us will phase out baby bottles containing BPA. • Meet […]
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Time hearts Grist, Grist hearts flattery
In tandem with its green issue, Time magazine has made a list of its fave green websites. And my, my, who is that at the top? “Grist is the Colbert Report of climate change, the Daily Show of deforestation, the Oprah of oil dependency — except with real reporting and analytical journalism,” says Time. “The […]
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Snippets from the news
• Crocodile attacks illegal logger. • Oakland cannot go forward with a plastic-bag ban until it reviews the environmental effect of paper bags. • Hybrids are a tough sell in China. • We can reduce carbon on the cheap, says Environmental Defense Fund. • Anchorage mayor will try to topple 40-year Sen. Ted Stevens.
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Lots of amphibians ending up as roadkill, says research
Need a new reason to hate cars? You’re in luck! Death by vehicle could be a major contributing factor in declining numbers of amphibians, according to new research published in the journal Herpetological Conservation and Biology. (Hee hee, they said “herpetological.”) Intrepid road-kill researchers from Purdue University spent 17 months schlepping up 10,500 animals flattened […]
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Snippets from the news
• Bush administration urges appeals court to dismiss the ruling that allows states to regulate vehicle greenhouse-gas emissions. • New Jersey considers building a new nuclear power plant. • Some 28 percent of Americans say they’ve made major lifestyle changes to protect the environment. • Algae may thrive in acidifying oceans. • Quebec joins Western […]
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An open letter to the nation’s public relations professionals
Yes, I know that Tuesday is Earth Day.
