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Snippets from the news
• Nestle scales back giant water-bottling plant. • Senate rejects amendment that would have opened Arctic Refuge to drilling. • U.S. should have National Climate Service, says NOAA chief. • Big Ag wants patents for climate-ready crops. • World CO2 levels highest in 650,000 years. • Aerial anti-moth spraying blocked in Monterey County. • UNEP […]
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Brazil’s pro-rainforest environment minister resigns
Brazilian Environment Minister Marina Silva resigned Tuesday after six years in office, leading a Greenpeace campaigner to lament that “Brazil is losing the only voice in the government that spoke out for the environment.” Silva’s policies prioritized environmental protection, particularly for the Amazon; while her policies landed her a spot as one of Grist’s fave […]
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How to green your yard — even more
One of the most enduring truisms on earth is that all you need — aside from love, of course — is loam. Good dirt and a few seeds can get you a plot of paradise, whether you’re nursing daffodils in a window box, planting a native tree, or cultivating carrots, cukes, and Incredible Hulk-sized zucchini […]
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Nissan wants to offer you an electric car by 2010
Nissan wants to bring electric cars to the U.S. and Japan by 2010 and to the world by 2012, the automaker announced Tuesday. Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn in 2005 called gas-electric hybrids “niche products,” but he’s changed his tune, declaring that his company is determined to demonstrate “zero-emission-vehicle leadership.” While General Motors and Toyota also […]
