brought to you by Sasha Paris
College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine.
A bill introduced in the Senate aims to shift transportation, via federal spending, from cars toward public transit (Washington Post).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/13/AR2009051303687.html
The EPA newly reviewed permits for mountaintop-removal coal mining--and has approved most of them. (West Virginia News)
http://www.wvmetronews.com/index.cfm?func=displayfullstory&storyid=30478
Six Indo-Pacific nations adopted a "plan" to protect their Coral Triangle (Business World Online)
http://www.bworldonline.com/BW051609/content.php?id=073
....and other news from the World Oceans Conference (Associated Press)
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iSUN0r9EnsgSkdGCaJmUnLQ0QLHAD986MLH00
New York Times
Several massive food producers (e.g. Frito-Lay) are trying to market their products as "local." [*hits head against wall*]
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/dining/13local.html?_r=1
Groundwater use may become regulated in California--a fiercely-resisted notion.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/science/earth/14aquifer.html?_r=1
A hazard of increasingly-popular urban gardening: lead-laced soil.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/garden/14lead.html
BBC News
A British scientist invented "briquettes" of banana waste, which he hopes could help replace wood as cooking fuel in parts of Africa.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8044092.stm
International whaling "peace talks" have stalled over the prospect of Japan's resuming openly-commercial killing.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8042713.stm
Bangor News
Maine's governor proposed consolidating four state natural-resource agencies, earning loud support and opposition for the management implications.
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/105818.html
Should Maine lobsters get certified as "sustainable"? Even within the industry, that's a controversial question.
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/105920.html
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