ECO-NEWS, WEEK 8
Masses of heavy oil have begun washing into Louisiana marshes. BP is siphoning up some of the newly-emerging oil, but plenty is still escaping into the sea. (Associated Press)
The oil spill has also hit deepwater reefs and entered two cross-Gulf currents. (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Obama announced plans to set mileage and emission standards for big trucks and tighten those for cars. (AP)
A buncho timber companies and a buncho environmental groups agreed that the former will stop logging certain large swathes of Canadian boreal forest if the latter stop promoting boycotts of Canadian timber. (CBC)
Nestle said it will work with two NGOs to prevent itself from buying palm oil grown after illegal deforestation. (Guardian, UK)
A study demonstrated a possible link between pesticide exposure and ADHD in children. (Voice of America)
Criticism of said study (Psychology Today blog)
Monday, May 24, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Sea squirts, carcinogens, climate bills, oil spills
ECO-NEWS, WEEK 7
A major climate and energy bill entered the US Senate; here's a summary and a chart of comparison with other pending legislation. (Grist)
Some commentary on its chances.
A US government panel released a report highlighting environmental chemicals as likely cancer-causers -- which was criticized by the American Cancer Society. [Sandra Steingraber, where are you?] (New York Times)
A dreaded Japanese tunicate was confirmed to be colonizing Oregon's coast. (Oregonian)
A Canadian government plan to field-test oil cleanup methods in Arctic Ocean waters met resistance, for some strange reason. (Canada East)
The Gulf oil spill may be much bigger than initially calculated, and the latest efforts to stanch it have failed. (New York Times and Washington Post, respectively)
More Q. & A. on the oil spill's coming environmental impacts. (Environmental Defense Fund)
Maine passed five energy bills which -- among other things -- promote wind farms and efficiency improvements. (Bangor News)
Living on Earth
This week: oil dispersants, E. O. Wilson's new novel, and a growing farmers market in inner-city Los Angeles.
Last week: possible upcoming reforms of synthetic-chemical regulation in the US, and the man who relocated Marsh Forks Elementary School.
(Click Archives on the page above)
A major climate and energy bill entered the US Senate; here's a summary and a chart of comparison with other pending legislation. (Grist)
Some commentary on its chances.
A US government panel released a report highlighting environmental chemicals as likely cancer-causers -- which was criticized by the American Cancer Society. [Sandra Steingraber, where are you?] (New York Times)
A dreaded Japanese tunicate was confirmed to be colonizing Oregon's coast. (Oregonian)
A Canadian government plan to field-test oil cleanup methods in Arctic Ocean waters met resistance, for some strange reason. (Canada East)
The Gulf oil spill may be much bigger than initially calculated, and the latest efforts to stanch it have failed. (New York Times and Washington Post, respectively)
More Q. & A. on the oil spill's coming environmental impacts. (Environmental Defense Fund)
Maine passed five energy bills which -- among other things -- promote wind farms and efficiency improvements. (Bangor News)
Living on Earth
This week: oil dispersants, E. O. Wilson's new novel, and a growing farmers market in inner-city Los Angeles.
Last week: possible upcoming reforms of synthetic-chemical regulation in the US, and the man who relocated Marsh Forks Elementary School.
(Click Archives on the page above)
Monday, May 10, 2010
Dolphins, bottled water, more oil spill news
ECO-NEWS, WEEK 6
The latest: BP failed in an effort to block one of the wells, tarballs have begun washing up in Alabama, and the Gulf's fishing industries are at a standstill. (Guardian, UK)
Regular news updates from the Gulf Restoration Network.
California's governor withdrew support for proposed offshore oil drilling in the state (Christian Science Monitor)
Other political news, including the feds' investigation of BP. (CBS)
The [also-Gulf-destroying] corn industry made a plug for ethanol as an oil alternative. (Grist)
Q&A with a biologist about potential effects on wildlife. (Environmental Defense Fund)
Early possible victims: 29 endangered Kemps Ridley sea turtles. (AP)
In other news...
Concord, MA became the first US town to ban bottled water sales. Synergeeee. (AOL)
Conservation spotlight in Australia: endemic and very endangered snubfin dolphins. (Sydney Morning Herald)
The latest: BP failed in an effort to block one of the wells, tarballs have begun washing up in Alabama, and the Gulf's fishing industries are at a standstill. (Guardian, UK)
Regular news updates from the Gulf Restoration Network.
California's governor withdrew support for proposed offshore oil drilling in the state (Christian Science Monitor)
Other political news, including the feds' investigation of BP. (CBS)
The [also-Gulf-destroying] corn industry made a plug for ethanol as an oil alternative. (Grist)
Q&A with a biologist about potential effects on wildlife. (Environmental Defense Fund)
Early possible victims: 29 endangered Kemps Ridley sea turtles. (AP)
In other news...
Concord, MA became the first US town to ban bottled water sales. Synergeeee. (AOL)
Conservation spotlight in Australia: endemic and very endangered snubfin dolphins. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Monday, May 3, 2010
Oil spill updates etc.
Not much else was in the environmental news this week, and there are many more articles on the subject.
ECO-NEWS, WEEK 5
The latest: it's baaaaaaaaaaaad, hasn't quite reached the coast yet, and may enter the Gulf Stream. Economies and ecosystems are gravely threatened, and Obama has temporarily halted new oil drilling in all US waters. (AP)
Possible fates of the recovered oil [posted before they started burning it, so might not still apply, but interesting.] (Slate)
Some of the political fallout.
In other news...
As you probably heard, the nation's first offshore wind farm was approved. (MSNBC)
Living on Earth: Documerica, valley fever, GE alfalfa and Cuban agri-culture.
On Beijing's declining birds of prey, and their human allies. (Public Radio International)
ECO-NEWS, WEEK 5
The latest: it's baaaaaaaaaaaad, hasn't quite reached the coast yet, and may enter the Gulf Stream. Economies and ecosystems are gravely threatened, and Obama has temporarily halted new oil drilling in all US waters. (AP)
Possible fates of the recovered oil [posted before they started burning it, so might not still apply, but interesting.] (Slate)
Some of the political fallout.
In other news...
As you probably heard, the nation's first offshore wind farm was approved. (MSNBC)
Living on Earth: Documerica, valley fever, GE alfalfa and Cuban agri-culture.
On Beijing's declining birds of prey, and their human allies. (Public Radio International)
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