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)
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