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EPA calls for pollution limits to clean Chesapeake: Plan targets runoff, from farms to suburbs (By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 9/24/10) Environment to be added to state curriculum: But state board puts off making it a graduation requirement (By Liz Bowie, The Baltimore Sun, 9/21/10) Keeping secrets on the farm - Our view: Issue of polluting runoff from farms tests a state agency's loyalties and an administration's resolve for a cleaner Chesapeake Bay (The Baltimore Sun - Our View, 9/20/10) $90 million proposed for new light rail lines: Transit money stands out in flat spending plan (By Michael Dresser, The Baltimore Sun, 9/20/10) National and International News Halliburton slams "erroneous" BP rig blast report (By Tom Bergin, Reuters as reported by Yahoo News, 9/26/10) Corporate lobbying is blocking food reforms, senior UN official warns: Farming summit told of delaying tactics by large agri-business and food producers on decisions that would improve human health and the environment (By Juliette Jowit, The [UK] Guardian, 9/26/10) BP fund czar promises bigger, faster claims (By Harry R. Weber, The Associated Press as reported by The Washington Post, 9/26/10) Experts question BP's take on Gulf oil spill (By Dina Cappiello, The Associated Press as reported by The Washington Post, 9/26/10) NASA Maps Global Air Pollution (By Wired UK, Wired Magazine, 9/24/10) UN warned of major new food crisis at emergency meeting in Rome: Environmental disasters and speculative investors are to blame for volatile food commodities markets, says UN's special adviser (By John Vidal and agencies, The [UK] Guardian, 9/24/10) Magnitude of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Leak (By Timothy J. Crone and Maya Tolstoy, Science Magazine, 9/23/10) UK winning fight to soften international scrutiny of offshore drilling: Attempt by Germany to introduce independent reviewing of 15 countries' drilling practices appears to be quashed (By Terry Macalister. The [UK] Guardian, 9/23/10) Gulf Seafood Poses Long-Term Health Risks, Experts Say (Current TV, 9/23/10) Risk insurance costs to soar for deepwater oil rigs (By Julia Kollewe, The Sydney [Australia] Morning Herald, 9/22/10) UPDATE 2 - Mexico oil panel: Chicontpec project still flawed (By Reuters - Africa, 9/21/10) Machu Picchu train halted over water protests: Authorities suspend tourist route to ancient ruins amid protests over irrigation scheme that could leave town without water (By Rory Carroll, The [UK] Guardian, 9/21/10) NZ climate change warning (By Kent Atkinson, NZPA [New Zealand] Stuff, 9/21/10) Weather disasters mirror climate models: NOAA Chief (AFP as reported by Yahoo News, 9/21/10) Extreme Heat Bleaches Coral, and Threat Is Seen (By Justin Gillis, The New York Times, 9/20/10) Climate change enlightenment was fun while it lasted. But now it's dead: The collapse of the talks at Copenhagen took away all momentum for change and the lobbyists are back in control. So what next? (By George Monbiot, The [UK] Guardian, 9/20/10) A new front (The Washington Post - Editorial, 9/20/10) Arctic Ice in Death Spiral (By Stephen Leahy, IPS News, 9/20/10) Bike Sharing Expands in Washington (By J. David Goodman, The Washington Post - Green Blog, 9/20/10) |