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Where's the Gulf oil? In the food web, study says (By Seth Borenstein, The Associated Press as reported by The Miami Herald, 11/8/10) Climate scientists plan campaign against global warming skeptics: The American Geophysical Union plans to announce that 700 researchers have agreed to speak out on the issue. Other scientists plan a pushback against congressional conservatives who have vowed to kill regulations on greenhouse gas emissions. (By Neela Banerjee, The os Angeles Times, 11/8/10) Dead Coral Found Near Site of Oil Spill (By John Collins Rudolf, The New York Times - Environment, 11/5/10) Climate and consumers biggest threats to future: UN (AFP as reported by The Calgary Herald, 11/5/10) New Report Refutes Industry Argument that Genetically Modified Salmon will Feed Hungry World Populations (Food and Water Watch - Europe, 11/4/10) Offshore Drilling Ban Lawsuit Dismissed (By John M. Broder, The New York Times - Green Blog, 11/4/10) Transocean Sees $200 Million Q4 Hit From Drilling Halt (By Reuters as reported by The New York Times, 11/4/10) Solar-Panel Maker to Close a Factory and Delay Expansion (By Todd Woody, The New York Times - Energy and Environment, 11/3/10) Voters defeat Prop 23: The measure sought to suspend California's landmark climate change bill (By Dana Hall, The Oakland Tribune, 11/3/10) Obama to Face New Foes in Global Warming Fight (By John M. Broder, The New York Times - Energy and Environment, 11/3/10) Labor Department Asks Court To Close Massey Mine In Kentucky (By Howard Berkes and Robert Benincasa, NPR, 11/3/10) The Peak Oil Crisis: The Leading Edge (By Tom Whipple, Falls Church News-Press, 11/3/10) Barack Obama's green agenda crushed at the ballot box: With a slew of new climate change deniers entering Congress, Barack Obama's environmental ambitions are now dead (By Suzanne Goldenberg, The [UK] Independent, 11/3/10) Toxic chemicals found deep at BP oil spill site (By Reuters, 11/2/10) |