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Maryland Surpasses BayStat Land Conservation Goals (MD Department of Natural Resources Press Release, 1/5/11) 'Very large' fish kill reported in bay: Cold believed cause for 2 million dead spot, croakers (By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 1/4/11) The EPA's New Year's resolution for the Chesapeake - Our view: As EPA unveils its master plan for curbing Chesapeake Bay pollution, others are left to wonder - will it really happen this time? (The Baltimore Sun - Our View, 1/3/11) Looking back - and ahead: As we start a new year, it's worth looking back at the big news of the past year - if only because many of those developments will resonate through 2011 and for years to come. (By Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 1/3/11) National and International News Canadian study sees global warming for centuries (By Jeffrey Jones, Reuters, 1/9/11) Warming to devastate glaciers, Antarctic icesheet - studies (AFP as reported by Yahoo News, 1/9/11) Extreme weather events help drive food prices to record highs (Climate Progress Blog, 1/6/11) House Republicans Target EPA With Bills That Would Cripple Obama's Global Warming Agenda (By Dina Cappiello, The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 1/6/11) Peak Oil and a Changing Climate (The Nation magazine, 1/5/10) [Video] Brown's Inaugural Address Full of Tough Fiscal Talk, Commitment to Green Energy (Green Energy Reporter, 1/4/11) High-Speed Rail in the U.S. (Moderated by Diane Rehm, NPR - The Diane Rehm Show, 1/4/11) Environmental Outlook: The BP Oil Spill (Moderated by Diane Rehm, NPR - The Diane Rehm Show, 1/4/11) Gulf Oil Spill Tarballs Continue To Wash Ashore On Fort Morgan, Alabama Beach (VIDEO) (By Zoe Triska, The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 1/4/11) Atlantic currents have seen 'drastic' changes: study (AFP as reported by Yahoo News - UK and Ireland, 1/4/11) Environmental Economist Joins White House Staff (By John M. Broder, The New York Times - Green Blog, 1/4/11) Oil's Most Accurate See Second-Highest Price in 2011 (By Grant Smith and Mark Shenk, The Washington Post with Bloomberg Business, 1/4/11) Cuomo Picks ‘Open Space' Advocate for Environment Chief (By Leslie Kaufman, The New York Times - Green Blog, 1/4/11) Birds, Bees and Fish: Why Are So Many Creatures Dying in 2011? (By David Knowles, AOL News, 1/3/11) EPA To Enforce New Emission Rules On Power Plants (By Elizabeth Shogren, NPR, 1/3/11) Battle Heats Up Over Alaskan Petroleum Reserve (By Jeff Brady, NPR, 1/3/11) New Scrutiny Slams Near-Shore Exploration (By Daniel Gilbert, The Wall Street Journal, 1/3/11) The city that grows: Officials, local farmers divided on new urban agriculture rules (By Monica Eng, The Chicago-Tribune, 1/3/11) |