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Green Week: April 16-23, 2011 (BaltimoreGreenWorks.com)
Green City: Sustainable Living in the Urban Ecosystem (Urbanite Magazine April 2011 "Green" issue) Forum explores outlook for ‘smart growth' in Prince George's (By Ovetta Wiggins, The Washington Post, 4/8/11) Lawmakers table offshore wind bill for further study: Opponents of O'Malley's legislation worried about costs to ratepayers (By Timothy B. Wheeler, Julie Bykowicz and Annie Linskey, The Baltimore Sun, 4/7/11) The new corner store: Local-foods movement inspires a new breed of grocery (By Laura Vozzella, The Baltimore Sun, 4/5/11) Five years later, Jacksonville still grapples with gas spill: Residents tell of short showers, bottled water; second civil trial under way (By Arthur Hirsch, The Baltimore Sun, 4/5/11) Environmentalists want feds to study gas drilling's effect on bay (By Tim Stuhldreher, Central Penn Business Journal, 4/4/11) National and International News Debate stirred over 1st major US tar sands min (By Chi-Chi Zhang, The Associated Press as reported by Yahoo News, 4/10/11) Japan to stop pumping radioactive water into sea: Thousands in Tokyo attend anti-nuclear demonstrations (By Reuters and The Associated Press as reported by MSNBC, 4/10/11) Shell's outgoing UK boss has seen oil firm's role shift in a changing climate: Chairman James Smith says Shell has had to respond to the global warming challenge (By Fiona Harvey, The [UK] Guardian, 4/8/11) Growing The Technology For Artificial Leaves (Reported by Ira Flatow, NPR - Science Friday, 4/8/11) Libyan unrest sends oil prices soaring to $124 a barrel: Gold and silver prices also rally amid uncertainty caused by problems in the Middle East (By Tom Bawden, The [UK] Guardian, 4/8/11) Senate rejects measure to stop EPA on climate (By Timothy Gardner, Reuters, 4/7/11) G.E. Plans to Build Largest Solar Panel Plant in U.S. (By Todd Woody, The New York Times - Energy and Environment, 4/7/11) Playground Concept Teaches Clean Energy (By Caleb Denison, Earth Techling, 4/7/11) Wind farm efficiency queried by John Muir Trust study: Wind farms are much less efficient than claimed, producing below 10% of capacity for more than a third of the time, according to a new report. (BBC News - Scotland, 4/6/11) How The Oil Lobby Greases Washington's Wheels (By Dan Froomkin, The Huffington Post Blog, 4/6/11) Oklahoma Facing Drought Comparable To Dust Bowl Days (By Eyder Peralta, NPR/WYPR - The Two-Way Blog, 4/6/11) High-Speed Rail Funds Sought By Twenty-Four States, Amtrak (By Joan Lowy, The Associated Press as reported by The Huffington Post Blog, 4/6/11) Scientists concerned massive pool of fresh water in Arctic Ocean could alter Atlantic currents (The Associated Press as reported by The Washington Post, 4/5/11) Ozone layer faces record loss over Arctic (By John Heilprin, The Associated Press as reported by Yahoo News, 4/5/11) U.S. Interior Secretary: 'Absolutely' No BP Deal To Resume Deepwater Drilling (By Reuters as reported by The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 4/4/11) |