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vegetarian food comes to city schools: U.S.
officials impressed by visit to Hampstead Hill (By Laura Vozzella, The Baltimore Sun, 9/24/09)
National and International News Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Solar Decathlon joins 20 college and university teams in a competition to design, build, and operate the most attractive and energy-efficient solar-powered house. Houses can be viewed on the National Mall in Washington, DC from October 9-13 and October 15-18. Price of gas down 7 cents in the last two weeks: Lundberg survey find that average cost for a gallon of regular is $2.52 (By The Associated Press as reported on MSNBC.com, 9/27/09) Stinky blue-green algae blamed for dog deaths: Algae is blooming in response to drought and fertilizer runoffs from farms (By The Associated Press as reported on MSNBC.com, 9/27/09) When Your Dorm Goes Green and Local (By Charles Wilson, The New York Times, 9/25/09) Fanged frog, 162 other new species found: Environmental group announces findings from Mekong River region (By Michael Casey, The Associated Press as reported on MSNBC.com, 9/25/09) Ken Burns' 'National Parks' documentary has both beauty, brains (By David Zurawik, The Baltimore Sun, 9/25/09) [Video and article] Europeans ready to plug into electric vehicles: But how soon will they be ready for Europeans (and the rest of world)? (By Paul A. Einstein, MSNBC.com, 9/25/09) Gore-Backed Car Firm Gets Large U.S. Loan (By Josh Mitchell and Stephen Power, The Wall Street Journal, 9/25/09)\ Drinking water unsafe at thousands of schools: Federal government has done little to monitor the problem, AP finds (By The Associated Press as reported on MSNBC.com, 9/25/09) It's Easy Being Green (By Paul Krugman The New York Times, Op-Ed, 9/24/09) With Little Clout, Natural Gas Lobby Strikes Out (By Peter Overby, National Pubic Radio - Morning Edition, 9/24/09) Planned emission cuts still mean far hotter Earth (By Seth Borenstein, The Associated Press, 9/24/09) Expect big jump in temperatures, U.N. warns: 6-degree increase by 2100 forecast after review of scientific data (By The Associated Press as reported on MSNBC.com, 9/24/09) Oil settles 4.5 percent lower on demand doubts (By Rebekah Kebede, Reuters as reported on Yahoo News, 9/24/09) ‘Clunker' appliance plan still short on details: Program to roll out in November; rebates, recycling rules will vary by state (By Eve Tahmincioglu, MSNBC.com, 9/24/09) A Pittsburgh Protocol: G-20 Needs to Advance the Global Agenda on Climate Change (By Rajendra Pachauri and John Podesta, Center for American Progress, 9/23/09) Antarctic coastal ice thinning surprises experts (By Alister Doyle, Reuters as reported on Yahoo News, 9/23/09) Resurgent Environmentalism = More Movies (By Kate Galbraith, The New York Tomes, Green, Inc. Blog, 9/23/09) It Ain't Easy Being Green: But it is easy to say you are. Why some companies are pretending to be more eco-conscious than they actually are. (By Weston Kosova, Newsweek magazine, 9/21/09) Most major river deltas are sinking, study finds: Dams, other barriers upstream and drilling in deltas cited as key factors (By LiveScience staff as reported on MSNBC.com, 9/21/09) |