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Magazine
lists Chesapeake Bay as one of its 'Places with Troubles' (The Associated
Press as reported in The Baltimore Sun, 10/23/09)
$4
billion to go toward making houses green: Enterprise
backing affordable-housing effort, challenges builders to do the same (By Jamie Smith Hopkins, The Baltimore Sun, 10/22/09)
New
push planned in Congress to clean up bay: Governments
would have more power, funding to attack pollution, but deadline would be 5
years later
(By Timothy B. Wheeler,
The Baltimore Sun, 10/20/09)
New
EPA rules halt building of chicken houses on Shore (The Associated Press, 10/19/09)
National and International News
Rethinking
Laundry in the 21st Century (The Editors, The New York Times, 10/25/09)
Price of
gasoline jumps for first time since July: Up 17.8 cents in last
two weeks for national average of $2.66 a gallon (The Associated Press as reported on
MSNBC.com, 10/25/09)
Recyclers are
facing a crush of ‘Clunkers': They ask six-month
deadline be extended to fully part out the cars (The Associated Press as reported on
MSNBC.com, 10/25/09)
White
House confronts the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: The group has long been a powerful player in Washington. But the Obama
White House is critical of the group's positions and seeks to develop its own
pipeline to the business world. (Tom Hamburger
and Alexander C. Hart, The Los
Angeles Times, 10/25/09)
Campaign
Against Emissions Picks Number (By Andrew C. Revkin, The New York Times, 10/24/09)
PHOTOS:
International Day of Climate Action - The campaign is calling for carbon emissions to be
cut to 350 parts per million. (The Baltimore Sun, AFP/Getty and Associated
Press Images, 10/24/09)
Australia
faces famine, expert warns: A food production expert says Australia may face
massive famine if governments fail to address an impending global food
shortage. (By Sarah Collerton, ABC News Australia, 10/24/09)
350 - International Day of Climate Action
- On October 24, people in 181 countries came together for the most widespread day of environmental action in the planet's history.
At over 5200 events around the
world, people gathered to call for strong action and bold leadership on the
climate crisis.
Province freezes
Great Lakes energy proposals: Flood of applications prompts provincial review
'to ensure proper processes in place' (By Tyler Hamilton, The Toronto [Canada] Star, 10/23/09)
Economic
Impacts of S. 1733: The Clean Energy Jobs and American
Power Act of 2009 (U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Atmospheric Programs, 10/23/09)
Largest
solar panel plant in US rises in Florida (By Christine Armario, The
Associated Press, 10/23/09)
NIMBY Won't Stop
California High-Speed Rail (By Zach Rosenberg, Wired Magazine - Autopia, 10/23/09)
Carbon
advantage of biofuels may be overstated (By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post, 10/23/09)
Tiny
bat pits green against green: Wind farm could cut carbon, but could it also kill
endangered species? (By Maria Glod, The Washington Post, 10/22/09)
To
Cut Global Warming, Swedes Study Their Plates (By Elisabeth Rosenthal, The New York Times, 10/22/09)
Catholic
University getting solar energy system (By Daniel De Vise, The Washington Post, 10/22/09)
East
Orange County couple find paradise living off the grid:
The Meers show you can live off the
grid and be happy (By Rich McKay, The Orlando Sentinel as reported in The Baltimore Sun, 10/22/09)
Thinking
solar power? It's never been cheaper: Lots of government
incentives, plus production costs have dropped a third (The Associated Press as reported on
MSNBC.com, 10/22/09)
Salazar
Seeks Probe of Bush-Era U.S. Oil-Shale Leases (By Tina Seeley, Bloomberg
News, 10/20/09)
The return of
oil price shock: Higher energy prices
are a sign the economy is getting better. But with oil nearing $80 and gas inching
toward $3, some fear further spike could derail a recovery. (By Paul R. La Monica, CNN - Money, 10/20/09)
The
good food revolution (By Will Allen, The Boston Globe, 10/19/09)
National
Academy blockbuster: Coal's huge hidden costs (By Ken Ward, Jr., The
Charleston Gazette, 10/19/09)
Farmers
Markets Growing in Number (By Susan Reimer, The Baltimore Sun, 10/19/09)
San
Francisco composting, recycling becomes law Wednesday (By John Cote, The San Francisco Chronicle, 10/19/09)
India's
carbon fighters must wait: As world reassesses emissions policy, young green industries appear in
limbo (By Rama Lakshmi, The Washington Post, 10/19/09)
Fossil
Fuels' Hidden Cost Is in Billions, Study Says (By Matthew L. Wald, The New York Times, 10/19/09)
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