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National
and International News
Study:
World Bank funds doing little to aid some water-deprived nations (By Howard
Schneider, The Washington Post, 3/22/10)
New
Light Shed on North Pole Ice Trends (By Andrew C. Revkin, The New York
Times - Dot Earth Blog, 3/22/10)
Enviros, growers agree on farmland reuse for
solar (By Jason Dearen and
Tracie Cone, The Washington Post, 3/21/10)
Mixing
In Some Carbon (By Claire Cain Miller, The New York Times, 3/21/10)
Gas prices up to $2.81 per gallon, but seen steadying (Reuters as reported by The Washington Post,
3/21/10)
From
Wishful Thinking to Real-World Action on Climate (By Andrew C. Revkin, The
New York Times - Dot Earth Blog, 3/21/10)
DC Environmental Film Festival - March 16-28
- 56 Venues throughout Washington, DC - From sustainable food culture to colony
collapse disorder to school lunches, the vital connection between food and the
environment is a major theme of the 18th annual Environmental Film Festival, to
be held March 16-28. Film buffs and environmentally aware citizens will have
the opportunity to see 155 documentary, feature, animated, archival,
experimental, and children's films selected to provide fresh, thought-provoking
perspectives on environmental issues facing our planet. The festival takes
place at 56 venues throughout the city, including museums, embassies, libraries,
universities and local theaters -- and most of the screenings are free.
Government Report: Agriculture Department lax
in penalizing those who falsely market organics (By
Mary Clare Jalonick, The Associated Press as reported by The Baltimore Sun,
3/19/10)
U.N.
body rejects ban on polar bear trade: The
U.S. backed the proposal to stop sales of fur, teeth and claws, arguing that
the bears were already declining from climate change. Some northern countries
and aboriginal people were opposed to the ban. (The Associated Press
as reported by The Baltimore Sun, 3/18/10)
Poll: We're less worried about environment
than jobs (By Tim Wheeler, The
Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 3/18/10)
Public
transportation in the well-deserved spotlight (By Secretary of Transportation
Ray LaHood, U.S Department of Transportation - Fastlane Blog, 3/16/10)
United
States Department of Transportation Policy Statement on Bicycle and Pedestrian
Accommodation Regulations and Recommendations (U.S. Department of
Transportation - Federal Highway Administration, 3/15/10)
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