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Governor O'Malley Releases Final Report On Market-Based Approaches To Recovering Ecosystem Services: State efforts to offset environmental impacts could create green jobs, spur green economy (MD Department of Natural Resources Press Release, 10/14/11) State wants to buy energy from animal waste: Proposals requested by end of November (By Steve Kilar, The Baltimore Sun - Maryland News, 10/13/11) O'Malley's green grade slips a little (By Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 10/12/11) Chesapeake Bay Under Agri-Chemical Attack (By William C. Baker, The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 10/12/11) National and International News Growth patterns must shift or poor will be worse off - UN (By Thin Lei Win, Alternet/Reuters, 10/17/11) Rick Perry Slashed Environmental Protection Funds As Texas Governor (By Chris Tomlinson, The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 10/17/11) Nature Studies by Michael McCarthy: Are we just going to talk our way to oblivion? At Durban in eight weeks' time, the world's gaping split over climate change will be clear (The [UK] Independent, 10/14/11) Politicians Should Address Climate Change Concerns, Study Says (The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 10/14/11) Rick Perry officials spark revolt after doctoring environment report: Scientists ask for names to be removed after mentions of climate change and sea-level rise taken out by Texas officials (By Suzanne Goldenberg, The [UK] Independent - Environment, 10/14/11) France launches vast solar panel array (AFP as reported by Yahoo News, 10/13/11) Heating Oil Prices Expected to Soar (By Jackson Stone, HeatingOil.com, 10/13/11) Starbucks concerned world coffee supply is threatened by climate change: Starbucks sustainability chief Jim Hanna says the coffee giant has been pushing the Obama administration to little result (By Suzanne Goldenberg, The [UK] Independent - Environment, 10/13/11) Which cities get hit hardest by rising sea levels? (By Brad Plumer, The Washington Post - Wonk Blog, 10/13/11) Commentary: Drive a Car in the City? Time to Embrace Bike Infrastructure (By Karen Lynn Allen, SFStreetsBlog.org, 10/12/11) Why Sustainability Messaging Should Be Directed at Children (By Presidio Marketing as reported by Triplepundit.com, 10/12/11) Oil And Gas 'Could Last Just 17 Years' If Production Continues At Current Rate (Press Association as reported by The Huffington Post - United Kingdom, 10/11/11 Global Warming Will Make Chocolate a Luxury Item (By Akhila Vijayaraghavan, Triplepundit.com, 10/10/11) Communicating the Science of Climate Change (Richard C. J. Somerville and Susan Joy Hassol, Physics Today and ClimateCommunication.org, October 2011) |